2007 NHL Entry Draft
The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007.[1] The draft was televised on TSN and RDS, with the first round simulcasted in the United States on Versus and in Europe on NASN.
Columbus Blue Jackets' then 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 favor of changes to the team ranking system which would begin at the 2007 draft.
Lottery system
Starting with the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Stanley Cup champion and runner-up will receive the 30th and 29th picks, respectively. The conference finalists will get the 28th and 27th picks, and all other playoff teams will get picks based on their regular season point totals, but with the division winners getting the latest picks even if they had fewer points during the regular season than a non-division winner.
The draft order of the first 14 picks was 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 had the greatest chance (25%) of winning the Draft Drawing and could pick no lower than second at the 2007 Entry Draft. The winner of the drawing would 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 Chicago Blackhawks, originally slated to draft in fifth place, won the lottery and as a result had the first overall pick in the draft.[3]
Draft day trades
Central Scouting final rankings
Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau
Skaters
Goaltenders
Selections by round
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
Round one
- The 2007 NHL Entry Draft marked the first time in NHL history in which American players were selected with the top two picks, with Patrick Kane and James van Riemsdyk being selected by the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers, respectively.
- The 2007 NHL draft also tied the record of the most Americans being selected in the first round with 10 players.[21]
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Draftees based on nationality
External links
- ^ Columbus to host 2007 NHL Draft, NHL.com
- ^ NHL Draft Drawing set for April 10, NHL.com
- ^ "Blackhawks win NHL Draft Lottery", TSN
- ^ "Leafs get Toskala and Bell from Sharks", TSN
- ^ "Aucoin waives no-trade to go to Calgary", TSN
- ^ "Panthers get Vokoun from Predators", TSN
- ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
- ^ Acquired for Toronto's 1st and 2nd-round draft picks and a 3rd-round pick in 2008 on June 22, 2007.
- ^ See pick 9; San Jose acquired along with a 2nd-round pick and a 4th-round pick in 2009 for Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell on June 22, 2007.
- ^ Acquired along with Ryan O'Marra and Robert Nilsson for Ryan Smyth on February 27, 2007.
- ^ Acquired from Anaheim for a 1st round pick and a 2nd round pick on June 22, 2007. Anaheim acquired along with Gerald Coleman from Tampa Bay Lightning for Shane O'Brien and Colorado's 3rd round pick on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Acquired for Atlanta's 1st round pick and a 3rd round pick on June 22, 2007.
- ^ See pick 16.
- ^ Acquired from Phoenix for Anaheim's 1st round pick and a 2nd round pick on June 22, 2007. Phoenix acquired with Mathias Tjarnqvist for Ladislav Nagy on February 12, 2007.
- ^ Acquired along with Josh Gorges for Craig Rivet and a 5th round pick in 2008 on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Acquired from Philadelphia for Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell on June 18, 2007. Philadelphia acquired along with Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, and a 3rd round pick in 2007 for Peter Forsberg.
- ^ See pick 18; St. Louis acquired with Glen Metropolit, a 3rd round pick, a 2nd round pick in 2008, and a conditional 1st round pick in 2008 for Keith Tkachuk on February 25, 2007.
- ^ Acquired from San Jose along with Ville Nieminen and Jay Barriball for Bill Guerin on February 27, 2007. San Jose acquired along with Vladimir Malakhov for Alex Korolyuk and Jim Fahey on October 1, 2006.
- ^ Acquired from Washington for Carolina's 2nd round pick and a 2nd round pick in 2008 on June 22, 2007. Washington acquired along with Jiri Novotny for Dainius Zubrus and Timo Helbling on February 27, 2007.
- ^ See pick 21.
- ^ Blackhawks take Kane first overall. TSN. Accessed June 23, 2007.
- ^ Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers for Martin Biron on February 27, 2007
- ^ Acquired with a conditional 3rd round pick in 2009 from the Los Angeles Kings for Dan Cloutier on July 5, 2006
- ^ Acquired for a 2nd round pick and a 3rd round pick in 2007.
- ^ Acquired with a 1st round pick in 2007 for a 1st round pick in 2007
- ^ See pick 35.
