2007 NHL entry draft

2007 North American ice hockey draft August 2023 2007 NHL entry draft 2007_NHL_Draft_logo.gif 230px June 22–23, 2007 Nationwide ArenaColumbus, Ohio, U.S. USA Patrick Kane(Chicago Blackhawks) 211 7 2006 2008 The 2007 NHL entry draft was the 45th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds, with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23.Columbus to host 2007 NHL DraftJuly 2026 medicmedic , NHL.com 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' 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. This 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. It also tied the record of the most Americans being selected in the first round with ten players.Blackhawks take Kane first overall. TSN. Accessed June 23, 2007. As of 2026, there are 11 active NHL players from this draft year. 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.NHL Draft Drawing set for April 10July 2026 medicmedic, NHL.com Under the weighted lottery system, the club with the fewest regular-season points had the greatest chance (25%) of winning the Draft Drawing, have a 48.2% chance to pick first overall, 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."Blackhawks win NHL Draft Lottery", TSN Draft day trades June 22 To Toronto Maple LeafsVesa ToskalaMark Bell To San Jose Sharks1st round pick in 2007(Lars Eller)2nd round pick in 2007 (Aaron Palushaj)4th round pick in 2009 (Craig Smith)https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=211547&hubname= Leafs get Toskala and Bell from Sharks TSN 2017-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070629231926/http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=211547&hubname= 2007-06-29 dead To Calgary Flames Adrian Aucoin 7th round pick in 2007 (C. J. Severyn) To Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Zyuzin Steve Marr"Aucoin waives no-trade to go to Calgary", TSN To Florida Panthers Tomas Vokoun To Nashville Predators 1st round pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2007 (Nick Spaling)2nd round pick in 2008 (Aaron Ness)"Panthers get Vokoun from Predators", TSN To Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd round pick in 2007 (Robert Bortuzzo) To Atlanta Thrashers Chris Thorburn To San Jose Sharks 1st round pick in 2007 (Logan Couture) To St. Louis Blues 1st round pick in 2007 (Lars Eller) 2nd round pick in 2007 (Aaron Palushaj) To Minnesota Wild 1st round pick in 2007 (Colton Gillies) To Anaheim Ducks 1st round pick in 2007 (Logan MacMillan) 2nd round pick in 2007 (Eric Tangradi) To St. Louis Blues 1st round pick in 2007 (Ian Cole) To Calgary Flames 1st round pick in 2007 (Mikael Backlund) 3rd round pick in 2007 (John Negrin) To Edmonton Oilers 1st round pick in 2007 To Phoenix Coyotes 1st round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2007 To San Jose Sharks 1st round pick in 2007 To Washington Capitals 2nd round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2008 June 23 To Boston Bruins 2nd round pick in 2007 To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd round pick in 2007 3rd round pick in 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd round pick in 2007 To Washington Capitals 3rd round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2008 To San Jose Sharks 3rd round pick in 2007 To Colorado Avalanche 4th round pick in 2007 5th round pick in 2007 6th round pick in 2008 To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th round pick in 2007 To Dallas Stars 5th round pick in 2007 5th round pick in 2007 5th round pick in 2007 To Los Angeles Kings 4th round pick in 2007 To Washington Capitals 6th round pick in 2007 4th round pick in 2008 To Calgary Flames 4th round pick in 2007 To Buffalo Sabres 5th round pick in 2007 5th round pick in 2007 To Calgary Flames 5th round pick in 2007 To Colorado Avalanche 6th round pick in 2007 6th round pick in 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning 5th round pick in 2007 7th round pick in 2007 7th round pick in 2007 To Ottawa Senators 4th round pick in 2008 To Boston Bruins 6th round pick in 2007 To Colorado Avalanche 6th round pick in 2008 To Carolina Hurricanes Michael Leighton To Montreal Canadiens 7th round pick in 2007 Central Scouting final rankings Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau Skaters North American European1CAN Kyle Turris (C)SWE Mikael Backlund (C) 2 USA Patrick Kane (RW) RUS Alexei Cherepanov (RW) 3 USA James van Riemsdyk (LW) DNK Lars Eller (C/W) 4 CAN Keaton Ellerby (D) RUS Maxim Mayorov (RW) 5 CAN Karl Alzner (D) SWE Joakim Andersson (C) 6 CAN Sam Gagner (C) SWE Simon Hjalmarsson (RW) 7 CZE Jakub Voracek (RW) SWE Nichlas