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National Hockey League - 2007 Round 1 Entry Draft History

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
1	1	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Kane	R	London Knights	OHL
1	2	Philadelphia Flyers	James Van Riemsdyk	L	US National Under 18 Team
1	3	Arizona Coyotes	Kyle Turris	C	Burnaby Express	BCHL
1	4	Los Angeles Kings	Thomas Hickey	D	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
1	5	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	D	Calgary Hitmen	WHL
1	6	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner	C	London Knights	OHL
1	7	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jakub Voracek	R	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
1	8	Boston Bruins	Zach Hamill	C	Everett Silvertips	WHL
1	9	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture	C	Ottawa 67's	OHL
1	10	Florida Panthers	Keaton Ellerby	D	Kamloops Blazers	WHL
1	11	Carolina Hurricanes	Brandon Sutter	C	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
1	12	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan McDonagh	D	Cretin Derham Hall H.S.	MN
1	13	St Louis Blues	Lars Eller	F	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
1	14	Colorado Avalanche	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	US National Under 18 Team
1	15	Edmonton Oilers	Alexandre Plante	D	Calgary Hitmen	WHL
1	16	Minnesota Wild	Colton Gillies	C	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
1	17	New York Rangers	Alexei Cherepanov	R	Omsk Avangard	Russia
1	18	St Louis Blues	Ian Cole	D	US National Under 18 Team
1	19	Anaheim Ducks	Logan MacMillan	C	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
1	20	Pittsburgh Penquins	Angelo Esposito	C	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
1	21	Edmonton Oilers	Riley Nash	C	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL
1	22	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	L	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL
1	23	Nashville Predators	Jonathan Blum	D	Vancouver Giants	WHL
1	24	Calgary Flames	Mikael Backlund	C	Vasteras IK	Swe-1
1	25	Vancouver Canucks	Patrick White	C	Tri-City Storm	USHL
1	26	St Louis Blues	David Perron	L	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL
1	27	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Smith	D	St. Michael's Buzzers	OPJHL
1	28	San Jose Sharks	Nick Petrecki	D	Omaha Lancers	USHL
1	29	Ottawa Senators	Jim O'Brien	C	U. of Minnesota	NCAA
1	30	Arizona Coyotes	Nick Ross	D	Regina Pats	WHL

2007 Round 2 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
2	31	Buffalo Sabres	T.J. Brennan	D	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL
2	32	Arizona Coyotes	Brett MacLean	L	Oshawa Generals	OHL
2	33	Vancouver Canucks	Taylor Ellington	D	Everett Silvertips	WHL
2	34	Washington Capitals	Josh Godfrey	D	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
2	35	Boston Bruins	Tommy Cross	D	Westminster H.S.	CT
2	36	Arizona Coyotes	Joel Gistedt	G	Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg	SEL
2	37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Stefan Legein	R	Mississauga Ice Dogs	OHL
2	38	Chicago Blackhawks	Billy Sweatt	L	Colorado College	NCAA
2	39	St Louis Blues	Simon Hjalmarsson	R	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
2	40	Florida Panthers	Michal Repik	R	Vancouver Giants	WHL
2	41	Philadelphia Flyers	Kevin Marshall	D	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL
2	42	Anaheim Ducks	Eric Tangradi	C	Belleville Bulls	OHL
2	43	Montreal Canadiens	P.K. Subban	D	Belleville Bulls	OHL
2	44	St Louis Blues	Aaron Palushaj	R	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL
2	45	Colorado Avalanche	Colby Cohen	D	Lincoln Stars	USHL
2	46	Washington Capitals	Ted Ruth	D	US National Under 18 Team
2	47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dana Tyrell	C	Prince George Cougars	WHL
2	48	New York Rangers	Antoine Lafleur	G	Prince Edward Island Rocket	QMJHL
2	49	Colorado Avalanche	Trevor Cann	G	Peterborough Petes	OHL
2	50	Dallas Stars	Nico Sacchetti	C	Virginia H.S.	MN
2	51	Pittsburgh Penquins	Keven Veilleux	C	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL
2	52	Los Angeles Kings	Oscar Moller	C	Chilliwack Bruins	WHL
2	53	Columbus Blue Jackets	Will Weber	D	Gaylord H.S.	MI
2	54	Nashville Predators	Jeremy Smith	G	Plymouth Whalers	OHL
2	55	Colorado Avalanche	T.J. Galiardi	W	Dartmouth College	NCAA
2	56	Chicago Blackhawks	Akim Aliu	R	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
2	57	New Jersey Devils	Mike Hoeffel	W	US National Under 18 Team
2	58	Nashville Predators	Nick Spaling	C	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
2	59	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Schiestel	D	Mississauga Ice Dogs	OHL
2	60	Ottawa Senators	Ruslan Bashkirov	L	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL
2	61	Los Angeles Kings	Wayne Simmonds	R	Owen Sound Attack	OHL

