2007 NHL Entry Draft
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The 2007 NHL Entry Draft will be the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It is set to be hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007.[1]
Blue Jackets President and General Manager Doug MacLean and the NHL announced the event on March 21, 2006. On March 13, 2007, it was reported that NHL owners had voted in favour of changes to the team ranking system which would begin at the 2007 draft.
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[edit] Change in Format
The loser of the Stanley Cup Finals will receive the 29th pick in the draft. The conference final losers get the 27th & 28th picks where the team with the lower regular season points gets 27th. [1]
The draft order of the first 14 picks will be determined by a lottery involving the non-playoff teams on April 10 [2].
Under the weighted lottery system, the club with the fewest regular-season points will have the greatest chance (25%) of winning the Draft Drawing and will pick no lower than second at the 2007 Entry Draft. The winner of this drawing will move up a maximum of four places, with all other clubs' draft order being adjusted accordingly (no team moving down more than one spot).
The percentage chance of being selected in the Draft Drawing is as follows, based on team finish:
30th...........25.0% 29th...........18.8% 28th...........14.2% 27th...........10.7% 26th.............8.1% 25th.............6.2% 24th.............4.7% 23rd.............3.6% 22nd............2.7% 21st.............2.1% 20th.............1.5% 19th.............1.1% 18th.............0.8% 17th.............0.5%
[edit] Top 10 Rankings as of March 29, 2007
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McKeens ISS Red Line Report 1 
Patrick Kane (RW)
Jakub Voracek (RW) Patrick Kane (RW)2 
Kyle Turris (C) Patrick Kane (RW) Jakub Voracek (RW)3 
Alexei Cherepanov (RW) Alexei Cherepanov (RW) Kyle Turris (C)4 Karl Alzner (D) Kyle Turris (C) Karl Alzner (D)5 Logan Couture (C) James vanRiemsdyk (LW) James vanRiemsdyk (LW)6 James vanRiemsdyk (LW) Karl Alzner (D) Logan Couture (C)7 Jakub Voracek (RW) Sam Gagner (C) Sam Gagner (C)8 Brandon Sutter (C) Maxim Mayorov (LW) Angelo Esposito (C)9 Sam Gagner (C) Keaton Ellerby (D) Alexei Cherepanov (RW)10 Keaton Ellerby (D) Logan Couture (C) Mark Katic (D)
[edit] Top 10 Selection Order as of April 8, 2007*
* Final order will be subject to a weighted lottery. Teams can move up a maximum of four places from their pre-lottery rank, and can move down no more than one spot.
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