2007 NHL Entry Draft

Location:	Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH)	Dates:	June 22-23, 2007
First Overall Pick:	Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks)	Players with NHL Experience:	97

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007.

Biggest Steals of the 2007 NHL Draft

Jamie Benn (Dallas Stars – 129th Overall)
- 907 points in 1,112 career games
- 2015 Art Ross Trophy winner
- 3-time All-Star
- 11-time 20-goal scorer
Nick Bonino (San Jose Sharks – 173rd Overall)
- 358 points in 868 career games
Patrick Maroon (Philadelphia Flyers – 161st Overall)
- 304 points in 780 games
Justin Braun (San Jose Sharks – 201st Overall)
- 199 points in 842 career games
Scott Darling (Phoenix Coyotes – 153rd Overall)
- 54-42-18 record in 126 career games, .908 save percentage, 2.72 goals-against average

Biggest Busts of the 2007 NHL Draft

Zach Hamill (Boston Bruins – 8th Overall)
- 20 career games
Logan MacMillan (Anaheim Ducks – 19th Overall)
- 0 career games
Angelo Esposito (Pittsburgh Penguins – 20th Overall)
- 0 career games
Patrick White (Vancouver Canucks – 25th Overall)
- 0 career games

Deeper Dive

2008 NHL Draft: Five Forgotten Picks

2007 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		RW	Patrick Kane	London Knights (OHL)
2		LW	James van Riemsdyk	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
3		C	Kyle Turris	Burnaby (BCHL)
4		D	Thomas Hickey	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5		D	Karl Alzner	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6		C	Sam Gagner	London Knights (OHL)
7		RW	Jakub Voracek	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8		C	Zach Hamill	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
9		C	Logan Couture	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
10		D	Keaton Ellerby	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
11		C/RW	Brandon Sutter	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
12		D	Ryan McDonagh	Cretin-Derham Hall (High-MN)
13		C	Lars Eller	Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
14		D	Kevin Shattenkirk	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
15		D	Alex Plante	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
16		LW	Colton Gillies	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
17		RW	Alexei Cherepanov	Avangard Omsk (Russia)
18		D	Ian Cole	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
19		C	Logan MacMillan	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
20		C	Angelo Esposito	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
21		C	Riley Nash	Salmon Arm (BCHL)
22		LW	Max Pacioretty	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
23		D	Jonathon Blum	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
24		C	Mikael Backlund	VIK Vasteras HK (Sweden-2)
25		C	Patrick White	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
26		LW	David Perron	Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
27		D	Brendan Smith	St. Michael’s (OPJHL)
28		D	Nicholas Petrecki	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
29		C	Jim O’Brien	Minnesota (WCHA)
30		D	Nick Ross	Regina Pats (WHL)

Patrick Kane Chicago Blackhawks — Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
31		D	T.J. Brennan	St. John’s Fog Devils (QMJHL)
32		LW	Brett Maclean	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
33		D	Taylor Ellington	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
34		D	Josh Godfrey	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
35		D	Tommy Cross	Westminster School (High-CT)
36		G	Joel Gistedt	Frolunda HC (Sweden)
37		RW	Stefan Legein	Mississagua IceDogs (OHL)
38		LW	Bill Sweatt	Colorado College (WCHA)
39		RW	Simon Hjalmarsson	Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
40		RW	Michal Repik	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
41		D	Kevin Marshall	Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
42		C	Eric Tangradi	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
43		D	P.K. Subban	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
44		RW	Aaron Palushaj	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
45		D	Colby Cohen	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
46		D	Theo Ruth	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
47		C/RW	Dana Tyrell	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
48		G	Antoine Lafleur	Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL)
49		G	Trevor Cann	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
50		C	Nico Sacchetti	Virginia HS (High-MN)
51		C	Keven Veilleux	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
52		C	Oscar Moller	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)
53		D	Will Weber	Gaylord HS (High-MI)
54		G	Jeremy Smith	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
55		LW	T.J. Galiardi	Dartmouth (ECAC)
56		RW	Akim Aliu	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
57		LW	Mike Hoeffel	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
58		C	Nick Spaling	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
59		D	Drew Schiestel	Mississagua IceDogs (OHL)
60		LW	Ruslan Bashkirov	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
61		RW	Wayne Simmonds	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)