2007 Round 3 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
3	62	New York Islanders	Mark Katic	D	Sarnia Sting	OHL
3	63	Anaheim Ducks	Maxime Macenauer	C	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL
3	64	Dallas Stars	Sergei Korostin	R	Moscow Dynamo	Russia
3	65	Montreal Canadiens	Olivier Fortier	C	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL
3	66	Philadelphia Flyers	Garrett Klotz	L	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
3	67	Atlanta Thrashers	Spencer Machacek	R	Vancouver Giants	WHL
3	68	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jake Hansen	W	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL
3	69	Chicago Blackhawks	Maxime Tanguay	C	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL
3	70	Calgary Flames	John Negrin	D	Kootenay Ice	WHL
3	71	Florida Panthers	Evgeny Dadonov	R	Chelyabinsk Traktor	Russia
3	72	Carolina Hurricanes	Drayson Bowman	L	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
3	73	Montreal Canadiens	Yannick Weber	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
3	74	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dale Mitchell	R	Oshawa Generals	OHL
3	75	Tampa Bay Lightning	Luca Cunti	F	Dubendorf	Switzerlan
3	76	New York Islanders	Jason Gregoire	L	Lincoln Stars	USHL
3	77	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Killorn	C	Deerfield Academy	Mass. H.S.
3	78	Pittsburgh Penquins	Robert Bortuzzo	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
3	79	New Jersey Devils	Nick Palmieri	R	Erie Otters	OHL
3	80	Pittsburgh Penquins	Casey Pierro-Zabotel	C	Merritt Centennials	BCHL
3	81	Nashville Predators	Ryan Thang	L	Notre Dame	NCAA
3	82	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Cameron	C	Belleville Bulls	OHL
3	83	San Jose Sharks	Timo Pielmeier	G	Cologne Sharks	DEL
3	84	Washington Capitals	Philip DeSimone	C	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL
3	85	St Louis Blues	Brett Sonne	C	Calgary Hitmen	WHL
3	86	Chicago Blackhawks	Josh Unice	G	US National Under 18 Team
3	87	New Jersey Devils	Corbin McPherson	D	Cowichan Valley Capitals	BCHL
3	88	Detroit Red Wings	Joakim Andersson	C	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
3	89	Buffalo Sabres	Corey Tropp	R	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL
3	90	Ottawa Senators	Louie Caporusso	F	St. Michael's Buzzers	OPJHL
3	91	San Jose Sharks	Tyson Sexsmith	G	Vancouver Giants	WHL

2007 Round 4 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
4	92	Anaheim Ducks	Justin Vaive	L	US National Under 18 Team
4	93	Anaheim Ducks	Steven Kampfer	D	U. of Michigan	NCAA
4	94	Columbus Blue Jackets	Maxim Mayorov	W	Leninogorsk	Russia
4	95	Los Angeles Kings	Alec Martinez	D	Miami University (Ohio)	NCAA
4	96	St Louis Blues	Cade Fairchild	D	US National Under 18 Team
4	97	Edmonton Oilers	Linus Omark	W	Lulea HF	SEL
4	98	Anaheim Ducks	Sebastian Stefaniszin	G	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL
4	99	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matt Frattin	R	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL
4	100	St Louis Blues	Travis Erstad	F	Lincoln Stars	USHL
4	101	Florida Panthers	Matt Rust	C	US National Under 18 Team
4	102	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin McCrae	C	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
4	103	Arizona Coyotes	Vladimir Ruzicka	C	Slavia Praha HC	Czech
4	104	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ben Winnett	L	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL
4	105	Colorado Avalanche	Bradley Malone	F	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL
4	106	New York Islanders	Max Gratchev	L	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL
4	107	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mitch Fadden	C	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
4	108	Washington Capitals	Brett Bruneteau	C	Omaha Lancers	USHL
4	109	Los Angeles Kings	Dwight King	C	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
4	110	Minnesota Wild	Justin Falk	D	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
4	111	Pittsburgh Penquins	Luca Caputi	L	Mississauga Ice Dogs	OHL
4	112	Dallas Stars	Colton Sceviour	R	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL
4	113	Colorado Avalanche	Kent Patterson	G	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL
4	114	Nashville Predators	Ben Ryan	C	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL
4	115	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Lucenius	C	Tappara Tampere	FNL
4	116	Calgary Flames	Keith Aulie	D	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
4	117	New Jersey Devils	Matt Halischuk	R	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
4	118	Pittsburgh Penquins	Alex Grant	D	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL
4	119	Nashville Predators	Mark Santorelli	C	Chilliwack Bruins	WHL
4	120	Ottawa Senators	Ben Blood	D	Shattuck St. Mary's	Minn.
4	121	Anaheim Ducks	Mattias Modig	G	Lulea HF	SEL

