2007_NHL_Entry_Draft

2007 NHL entry draft

2007 NHL entry draft

45th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players

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.[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.

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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, and also tied the record of the most Americans being selected in the first round with ten players.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Draft day trades

Central Scouting final rankings

Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Selections by round

 = NHL All-Star[8] ·  = NHL All-Star[8] and NHL All-Star team ·

Round one

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Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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

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Round three

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Round four

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  1. Phoenix's fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on August 23, 2005 that sent Mike Leclerc to Phoenix in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.
  2. The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 24, 2006 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
    The Rangers re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 8, 2009 that sent Maxim Kondratiev to Anaheim in exchange for Petr Sýkora and this pick.
    Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 23, 2005 that sent Steve Rucchin to the Rangers in exchange for Trevor Gillies and a conditional pick in the 2007 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.

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Round six

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  1. Calgary's acquired sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 23, 2007 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for a sixth-round pick (# 169 overall) in the 2007 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 4, 2005 that sent Chris Clark and a seventh-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. Colorado's sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 1, 2006 that sent the rights to Michael Vernace to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

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  1. Calgary's seventh-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on August 4, 2005 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Chris Clark and this pick.

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North American draftees by state/province

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References

  1. [1]
    Columbus to host 2007 NHL Draft [dead link], NHL.com
  2. [2]
    Blackhawks take Kane first overall. TSN. Accessed June 23, 2007.
  3. [3]
    NHL Draft Drawing set for April 10[permanent dead link], NHL.com
  4. [4]
    "Blackhawks win NHL Draft Lottery", TSN
  5. [5]
    "Leafs get Toskala and Bell from Sharks". TSN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Aucoin waives no-trade to go to Calgary", TSN
  7. [7]
    "Panthers get Vokoun from Predators", TSN
  8. [8]
    Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  9. [9]
    Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers for Martin Biron on February 27, 2007
  10. [10]
    Acquired with a conditional 3rd round pick in 2009 from the Los Angeles Kings for Dan Cloutier on July 5, 2006
  11. [11]
    Acquired for a 2nd round pick and a 3rd round pick in 2007.
  12. [12]
    Acquired with a 1st round pick in 2007 for a 1st round pick in 2007
  13. [13]
    See pick 35.
  14. [14]
    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
  15. [15]
    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.
  16. [16]
    See picks 9 and 13.
  17. [17]
    Acquired from the New York Islanders for Richard Zednik on February 26, 2007
  18. [18]
    Acquired with Jordan Leopold and a 2nd round pick in 2006 from the Calgary Flames for Alex Tanguay on June 24, 2006
  19. [19]
    Acquired with Willie Mitchell from the Minnesota Wild for Martin Skoula and Shawn Belle on March 9, 2006
  20. [20]
    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
  21. [21]
    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
  22. [22]
    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
  23. [23]
    Acquired for Bryan Smolinski on February 26, 2007.
  24. [24]
    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
  25. [25]
    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
  26. [26]
    Acquired along with Freddy Meyer for Alexei Zhitnik on December 16, 2006.
  27. [27]
    (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.
  28. [28]
    See pick 52.
  29. [29]
    Acquired for Richard Zednik on July 12, 2006.
  30. [30]
    Acquired along with Lasse Kukkonen for Kyle Calder on February 26, 2007.
  31. [31]
    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.
  32. [32]
    Acquired along with a 2nd round pick in 2007 for a 2nd round pick in 2007 on June 23, 2007.
  33. [33]
    Acquired along with a 1st round pick in 2007 for a 1st round pick in 2007.
  34. [34]
    See picks 16 (Anaheim to Tampa Bay) and 55 (Colorado to Anaheim).
  35. [35]
    Acquired from Atlanta for Chris Thorburn on June 22, 2007. Atlanta acquired along with Pascal Dupuis for Alex Bourret on February 27, 2007.
  36. [36]
    Acquired for David Hale and a 5th round pick in 2007 on February 27, 2007.
  37. [37]
    Acquired for Dominic Moore on February 27, 2007.
  38. [38]
    Acquired for Dominic Moore and Libor Pivko on July 19, 2006.
  39. [39]
    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.
  40. [40]
    See pick 24.
  41. [41]
    Acquired for Steve McCarthy on August 22, 2005.
  42. [42]
    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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