P.K. Subban, New Jersey Devils (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
62		D	Mark Katic	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
63		C	Maxime Macenauer	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
64		RW	Sergei Korostin	Dynamo Moskva (Russia)
65		C	Olivier Fortier	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
66		LW	Garrett Klotz	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
67		RW	Spencer Machacek	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
68		W	Jake Hansen	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
69		C	Maxime Tanguay	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
70		D	John Negrin	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
71		RW	Evgenii Dadonov	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
72		C/LW	Drayson Bowman	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
73		D	Yannick Weber	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
74		RW	Dale Mitchell	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
75		C	Luca Cunti	GCK Lions Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
76		LW	Jason Gregoire	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
77		C	Alex Killorn	Deerfield Academy (High-MA)
78		D	Robert Bortuzzo	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
79		RW	Nick Palmieri	Erie Otters (OHL)
80		C	Casey Pierro-Zabotel	Merritt (BCHL)
81		LW	Ryan Thang	Notre Dame (CCHA)
82		RW	Bryan Cameron	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
83		G	Timo Pielmeier	Kolner EC Jr. (Germany Jr.)
84		C	Phil Desimone	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
85		C/LW	Brett Sonne	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
86		G	Josh Unice	USA National Jr. Team (NAHL)
87		D	Corbin McPherson	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
88		C	Joakim Andersson	Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
89		RW	Corey Tropp	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
90		C/LW	Louie Caporusso	St. Michael’s (OPJHL)
91		G	Tyson Sexsmith	Vancouver Giants (WHL)

Alex Killorn Anaheim Ducks — Alex Killorn, Anaheim Ducks (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
92		LW	Justin Vaive	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
93		D	Steven Kampfer	Michigan (CCHA)
94		LW	Maksim Mayorov	Neftyanik Leninogorsk (Russia-2)
95		D	Alec Martinez	Miami (Ohio) (CCHA)
96		D	Cade Fairchild	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
97		LW	Linus Omark	Lulea HF (Sweden)
98		G	Sebastian Stefaniszin	Eisbaren Berlin (Germany)
99		RW	Matt Frattin	Fort Saskatchewan (AJHL)
100		C/RW	Travis Erstad	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
101		C	Matt Rust	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
102		C	Justin McCrae	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
103		C	Vladimir Ruzicka	HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
104		LW	Ben Winnett	Salmon Arm (BCHL)
105		C/LW	Brad Malone	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
106		LW	Maxim Gratchev	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
107		C	Mitch Fadden	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
108		C	Brett Bruneteau	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
109		LW	Dwight King	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
110		D	Justin Falk	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
111		LW	Luca Caputi	Mississagua IceDogs (OHL)
112		C/RW	Colton Sceviour	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
113		G	Kent Patterson	Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)
114		C	Ben Ryan	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
115		C	Niclas Lucenius	Tappara (Finland)
116		D	Keith Aulie	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
117		RW	Matt Halischuk	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
118		D	Alex Grant	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
119		C	Mark Santorelli	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)
120		D	Ben Blood	Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (High-MN)
121		G	Mattias Modig	Lulea HF (Sweden)

Alec Martinez Vegas Golden Knights — Alec Martinez, Vegas Golden Knights (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
122		C	Mario Kempe	St. John’s Fog Devils (QMJHL)
123		D	Maxim Goncharov	CSKA Moskva (Russia)
124		G	Linden Rowat	Regina Pats (WHL)
125		RW	Brett Leffler	Regina Pats (WHL)
126		D	Joe Lavin	USA National Jr. Team (USDP/NAHL)
127		C	Milan Kytnar	HC Topolcany (Slovakia-2)
128		RW	Austin Smith	The Gunnery (High-CT)
129		LW	Jamie Benn	Victoria (BCHL)
130		D	Denis Reul	Jungadler Mannheim Jr. (Germany Jr.)
131		D	John Lee	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
132		LW	Chris Terry	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
133		D	Joe Stejskal	Grand Rapids HS (High-MN)
134		D	Juraj Mikus	HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
135		C	Paul Carey	Salisbury School (High-CT)
136		C	Ondrej Roman	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
137		C	Joshua Turnbull	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
138		C	Max Campbell	Strathroy (WOHL)
139		G	Brad Eidsness	Okotoks (AJHL)
140		C	Cody Almond	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
141		D	Jake Muzzin	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
142		LW	Andrew Conboy	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
143		C	Mickey Renaud	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
144		C	Andreas Thuresson	Malmo (Sweden-2)
145		C	Charles-Antoine Messier	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
146		C	Ilja Kablukov	CSKA Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
147		C	Jean-Simon Allard	St. John’s Fog Devils (QMJHL)
148		C	Randy Cameron	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
149		LW	Michael Neal	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
150		C/RW	Matt Marshall	Noble & Greenough School (High-MA)
151		C	Brett Morrison	Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL)

