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Kyle Turris, left, rounded out the top 3 with Kane and vanRiemsdyk.
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NHL Draft - Vital Information
When and where: June 22-23 in Columbus, Ohio |
Watch:
Friday, First round, 7 p.m. ET (Versus) Saturday, Rounds 2-7, 10 a.m. |
Outlook: Draft order | Prospects | Past No. 1 picks |
Round-by-round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
2007 Draft Order
PK | TEAM | SELECTION |
1. | Chicago | Patrick Kane |
2. | Philadelphia | James vanRiemsdyk |
3. | Phoenix | Kyle Turris |
4. | Los Angeles | Thomas Hickey |
5. | Washington | Karl Alzner |
6. | Edmonton | Sam Gagner |
7. | Columbus | Jakub Voracek |
8. | Boston | Zach Hamill |
9. | San Jose (from STL) | Logan Couture |
10. | Florida | Keaton Ellerby |
11. | Carolina | Brandon Sutter |
12. | Montreal | Ryan McDonagh |
13. | St. Louis (from SJ) | Lars Eller |
14. | Colorado | Kevin Shattenkirk |
15. | Edmonton (from NYI) | Alex Plante |
16. | Minnesota (from ANA) | Colton Gillies |
17. | New York Rangers | Alexei Cherepanov |
18. | St. Louis (from CGY) | Ian Cole |
19. | Anaheim (from MIN) | Logan MacMillan |
20. | Pittsburgh | Angelo Esposito |
21. | Edmonton (from PHO) | Riley Nash |
22. | Montreal (from San Jose) | Max Pacioretty |
23. | Nashville (from PHI) | Jonathon Blum |
24. | Calgary (from STL) | Mikael Backlund |
25. | Vancouver | Patrick White |
26. | St. Louis (from NJ/SJ) | David Perron |
27. | Detroit | Brendan Smith |
28. | San Jose (from WAS) | Nicholas Petrecki |
29. | Ottawa | James O'Brien |
30. | Phoenix (from EDM) | Nick Ross |
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