- ^ Acquired from the Washington Capitals for a 3rd round pick in 2007 and a 2nd round pick in 2008 on June 23, 2007. Washington acquired along with a 2nd round pick in the 2008 from the San Jose Sharks for a 1st round pick in 2007 on June 22, 2007 (see also pick 28). San Jose acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Nils Ekman and Patrick Ehelechner on July 20, 2006. Pittsburgh acquired with Niklas Nordgren and Krystofer Kolanos from the Carolina Hurricanes for Mark Recchi on March 3, 2006
- ^ See pick 16. Previously awarded to Minnesota as compensation for losing rights to 2004 first-round pick (12th overall) A.J. Thelen, June 2, 2007.
- ^ See picks 9 and 13.
- ^ Acquired from the New York Islanders for Richard Zednik on February 26, 2007
- ^ Acquired with Jordan Leopold and a 2nd round pick in 2006 from the Calgary Flames for Alex Tanguay on June 24, 2006
- ^ Acquired with Willie Mitchell from the Minnesota Wild for Martin Skoula and Shawn Belle on March 9, 2006
- ^ Acquired with Jaroslav Modry, Johan Fransson, 1st round pick in 2008, and a 3rd round pick in 2007 from the Dallas Stars for Mattias Norstrom, Konstantin Pushkarev, and 3rd and 4th round picks in 2007 on February 27, 2007
- ^ Acquired with 3rd and 4th round picks in 2006 from the San Jose Sharks for a 2nd round pick in 2006 on June 24, 2006
- ^ Acquired from Anaheim for George Parros and a 3rd round pick in 2007 for Atlanta's 2nd round and Anaheim's 3rd round in 2007 on November 13, 2006. Anaheim acquired previously with Karl Stewart and a conditional round pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for Vitaly Vishnevski on August 17, 2006
- ^ Acquired for Bryan Smolinski on February 26, 2007.
- ^ Acquired with a 1st round pick in 2008 and a conditional draft pick for Tomas Vokoun on June 22, 2007. Florida acquired previously with Shawn Matthias and a 2nd round pick in 2008 from the Detroit Red Wings for Todd Bertuzzi on February 27, 2007
- ^ Acquired with a 4th round pick in 2008 for Brent Sopel on February 25, 2007. Vancouver acquired previously from the Anaheim Ducks as compensation for hiring coach Randy Carlyle on August 1, 2005
- ^ Acquired along with Freddy Meyer for Alexei Zhitnik on December 16, 2006.
- ^ (Anaheim had the option of using this pick or Phoenix's 3rd round pick in 2008, choosing this one.) Acquired from Boston along with the option to switch 4th round picks in 2008 at Anaheim's option for Stanislav Chistov on November 13, 2006. Boston acquired along with Paul Mara for Nick Boynton and a 4th round pick in 2007 on June 26, 2006.
- ^ a b See pick 52.
- ^ Acquired for Richard Zednik on July 12, 2006.
- ^ Acquired along with Lasse Kukkonen for Kyle Calder on February 26, 2007.
- ^ Acquired from Minnesota for Petteri Nummelin on June 14, 2006. Minnesota acquired along with a 1st round pick in 2006 for Dwayne Roloson on March 8, 2006.
- ^ Acquired along with a 2nd round pick in 2007 for a 2nd round pick in 2007 on June 23, 2007.
- ^ Acquired along with a 1st round pick in 2007 for a 1st round pick in 2007.
- ^ See picks 16 (Anaheim to Tampa Bay) and 55 (Colorado to Anaheim).
- ^ Acquired from Atlanta for Chris Thorburn on June 22, 2007. Atlanta acquired along with Pascal Dupuis for Alex Bourret on February 27, 2007.
- ^ Acquired for David Hale and a 5th round pick in 2007 on February 27, 2007.
- ^ Acquired for Dominic Moore on February 27, 2007.
- ^ Acquired for Dominic Moore and Libor Pivko on July 19, 2006.
- ^ Acquired along with a 2nd round pick in 2008 for a 2nd round pick in 2007 on June 23, 2007. See pick 23 for Philadelphia's acquisition.
- ^ See pick 24.
- ^ Acquired for Steve McCarthy on August 22, 2005.
- ^ Acquired from Colorado for a 4th round pick in 2007, a 5th round pick in 2007, and a 6th round pick in 2008. See pick 55 for Colorado's acquisition.
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