2007 Round 5 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
5	122	Philadelphia Flyers	Mario Kempe	R	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL
5	123	Arizona Coyotes	Maxim Goncharov	D	CSKA Moscow	Russia
5	124	Los Angeles Kings	Linden Rowatt	G	Regina Pats	WHL
5	125	Washington Capitals	Brett Leffler	R	Regina Pats	WHL
5	126	Chicago Blackhawks	Joseph Lavin	D	US National Under 18 Team
5	127	Edmonton Oilers	Milan Kytnar	C	Topolcany	Slovakia
5	128	Dallas Stars	Austin Smith	R	Gunnery Prep.	CT
5	129	Dallas Stars	Jamie Benn	L	Victoria Grizzlies	BCHL
5	130	Boston Bruins	Denis Reul	D	Heilbronn Falcons	GerObl
5	131	Florida Panthers	John Lee	D	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL
5	132	Carolina Hurricanes	Chris Terry	L	Plymouth Whalers	OHL
5	133	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Stejskal	D	Grand Rapids H.S.	MN
5	134	Toronto Maple Leafs	Juraj Mikus	D	Trencin	Slovakia
5	135	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Carey	C	Salisbury School	Conn. H.S.
5	136	Dallas Stars	Ondrej Roman	C	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
5	137	Los Angeles Kings	Joshua Turnbull	C	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL
5	138	New York Rangers	Max Campbell	C	Strathroy	WJRB
5	139	Buffalo Sabres	Bradley Eidsness	G	Okotoks Oilers	AJHL
5	140	Minnesota Wild	Cody Almond	C	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
5	141	Pittsburgh Penquins	Jacob Muzzin	D	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
5	142	Montreal Canadiens	Andrew Conboy	L	Omaha Lancers	USHL
5	143	Calgary Flames	Mickey Renaud	C	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
5	144	Nashville Predators	Andreas Thuresson	W	Malmo IF	SEL
5	145	Vancouver Canucks	Charles-Antoine Messie	C	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL
5	146	Vancouver Canucks	Ilya Kablukov	W	CSKA Moscow	Russia
5	147	Buffalo Sabres	Jean-Simon Allard	C	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL
5	148	Detroit Red Wings	Randy Cameron	C	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL
5	149	Dallas Stars	Michael Neal	L	Belleville Bulls	OHL
5	150	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Marshall	F	Nobles Prep	MA
5	151	Anaheim Ducks	Brett Morrison	C	Prince Edward Island Rocket	QMJHL