Jamie Benn Dallas Stars — Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
152		LW	Jon Kalinski	Minnesota State (WCHA)
153		G	Scott Darling	Capital District (EJHL)
154		G	Dan Dunn	Wellington (OPJHL)
155		D	Jens Hellgren	Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
156		C	Richard Greenop	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
157		LW	William Quist	Tingsryds AIF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
158		G	Allen York	Camrose (AJHL)
159		D	Alain Goulet	Aurora (OPJHL)
160		RW	Anthony Peluso	Erie Otters (OHL)
161		LW	Patrick Maroon	St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)
162		D	Brett Bellemore	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
163		D	Nichlas Torp	HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
164		C	Chris Didomenico	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
165		RW	Patrik Zackrisson	Rogle BK (Sweden-2)
166		D	Blake Kessel	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
167		LW	Johan Harju	Lulea HF (Sweden)
168		LW	Carl Hagelin	Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
169		D	Radim Ostrcil	Vsetinska hokejova (Czech)
170		D	Harri Ilvonen	Tappara Jr. (Finland Jr.)
171		C	Dustin Jeffrey	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
172		LW	Luke Gazdic	Erie Otters (OHL)
173		C	Nick Bonino	Avon Old Farms School (High-CT)
174		D	Robert Dietrich	DEG Metro Stars (DEL)
175		C	John Albert	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
176		C	Taylor Matson	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
177		RW	Vili Sopanen	Pelicans (Finland)
178		C	Zack Torquato	Erie Otters (OHL)
179		C	Paul Byron	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
180		C	Justin Taylor	London Knights (OHL)
181		D	Corey Syvret	Guelph Storm (OHL)

Patrick Maroon Boston Bruins — Patrick Maroon, Boston Bruins (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
182		G	Brad Phillips	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
183		G	Torrie Jung	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
184		D	Josh Kidd	Erie Otters (OHL)
185		C	Nick Larson	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
186		LW	C.J. Severyn	USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL)
187		G	Nick Eno	Green Mountain (EJHL)
188		C	Matt Fillier	St. John’s Fog Devils (QMJHL)
189		RW	Jordan Knackstedt	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
190		C	Trevor Nill	Compuware (T1EHL 18U)
191		LW	Ryan Watson	Cambridge (MWJHL)
192		D	Scott Kishel	Virginia HS (High-MN)
193		C	David Skokan	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
194		D	Carl Gunnarsson	Linkoping HC (Sweden)
195		RW	Johan Alcen	Brynas IF (Sweden)
196		D	Simon Lacroix	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
197		D	Michael Ward	Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
198		C/RW	Danny Hobbs	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL)
199		LW	Andrew Glass	Noble & Greenough School (High-MA)
200		RW	Carson McMillan	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
201		D	Justin Braun	Massachusetts (H-East)
202		G	Sergei Gayduchenko	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-3)
203		LW	Frazer McLaren	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
204		G	Atte Engren	Lukko Jr. (Finland Jr.)
205		D	Paul Postma	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
206		RW	Dan Gendur	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
207		D	Ryan Molle	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
208		D	Bryan Rufenach	Lindsay (OPJHL)
209		D	Drew Mackenzie	Taft School (High-CT)
210		LW	Justin Courtnall	Burnaby (BCHL)
211		RW	Trent Vogelhuber	St. Louis Bandits (NAHL)