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American players in the 2007 NHL Draft
64 American players were picked in the 2007 NHL Draft, 11 of them in the first round. Patrick Kane went first overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks. That was the second most of the 11 countries with a player picked. 30 of them have played in the NHL.
64
Picked
11
In the first round
30
Have played in the NHL
Every pick, round by round
Round 1
11 picks
2
11
12
14
18
22
23
25
Patrick White (C)Center
28
29
Round 2
11 picks
31
35
38
42
44
45
46
Theo Ruth (D)Defenseman
50
Nico Sacchetti (C)Center
53
Will Weber (D)Defenseman
54
57
Mike Hoeffel (F)Forward
Round 3
8 picks
68
Jake Hansen (F)Forward
72
79
81
84
Phil Desimone (C)Center
86
Josh Unice (G)Goaltender
87
Corbin McPherson (D)Defenseman
89
Round 4
10 picks
92
Justin Vaive (L)Left wing
93
95
96
100
Travis Erstad (F)Forward
101
Matt Rust (C)Center
108
Brett Bruneteau (C)Center
113
Kent Patterson (G)Goaltender
114
Ben Ryan (C)Center
120
Ben Blood (D)Defenseman
Round 5
8 picks
126
Joe Lavin (D)Defenseman
128
Austin Smith (R)Right wing
131
John Lee (D)Defenseman
133
Joe Stejskal (D)Defenseman
135
137
Joshua Turnbull (C)Center
142
Andrew Conboy (L)Left wing
150
Matt Marshall (F)Forward
Round 6
6 picks
153
161
166
Blake Kessel (D)Defenseman
173
175
176
Taylor Matson (C)Center
Round 7
10 picks
182
Brad Phillips (G)Goaltender
185
Nick Larson (C)Center
186
C.J. Severyn (L)Left wing
187
Nick Eno (G)Goaltender
190
Trevor Nill (C)Center
192
Scott Kishel (D)Defenseman
199
Andrew Glass (L)Left wing
201
209
Drew MacKenzie (D)Defenseman
211
Trent Vogelhuber (R)Right wing
The teams that drafted them
MTLMontréal Canadiens5 picks, first at 12
STLSt. Louis Blues5 picks, first at 18
WSHWashington Capitals5 picks, first at 46
CHIChicago Blackhawks4 picks, first at 1
COLColorado Avalanche4 picks, first at 14
NSHNashville Predators4 picks, first at 23
BUFBuffalo Sabres4 picks, first at 31
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 picks, first at 2
SJSSan Jose Sharks3 picks, first at 28
ANAAnaheim Ducks3 picks, first at 42
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 picks, first at 53
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 picks, first at 57
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 picks, first at 11
VANVancouver Canucks2 picks, first at 25
OTTOttawa Senators2 picks, first at 29
DALDallas Stars2 picks, first at 50
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 picks, first at 95
FLAFlorida Panthers2 picks, first at 101
BOSBoston BruinsNo. 35
TBLTampa Bay LightningNo. 150
PHXPhoenix CoyotesNo. 153
NYINew York IslandersNo. 166
ATLAtlanta ThrashersNo. 175
CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 186
The class in the NHL
The class against the other years
- 2026Chase Reid · 757
- 2025James Hagens · 752
- 2024Zeev Buium · 1239
- 2023Will Smith · 448
- 2022Logan Cooley · 349
- 2021Matty Beniers · 250
- 2020Jake Sanderson · 552
- 2019Jack Hughes · 158
- 2018Brady Tkachuk · 454
- 2017Casey Mittelstadt · 850
- 2016Auston Matthews · 154
- 2015Jack Eichel · 255
- 2014Dylan Larkin · 1566
- 2013Seth Jones · 456
- 2012Alex Galchenyuk · 353
- 2011Sean Couturier · 864
- 2010Jack Campbell · 1158
- 2009Nick Leddy · 1655
- 2008Zach Bogosian · 346
- 2007Patrick Kane · 164
- 2006Erik Johnson · 160
- 2005Bobby Ryan · 262
- 2004Blake Wheeler · 564
- 2003Ryan Suter · 759
- 2002Ryan Whitney · 559
- 2001Mike Komisarek · 742
- 2000Rick DiPietro · 154
- 1999Tim Connolly · 550
- 1998David Legwand · 240
- 1997Paul Mara · 738
- 1996Erik Rasmussen · 731
- 1995Bryan Berard · 117
- 1994Jason Bonsignore · 448
- 1993Landon Wilson · 1956
- 1992Ryan Sittler · 739
- 1991Scott Lachance · 467
- 1990Derian Hatcher · 872
- 1989Bill Guerin · 576
- 1988Mike Modano · 182
- 1987John LeClair · 3398
- 1986Jimmy Carson · 266
- 1985Craig Wolanin · 366
- 1984Eddie Olczyk · 361
- 1983Brian Lawton · 160
- 1982Phil Housley · 662
- 1981Bobby Carpenter · 337
- 1980Rik Wilson · 1235
- 1979Mike Ramsey · 1110
- 1978Curt Fraser · 2247
- 1977Jere Gillis · 437
- 1976Reed Larson · 2223
- 1975Peter Scamurra · 1944
- 1974Lee Fogolin Jr. · 1137
- 1973Ron Serafini · 5013