2007 Round 6 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
6	152	Philadelphia Flyers	Jon Kalinski	L	Minnesota State U - Mankato	NCAA
6	153	Arizona Coyotes	Scott Darling	G	Capital District	EJHL
6	154	Washington Capitals	Dan Dunn	G	Wellington Dukes	OPJHL
6	155	Colorado Avalanche	Jens Hellgren	D	Frolunda Jrs	Sweden
6	156	Chicago Blackhawks	Richard Greenop	C	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
6	157	Edmonton Oilers	William Quist	W	Tingsryds	Sweden
6	158	Columbus Blue Jackets	Allen York	G	Camrose Kodiaks	AJHL
6	159	Boston Bruins	Alain Goulet	D	Aurora Tigers	OPJHL
6	160	St Louis Blues	Anthony Peluso	D	Erie Otters	OHL
6	161	Philadelphia Flyers	Patrick Maroon	L	St. Louis Bandits	NAHL
6	162	Carolina Hurricanes	Brett Bellemore	D	Plymouth Whalers	OHL
6	163	Montreal Canadiens	Nichlas Torp	D	HV71 Jrs	Sweden
6	164	Toronto Maple Leafs	Christopher DiDomenico	C	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL
6	165	San Jose Sharks	Patrik Zackrisson	W	Rogle BK	Swe-1
6	166	New York Islanders	Blake Kessel	D	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL
6	167	Tampa Bay Lightning	Johan Harju	L	Lulea HF	SEL
6	168	New York Rangers	Carl Hagelin	L	Sodertalje Jr.	Sweden
6	169	Boston Bruins	Radim Ostrcil	D	Vsetin HC	Czech
6	170	Minnesota Wild	Harri Ilvonen	D	Tappara Jrs.	Finland
6	171	Pittsburgh Penquins	Dustin Jeffrey	C	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
6	172	Dallas Stars	Luke Gazdic	L	Erie Otters	OHL
6	173	San Jose Sharks	Nick Bonino	C	Avon Old Farms H.S.	CT
6	174	Nashville Predators	Robert Dietrich	D	DEG Metro Stars	DEL
6	175	Atlanta Thrashers	John Albert	C	US National Under 18 Team
6	176	Vancouver Canucks	Taylor Matson	C	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL
6	177	New Jersey Devils	Vili Sopanen	W	Pelicans	FNL
6	178	Detroit Red Wings	Zack Torquato	C	Erie Otters	OHL
6	179	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Byron	C	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL
6	180	Washington Capitals	Justin Taylor	C	London Knights	OHL
6	181	Florida Panthers	Corey Syvret	D	Guelph Storm	OHL

2007 Round 7 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
7	182	Philadelphia Flyers	Brad Phillips	G	US National Under 18 Team
7	183	Tampa Bay Lightning	Torrie Jung	G	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
7	184	Los Angeles Kings	Josh Kidd	D	Erie Otters	OHL
7	185	Washington Capitals	Nick Larson	C	Omaha Lancers	USHL
7	186	Calgary Flames	C.J. Severyn	L	US National Under 18 Team
7	187	Buffalo Sabres	Nick Eno	G	Green Mountain	EJHL
7	188	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Fillier	L	St. John's Fog Devils	QMJHL
7	189	Boston Bruins	Jordan Knackstedt	R	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
7	190	St Louis Blues	Trevor Nill	C	Compuware Midget	MWEHL
7	191	Florida Panthers	Ryan Watson	L	Cambridge H.S.	MA
7	192	Montreal Canadiens	Scott Kishel	D	Virginia H.S.	MN
7	193	New York Rangers	David Skokan	C	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL
7	194	Toronto Maple Leafs	Carl Gunnarsson	D	Linkoping HC	SEL
7	195	Colorado Avalanche	Johan Alcen	W	Brynas IF Gavle	SEL
7	196	New York Islanders	Simon Lacroix	D	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL
7	197	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michael Ward	D	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL
7	198	New York Rangers	Danny Hobbs	F	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	USHL
7	199	Washington Capitals	Andrew Glass	L	Nobles Prep	MA
7	200	Minnesota Wild	Carson McMillan	R	Calgary Hitmen	WHL
7	201	San Jose Sharks	Justin Braun	D	UMass-Amherst	NCAA
7	202	Florida Panthers	Sergei Gayduchenko	G	Yaroslavl Jrs.	Russia
7	203	San Jose Sharks	Frazer McLaren	L	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL
7	204	Nashville Predators	Atte Engren	G	Lukko Rauma	FNL
7	205	Atlanta Thrashers	Paul Postma	D	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
7	206	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Gendur	R	Everett Silvertips	WHL
7	207	New Jersey Devils	Ryan Molle	D	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
7	208	Detroit Red Wings	Bryan Rufenach	D	Lindsay Muskies	OPJHL
7	209	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Mackenzie	D	Taft H.S.	CT
7	210	Tampa Bay Lightning	Justin Courtnall	L	Burnaby Express	BCHL
7	211	Columbus Blue Jackets	Trent Vogelhuber	R	St. Louis Bandits	NAHL