The most picks were born in Canada: 30, or 53% of the class. In the first round, Canada led with 12 picks (80%).
| Country | Picks | Share of class | 1st round | Reached NHL | Top pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 30 |
|
12 | 30 | #1 Ed Jovanovski |
| United States | 9 |
|
— | 9 | #30 Deron Quint |
| Sweden | 8 |
|
1 | 8 | #13 Mattias Ohlund |
| Czechia | 5 |
|
1 | 5 | #3 Radek Bonk |
| Germany | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #57 Sven Butenschon |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #219 Evgeni Nabokov |
| South Korea | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #50 Richard Park |
| Slovakia | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #249 Richard Zednik |
| Ukraine | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | #2 Oleg Tverdovsky |
| # | Rd | Player | Pos | Age | GP | PTS | Drafted By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ed Jovanovski 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 1128 | 500 | 🐆 FLA |
| 2 | 1 | Oleg Tverdovsky 🇺🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 713 | 317 | 🦆 ANA |
| 3 | 1 | Radek Bonk 🇨🇿 ↗ | C | 18 | 969 | 497 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 5 | 1 | Jeff O'Neill 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 821 | 496 | 🐳 HFD |
| 6 | 1 | Ryan Smyth 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 1270 | 842 | 🛢️ EDM |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie Storr 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 219 | — | 👑 LAK |
| 8 | 1 | Jason Wiemer 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 727 | 202 | ⚡ TBL |
| 10 | 1 | Nolan Baumgartner 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 143 | 47 | 🦅 WSH |
| 11 | 1 | Jeff Friesen 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 17 | 893 | 516 | 🦈 SJS |
| 12 | 1 | Wade Belak 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 18 | 553 | 33 | ⚜️ QUE |
| 13 | 1 | Mattias Ohlund 🇸🇪 ↗ | D | 17 | 909 | 343 | 🐋 VAN |
| 14 | 1 | Ethan Moreau 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 928 | 287 | 🪶 CHI |
| 17 | 1 | Wayne Primeau 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 774 | 194 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 19 | 1 | Chris Dingman 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | LW | 17 | 386 | 34 | 🔥 CGY |
| 26 | 1 | Dan Cloutier 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 351 | — | 🗽 NYR |
| 27 | 2 | Rhett Warrener 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 714 | 106 | 🐆 FLA |
| 30 | 2 | Deron Quint 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 18 | 463 | 143 | ✈️ WIN |
| 36 | 2 | Ryan Johnson 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 701 | 122 | 🐆 FLA |
| 42 | 2 | Dave Scatchard 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 660 | 269 | 🐋 VAN |
| 43 | 2 | Curtis Brown 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 736 | 300 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 44 | 2 | Jose Theodore 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 17 | 648 | — | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 49 | 2 | Mathieu Dandenault 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 868 | 203 | 🐙 DET |
| 50 | 2 | Richard Park 🇰🇷 ↗ | RW | 18 | 739 | 241 | 🐧 PIT |
| 51 | 2 | Patrik Elias 🇨🇿 ↗ Steal | C | 18 | 1241 | 1025 | 😈 NJD |
| 57 | 3 | Sven Butenschon 🇩🇪 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 140 | 14 | 🐧 PIT |
| 63 | 3 | Jason Strudwick 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 675 | 55 | 🏝️ NYI |
| 64 | 3 | Freddy Modin 🇸🇪 ↗ | LW | 19 | 898 | 462 | 🍁 TOR |
| 71 | 3 | Sheldon Souray 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 17 | 758 | 300 | 😈 NJD |
| 72 | 3 | Chris Drury 🇺🇸 ↗ Steal | C | 17 | 892 | 615 | ⚜️ QUE |
| 77 | 3 | Chris Clark 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 18 | 607 | 214 | 🔥 CGY |
| 87 | 4 | Milan Hejduk 🇨🇿 ↗ Steal | RW | 18 | 1020 | 805 | ⚜️ QUE |
| 89 | 4 | Vaclav Varada 🇨🇿 ↗ | RW | 18 | 493 | 183 | 🦈 SJS |
| 90 | 4 | Brad Lukowich 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 17 | 658 | 113 | 🏝️ NYI |
| 99 | 4 | Eric Nickulas 🇺🇸 ↗ Bust | RW | 19 | 119 | 38 | 🐻 BOS |
| 107 | 5 | Nisse Ekman 🇸🇪 ↗ | RW | 18 | 264 | 151 | 🔥 CGY |
| 124 | 5 | Marty Turco 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 18 | 543 | — | ⭐ DAL |
| 132 | 6 | Bates Battaglia 🇺🇸 ↗ | LW | 18 | 580 | 198 | 🦆 ANA |
| 133 | 6 | Daniel Alfredsson 🇸🇪 ↗ Steal | RW | 21 | 1246 | 1157 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 138 | 6 | Bryce Salvador 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 786 | 110 | ⚡ TBL |
| 151 | 6 | Andre Roy 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 19 | 515 | 68 | 🐻 BOS |
| 161 | 7 | Serge Aubin 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 19 | 374 | 108 | 🐧 PIT |
| 166 | 7 | Colin Forbes 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 311 | 61 | 🔔 PHI |
| 173 | 7 | Shane Hnidy 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 548 | 71 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 210 | 9 | Frederic Cassivi 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 19 | 13 | — | 🏛️ OTT |
| 217 | 9 | Tim Thomas 🇺🇸 ↗ | G | 20 | 426 | — | ⚜️ QUE |
| 218 | 9 | Johan Hedberg 🇸🇪 ↗ | G | 21 | 373 | — | 🔔 PHI |
| 219 | 9 | Evgeni Nabokov 🇰🇿 ↗ | G | 18 | 697 | — | 🦈 SJS |
| 226 | 9 | Tomas Vokoun 🇨🇿 ↗ | G | 18 | 700 | — | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 229 | 9 | John Grahame 🇺🇸 ↗ | G | 18 | 224 | — | 🐻 BOS |
| 233 | 9 | Steve Sullivan 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | LW | 20 | 1010 | 744 | 😈 NJD |
| 234 | 9 | Eric Boulton 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 17 | 654 | 79 | 🗽 NYR |
| 247 | 10 | Tyson Nash 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 19 | 374 | 64 | 🐋 VAN |
| 249 | 10 | Richard Zednik 🇸🇰 ↗ Steal | RW | 18 | 745 | 379 | 🦅 WSH |
| 257 | 10 | Tomas Holmstrom 🇸🇪 ↗ Steal | LW | 21 | 1026 | 530 | 🐙 DET |
| 262 | 11 | Jeremy Stevenson 🇺🇸 ↗ | LW | 19 | 207 | 38 | 🦆 ANA |
| 272 | 11 | Dick Tarnstrom 🇸🇪 ↗ | D | 19 | 306 | 140 | 🏝️ NYI |
| 286 | 11 | Kim Johnsson 🇸🇪 ↗ | D | 18 | 739 | 284 | 🗽 NYR |