Torp (D) 8 CAN Angelo Esposito (C) RUS Sergei Korostin (RW) 9 CAN Zach Hamill (C) RUS Maxim Goncharov (D) 10 CAN David Perron (LW) RUS Evgenii Dadonov (RW) Goaltenders North American European 1 USA Jeremy Smith SWE Joel Gistedt 2 CAN Trevor Cann SWE Mark Owuya 3 CAN Antoine Lafleur CZE Marek Benda Selections by round yes yes Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1 Patrick Kane (RW) Chicago Blackhawks London Knights (OHL) 2 James van Riemsdyk (LW) Philadelphia Flyers USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NAHL) 3 Kyle Turris (C) Phoenix Coyotes Burnaby Express (BCHL) 4 Thomas Hickey (D) Los Angeles Kings Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 5 Karl Alzner (D) Washington Capitals Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 6 Sam Gagner (C) Edmonton Oilers London Knights (OHL) 7Jakub Voracek (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 8 Zach Hamill (C) Boston Bruins Everett Silvertips (WHL) 9Logan Couture (C) San Jose Sharks (from St. Louis)1 Ottawa 67's (OHL) 10 Keaton Ellerby (D) Florida Panthers Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 11 Brandon Sutter (C/RW) Carolina Hurricanes Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 12Ryan McDonagh (D) Montreal Canadiens Cretin-Derham Hall High School (MSHSL) 13 Lars Eller (C/W) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto via San Jose)2 Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden) 14Kevin Shattenkirk (D) Colorado Avalanche USA National Team Development Program (NAHL) 15 Alex Plante (D) Edmonton Oilers (from NY Islanders)3 Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 16 Colton Gillies (C) Minnesota Wild (from Tampa Bay via Anaheim)4 Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 17 Alexei Cherepanov (RW) New York Rangers Avangard Omsk (Russia) 18 Ian Cole (D) St. Louis Blues (from Calgary)5 USA National Team Development Program (NAHL) 19 Logan MacMillan (C) Anaheim Ducks (from Minnesota)6 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 20 Angelo Esposito (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 21 Riley Nash (C) Edmonton Oilers (from Dallas via Phoenix)7 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 22Max Pacioretty (LW) Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose)8 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 23 Jonathon Blum (D) Nashville Predators (from Nashville via Philadelphia)9 Vancouver Giants (WHL) 24 Mikael Backlund (C) Calgary Flames (from Atlanta via St. Louis)10 VIK Vasteras HK (Sweden) 25 Patrick White (C) Vancouver Canucks Tri-City Storm (USHL) 26David Perron (LW) St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey via San Jose)11 Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) 27 Brendan Smith (D) Detroit Red Wings St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) 28 Nick Petrecki (D) San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo via Washington)12 Omaha Lancers (USHL) 29 Jim O'Brien (C) Ottawa Senators USA National Team Development Program (NAHL) 30 Nick Ross (D) Phoenix Coyotes (from Anaheim via Edmonton)13 Regina Pats (WHL) Notes The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Toronto's first and second-round picks in 2007 (13th and 44th overall) and a third-round pick in 2008 to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent a first-round pick in 2007 (9th overall) to San Jose in exchange for Toronto's second-round pick in 2007 (44th overall), a third-round pick in 2008 and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2007 (44th overall), a fourth-round pick in 2009 and this pick. The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Ryan Smyth to New York in exchange for Robert Nilsson, Ryan O'Marra and this pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent a first and compensatory second-round pick both in 2007 (19th and 42nd overall) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2007 that sent Shane O'Brien and Colorado's third-round pick in 2007 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Gerald Coleman and this pick. The Calgary Flames' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Atlanta's first-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2007 (24th and 70th overall) to Calgary in exchange for this pick. The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2007 (16th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a compensatory second-round pick in 2007 (42nd overall) and this pick. The Dallas Stars' first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Anaheim's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2007 (30th and 36th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for this pick. Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 12, 2007 that sent Ladislav Nagy to Dallas in exchange for Mathias Tjarnqvist and this pick. The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 25, 2007 that sent Craig Rivet and a fifth-round pick in 2008 to San Jose in exchange for Josh Gorges and this pick. The Nashville Predators' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 18, 2007 that sent Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 15, 2007 that sent Peter Forsberg to Nashville in exchange for Ryan Parent, Scottie Upshall, a third-round pick in 2007 and this pick. The Atlanta Thrashers' first-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent a first-round pick in 2007 (18th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2007 (70th overall) and this pick. St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2007 that sent Keith Tkachuk to Atlanta in exchange for Glen Metropolit, a third-round pick in 2007, a conditional first-round pick in 2008, a second-round pick in 2008 and this pick. The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Bill Guerin to San Jose in exchange for Ville Nieminen, Jay Barriball and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 1, 2006 that sent Alexander Korolyuk and Jim Fahey to New Jersey in exchange for Vladimir Malakhov and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive a first-round pick in 2007 if Malakhov does not resume his NHL career – was converted as Malakhov never played another game professionally after this trade. The Buffalo Sabres' first-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Carolina's second-round pick in 2007 and a second-round pick in 2008 to Washington in exchange for this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2007 that sent Dainius Zubrus and Timo Helbling to Buffalo in exchange for Jiri Novotny and this pick. The Anaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 22, 2007 that sent Dallas' first-round pick in 2007 (21st overall) to Edmonton in exchange for a second-round pick in 2007 (36th overall) and this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2006 that sent Chris Pronger to Anaheim in exchange for Joffrey Lupul, Ladislav Smid, a conditional first-round pick in 2008, a second-round pick in 2008 and this pick. Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 31 T. J. Brennan (D) Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia)Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers for Martin Biron on February 27, 2007 St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) 32 Brett MacLean (LW) Phoenix Coyotes Oshawa Generals (OHL) 33 Taylor Ellington (D) Vancouver Canucks (from Los Angeles)Acquired with a conditional 3rd round pick in 2009 from the Los Angeles Kings for Dan Cloutier on July 5, 2006 Everett Silvertips (WHL) 34 Josh Godfrey (D) Washington Capitals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 35 Tommy Cross (D) Boston Bruins (from Chicago)Acquired for a 2nd round pick and a 3rd round pick in 2007. Westminster School (USHS–CT) 36 Joel Gistedt (G) Phoenix Coyotes (from Edmonton)Acquired with a 1st round pick in 2007 for a 1st round pick in 2007 Frolunda HC (Sweden) 37 Stefan Legein (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 38 Bill Sweatt (LW) Chicago Blackhawks (from Boston)See pick 35. Colorado College (WCHA) 39 Simon Hjalmarsson (RW) St. Louis Blues Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden) 40 Michal Repik (RW) Florida Panthers Vancouver Giants (WHL) 41 Kevin Marshall (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Carolina via Pittsburgh, San Jose and Washington)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 Krys Kolanos from the Carolina Hurricanes for Mark Recchi on March 3, 2006 Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) 42 Eric Tangradi (C) Anaheim Ducks (from Minnesota; compensatory)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. Belleville Bulls (OHL) 43P. K. Subban (D) Montreal Canadiens Belleville Bulls (OHL) 44 Aaron Palushaj (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto via San Jose)See picks 9 and 13. Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 45 Colby Cohen (D) Colorado Avalanche Lincoln Stars (USHL) 46 Theo Ruth (D) Washington Capitals (from NY Islanders)Acquired from the New York Islanders for Richard Zednik on February 26, 2007 US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 47 Dana Tyrell (C/RW) Tampa Bay Lightning Prince George Cougars (WHL) 48 Antoine Lafleur (G) New York Rangers P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) 49 Trevor Cann (G) Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary)Acquired with Jordan Leopold and a 2nd round pick in 2006 from the Calgary Flames for Alex Tanguay on June 24, 2006 Peterborough Petes (OHL) 50 Nico Sacchetti (C) Dallas Stars (from Minnesota)Acquired with Willie Mitchell from the Minnesota Wild for Martin Skoula and Shawn Belle on March 9, 2006 Virginia High School (USHS–MN) 51 Keven Veilleux (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 52 Oscar Moller (C) Los Angeles Kings (from Dallas)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 Pushkaryov, and 3rd and 4th round picks in 2007 on February 27, 2007 Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) 53 Will Weber (D) Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose)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 Gaylord High School (USHS–MI) 54 Jeremy Smith (G) Nashville Predators Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 55 TJ Galiardi (F) Colorado Avalanche (from Atlanta via Anaheim)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 Vishnevskiy on August 17, 2006 Dartmouth College (ECAC) 56 Akim Aliu (C/RW) Chicago Blackhawks (from Vancouver)Acquired for Bryan Smolinski on February 26, 2007. Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 57 Mike Hoeffel (F) New Jersey Devils US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 58 Nick Spaling (C) Nashville Predators (from Detroit via Florida)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 Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 59 Drew Schiestel (D) Buffalo Sabres Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 60 Ruslan Bashkirov (LW) Ottawa Senators Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 61 Wayne Simmonds (RW) Los Angeles Kings (from Anaheim via Vancouver)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 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 62 Mark Katic (D) New York Islanders (from Philadelphia)Acquired along with Freddy Meyer for Alexei Zhitnik on December 16, 2006. Sarnia Sting (OHL) 63 Maxime Macenauer (C) Anaheim Ducks (from Phoenix via Boston)(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. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 64 Sergei Korostin (RW) Dallas Stars (from Los Angeles)See pick 52. Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 65 Olivier Fortier (C) Montreal Canadiens (from Washington)Acquired for Richard Zednik on July 12, 2006. Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 66 Garrett Klotz (LW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago)Acquired along with Lasse Kukkonen for Kyle Calder on February 26, 2007. Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 67 Spencer Machacek (RW) Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton via Minnesota)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. Vancouver Giants (WHL) 68 Jake Hansen (F) Columbus Blue Jackets Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 69 Maxime Tanguay (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from Boston)Acquired along with a 2nd round pick in 2007 for a 2nd round pick in 2007 on June 23, 2007. Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 70 John Negrin (D) Calgary Flames (from St. Louis)Acquired along with a 1st round pick in 2007 for a 1st round pick in 2007. Kootenay Ice (WHL) 71 Evgenii Dadonov (RW) Florida Panthers Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) 72 Drayson Bowman (LW) Carolina Hurricanes Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 73 Yannick Weber (D) Montreal Canadiens Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 74 Dale Mitchell (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs Oshawa Generals (OHL) 75 Luca Cunti (C/LW) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado via Anaheim)See picks 16 (Anaheim to Tampa Bay) and 55 (Colorado to Anaheim). Dubendorf (Switzerland) 76 Jason Gregoire (LW) New York Islanders Lincoln Stars (USHL) 77 Alex Killorn (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA) 78 Robert Bortuzzo (D) Pittsburgh Penguins (from NY Rangers via Atlanta)Acquired from Atlanta for Chris Thorburn on June 22, 2007. Atlanta acquired along with Pascal Dupuis for Alex Bourret on February 27, 2007. Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 79 Nick Palmieri (RW) New Jersey Devils (from Calgary)Acquired for David Hale and a 5th round pick in 2007 on February 27, 2007. Erie Otters (OHL) 80 Casey Pierro-Zabotel (C) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Minnesota)Acquired for Dominic Moore on February 27, 2007. Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 81 Ryan Thang (LW) Nashville Predators (from Pittsburgh)Acquired for Dominic Moore and Libor Pivko on July 19, 2006. University of Notre Dame (CCHA) 82 Bryan Cameron (C/RW) Los Angeles Kings (from Dallas) Belleville Bulls (OHL) 83 Timo Pielmeier (G) San Jose Sharks Kolner Haie (Germany) 84 Phil DeSimone (C) Washington Capitals (from Nashville via Philadelphia)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. Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 85 Brett Sonne (C/LW) St. Louis Blues (from Atlanta)See pick 24. Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 86 Josh Unice (G) Chicago Blackhawks (from Vancouver)Acquired for Steve McCarthy on August 22, 2005. US National Development Program (NAHL) 87 Corbin McPherson (D) New Jersey Devils Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) 88 Joakim Andersson (C) Detroit Red Wings Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden) 89 Corey Tropp (RW) Buffalo Sabres Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 90 Louie Caporusso (C/LW) Ottawa Senators St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) 91 Tyson Sexsmith (G) San Jose Sharks (from Anaheim via Colorado)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. Vancouver Giants (WHL) Round four # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 92 Justin Vaive (LW) Anaheim Ducks (from Philadelphia) US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 93 Steven Kampfer (D) Anaheim Ducks (from Phoenix) University of Michigan (CCHA) 94 Maxim Mayorov (F) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles via Dallas) Neftyanik Leninogorsk (Russia) 95 Alec Martinez (D) Los Angeles Kings (from Washington) Miami University (CCHA) 96 Cade Fairchild (D) St. Louis Blues (from Chicago via Carolina) US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 97 Linus Omark (F) Edmonton Oilers Lulea HF (Sweden) 98 Sebastian Stefaniszin (G) Anaheim Ducks (from Columbus) Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) 99 Matt Frattin (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston via Phoenix) Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL) 100 Travis Erstad (C/RW) St. Louis Blues Lincoln Stars (USHL) 101 Matt Rust (C) Florida Panthers (from Florida via Pittsburgh) US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 102 Justin McCrae (C) Carolina Hurricanes Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 103 Vladimir Ruzicka (C) Phoenix Coyotes (from Montreal) Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 104 Ben Winnett (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 105 Brad Malone (C/LW) Colorado Avalanche Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 106 Maxim Gratchev (LW) New York Islanders Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 107 Mitch Fadden (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 108 Brett Bruneteau (C) Washington Capitals (from NY Rangers via Anaheim and New York Rangers) Omaha Lancers (USHL) 109 Dwight King (C/LW) Los Angeles Kings (from Calgary) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 110 Justin Falk (D) Minnesota Wild Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 111 Luca Caputi (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 112 Colton Sceviour (C/RW) Dallas Stars Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 113 Kent Patterson (G) Colorado Avalanche (from San Jose) Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 114 Ben Ryan (C) Nashville Predators University of Notre Dame (CCHA) 115 Niclas Lucenius (C) Atlanta Thrashers (from Atlanta via Vancouver) Tappara (Finland) 116 Keith Aulie (D) Calgary Flames (from Vancouver via Buffalo) Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 117 Matt Halischuk (RW) New Jersey Devils Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 118 Alex Grant (D) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Detroit) Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) 119 Mark Santorelli (C) Nashville Predators (from Buffalo) Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) 120 Ben Blood (D) Ottawa Senators Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA) 121 Mattias Modig (G) Anaheim Ducks Lulea HF (Sweden) Round five # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 122 Mario Kempe (RW) Philadelphia Flyers St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) 123 Maxim Goncharov (D) Phoenix Coyotes CSKA Moscow-2 (Russia) 124 Linden Rowat (G) Los Angeles Kings Regina Pats (WHL) 125 Brett Leffler (RW) Washington Capitals Regina Pats (WHL) 126 Joe Lavin (D) Chicago Blackhawks US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 127 Milan Kytnar (C) Edmonton Oilers HC Topolcany (Slovakia) 128 Austin Smith (RW) Dallas Stars (from Columbus) The Gunnery (USHS–CT) 129 Jamie Benn (LW) Dallas Stars (from Boston via Columbus) Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 130 Denis Reul (D) Boston Bruins (from St. Louis) Heilbronn (Germany) 131 John Lee (D) Florida Panthers Moorhead (USHS–MN) 132 Chris Terry (LW) Carolina Hurricanes Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 133 Joe Stejskal (D) Montreal Canadiens Grand Rapids (USHS–MN) 134 Juraj Mikus (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia) 135 Paul Carey (C) Colorado Avalanche Salisbury (USHS–CT) 136 Ondrej Roman (C) Dallas Stars (from NY Islanders) Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 137 Joshua Turnbull (C) Los Angeles Kings (from Tampa Bay) Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 138 Max Campbell (C) New York Rangers Strathroy Rockets (WOHL) 139 Bradley Eidsness (G) Buffalo Sabres (from Calgary) Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) 140 Cody Almond (C) Minnesota Wild Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 141 Jake Muzzin (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 142 Andrew Conboy (LW) Montreal Canadiens (from Dallas) Omaha Lancers (USHL) 143 Mickey Renaud (C) Calgary Flames (from San Jose via Colorado) Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 144 Andreas Thuresson (F) Nashville Predators Malmo Redhawks (Sweden) 145 Charles-Antoine Messier (C) Vancouver Canucks (from Atlanta) Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 146 Ilya Kablukov (F) Vancouver Canucks CSKA Moscow-2 (Russia) 147 Jean-Simon Allard (C) Buffalo Sabres (from New Jersey via Calgary) St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) 148 Randy Cameron (C) Detroit Red Wings Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 149 Michael Neal (LW) Dallas Stars (from Buffalo via Columbus) Belleville Bulls (OHL) 150 Matt Marshall (C/RW) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Ottawa) Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA) 151 Brett Morrison (C) Anaheim Ducks P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) Round six # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 152 Jon Kalinski (LW) Philadelphia Flyers Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) 153 Scott Darling (G) Phoenix Coyotes Capital District Selects (EJHL) 154 Dan Dunn (G) Washington Capitals (from Los Angeles) Wellington Dukes (OPJHL) 155 Jens Hellgren (RW) Colorado Avalanche (from Washington via Calgary) Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden) 156 Richard Greenop (C) Chicago Blackhawks Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 157 William Quist (F) Edmonton Oilers Tingsryds AIF Jr. (Sweden) 158 Allen York (G) Columbus Blue Jackets Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 159 Alain Goulet (D) Boston Bruins Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) 160 Anthony Peluso (D) St. Louis Blues Erie Otters (OHL) 161 Patrick Maroon (LW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Florida) St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) 162 Brett Bellemore (D) Carolina Hurricanes Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 163 Nichlas Torp (D) Montreal Canadiens HV71 Jr. (Sweden) 164 Chris DiDomenico (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Saint John Sea Dogs (QJHML) 165 Patrik Zackrisson (F) San Jose Sharks (from Colorado) Rogle BK (Sweden) 166 Blake Kessel (D) New York Islanders Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 167 Johan Harju (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning Lulea HF (Sweden) 168 Carl Hagelin (LW) New York Rangers Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden) 169 Radim Ostrcil (D) Boston Bruins (from Calgary via Colorado) VHK Vsetin (Czech Republic) 170 Harri Ilvonen (D) Minnesota Wild Tappara Jr. (Finland) 171 Dustin Jeffrey (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 172 Luke Gazdic (LW) Dallas Stars Erie Otters (OHL) 173 Nick Bonino (C) San Jose Sharks Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) 174 Robert Dietrich (D) Nashville Predators DEG Metro Stars (DEL) 175 John Albert (C) Atlanta Thrashers US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 176 Taylor Matson (C) Vancouver Canucks Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 177 Vili Sopanen (F) New Jersey Devils Pelicans (Finland) 178 Zack Torquato (C) Detroit Red Wings Erie Otters (OHL) 179 Paul Byron (C) Buffalo Sabres Gatineau Olympiques (QJHML) 180 Justin Taylor (C) Washington Capitals (from Ottawa) London Knights (OHL) 181 Corey Syvret (D) Florida Panthers (from Anaheim) Guelph Storm (OHL) Round seven # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 182 Brad Phillips (G) Philadelphia Flyers US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 183 Torrie Jung (G) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Phoenix via Ottawa) Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 184 Josh Kidd (D) Los Angeles Kings Erie Otters (OHL) 185 Nick Larson (C) Washington Capitals Omaha Lancers (USHL) 186 C. J. Severyn (LW) Calgary Flames (from Chicago) US National Team Development Program (NAHL) 187 Nick Eno (G) Buffalo Sabres (from Edmonton) Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) 188 Matt Fillier (C/LW) Los Angeles Kings (from Columbus) St. John's Fog Devils (QJMHL) 189 Jordan Knackstedt (RW) Boston Bruins Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 190 Trevor Nill (C) St. Louis Blues Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (MWEHL) 191 Ryan Watson (LW) Florida Panthers Cambridge Winterhawks (GOJHL) 192 Scott Kishel (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Carolina) Virginia High School (USHS–MN) 193 David Skokan (C) New York Rangers (from Montreal) Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 194 Carl Gunnarsson (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Linkopings HC (SEL) 195 Johan Alcen (RW) Colorado Avalanche Brynas IF Jr. (Sweden) 196 Simon Lacroix (D) New York Islanders Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 197 Michael Ward (D) Tampa Bay Lightning Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) 198 Danny Hobbs (C/RW) New York Rangers Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) 199 Andrew Glass (LW) Washington Capitals (from Calgary) Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA) 200 Carson McMillan (RW) Minnesota Wild Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 201 Justin Braun (D) San Jose Sharks (from Pittsburgh) University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East) 202 Sergei Gaiduchenko (G) Florida Panthers (from Dallas) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 203 Frazer McLaren (LW) San Jose Sharks Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 204 Atte Engren (G) Nashville Predators Lukko (Finland) 205 Paul Postma (D) Atlanta Thrashers Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 206 Dan Gendur (RW) Vancouver Canucks Everett Silvertips (WHL) 207 Ryan Molle (D) New Jersey Devils Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 208 Bryan Rufenach (D) Detroit Red Wings Lindsay Muskies (OPJHL) 209 Drew MacKenzie (D) Buffalo Sabres The Taft School (USHS–CT) 210 Justin Courtnall (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Ottawa) Burnaby Express (BCHL) 211 Trent Vogelhuber (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Anaheim) St. Louis Bandits (NAHL) Draftees based on nationality Rank Country Picks PercentTop selection North America 167 78.7% 1 Canada 102 48.3% Kyle Turris, 3rd2 United States 65 30.4% Patrick Kane, 1st Europe 45 21.3% 3 Sweden 15 7.1% Mikael Backlund, 24th 4 Russia 9 4.3% Alexei Cherepanov, 17th 5 Czech Republic 5 2.4% Jakub Voracek, 7th6 Germany 4 1.9% Timo Pielmeier, 83rd Finland 4 1.9% Niclas Lucenius, 115th 8 Slovakia 3 1.4% Milan Kytnar, 127th 9 Switzerland 2 0.9% Yannick Weber, 73rd10 Denmark 1 0.5% Lars Eller, 13th Ukraine 1 0.5% Sergei Gaiduchenko, 202nd North American draftees by state/province Rank State/Province Selections Top selection 1 30px Ontario 36 Sam Gagner, 6th 2 30px Alberta 20 Thomas Hickey, 4th 3 30px Minnesota 16 Ryan McDonagh, 12th 4 30px British Columbia 14 Kyle Turris, 3rd 5 30px Michigan 13 Ian Cole, 18th 30px Quebec 13 Angelo Esposito, 20th 7 30px New York 6 Patrick Kane, 1st 8 30px Manitoba 5 Alex Plante, 15th 30px Saskatchewan 5 Garrett Klotz, 66th 10 30px Connecticut 4 Max Pacioretty, 22nd 30px Illinois 4 Bill Sweatt, 38th 30px Massachusetts 4 Joe Lavin, 126th 13 30px Pennsylvania 3 Eric Tangradi, 42nd 30px Ohio 3 Josh Unice, 86th 30px Wisconsin 3 Travis Erstad, 100th 30px Nova Scotia 3 Alex Grant, 118th 17 30px New Jersey 2 James van Riemsdyk, 2nd 30px Prince Edward Island 2 Logan MacMillan, 19th 30px California 2 Jonothon Blum, 23rd 30px New Brunswick 2 Brad Malone, 105th 21 30px Nebraska 1 Brett Bruneteau, 118th 30px Texas 1 Austin Smith, 128th 30px Missouri 1 Patrick Maroon, 161st Notes References External links NHL.com 2007 Entry Draft Complete Selection OrderJuly 2026 medicmedic 2007 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database Draft Category:Sports in Columbus, Ohio Category:NHL entry draft Category:National Hockey League in Ohio Category:2007 in sports in Ohio