This list is for 1997–98 NHL transactions within professional ice hockeyleague of players in North America. The following contains team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1997–98 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.
Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on January 17, 1998 that sent Alexandre Daigle to Philadelphia in exchange for Pat Falloon, Vaclav Prospal and this pick.
Chicago's acquired fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
Edmonton's acquired third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent the rights to Fredrik Bremberg, a fourth-round and fifth-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
Detroit's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
Detroit's acquired second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent second-round and fourth-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
Detroit's acquired second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Wendel Clark and a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for Kevin Hodson and this pick.
Philadelphia's first-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a first-round and a seventh-round compensatory pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with a second-round pick the 2002 Entry Draft in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Doug Bodger to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
Colorado's acquired third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 23, 1998 that sent Tom Fitzgerald to Colorado in exchange for the rights to Mark Parrish and this pick.
Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. Buffalo made no pick selection belonging to the Rangers in the 2000 Entry Draft.
San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Bryan Marchment and David Shaw to San Jose in exchange for Andrei Nazarov and Tampa Bay's conditional right to swap first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).
Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
Conditions of this draft pick are unknown and no pick was taken.
San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Steve Shields and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Kay Whitmore, a fifth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.
Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999 that sent Eric Fichaud to Carolina in exchange for future considerations and this pick. Conditions of this draft pick in the original trade are unknown.
Vancouver's acquired fourth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 25, 1999 that sent a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a first-round pick, a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
Philadelphia fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Dave Babych and this pick.
