2007 NHL Draft
Akim Aliu in the 2007 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Akim Aliu 56th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 7 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 7 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 56
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 26
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 53–59 in the 2007 draft
- 53Will WeberDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 54Jeremy SmithG10 GP · 1 WNSHNashville Predators
- 55TJ GaliardiL321 GP · 105 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 56Akim AliuR7 GP · 3 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 57Mike HoeffelFNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 58Nick SpalingC437 GP · 124 PNSHNashville Predators
- 59Drew SchiestelDBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
1st
of 1 Nigerians selected
32nd
of 131 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Akim Aliu made his NHL debut on April 5, 2012, 4 years and 287 days after the draft.
7
Games
2
Goals
1
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2007 draft
- 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 38Bill SweattL3 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 56Akim AliuR7 GP · 3 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 69Maxime TanguayCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 86Josh UniceGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 126Joe LavinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156Richard GreenopCCHIChicago Blackhawks