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2007 NHL Draft

Colton Gillies in the 2007 NHL Draft

Minnesota Wild selected Colton Gillies 16th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 5 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 154 games put him 47th in the class.

Overall pick
16
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 16
Drafting team
MINMinnesota Wild
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 13–19 in the 2007 draft

  1. 13Lars EllerC1199 GP · 447 PSTL
  2. 14Kevin ShattenkirkD952 GP · 484 PCOL
  3. 15Alex PlanteD10 GP · 2 PEDM
  4. 16Colton GilliesC154 GP · 18 PMIN
  5. 17Alexei CherepanovRNYR
  6. 18Ian ColeD1005 GP · 233 PSTL
  7. 19Logan MacmillanCANA

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2007 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2007 class

16th
of 211 players selected
10th
of 131 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHI
  2. 2James van RiemsdykL1154 GP · 696 PPHI
  3. 3Kyle TurrisC776 GP · 425 PPHX
  4. 4Thomas HickeyD456 GP · 117 PLAK
  5. 5Karl AlznerD686 GP · 130 PWSH
  6. 6Sam GagnerC1043 GP · 529 PEDM
  7. 7Jakub VoracekR1058 GP · 806 PCBJ
  8. 8Zach HamillC20 GP · 4 PBOS
  9. 9Logan CoutureC933 GP · 701 PSJS
  10. 10Keaton EllerbyD212 GP · 27 PFLA

+ 201 more

The 2007 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Colton Gillies made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, 1 year and 111 days after the draft.

154
Games
6
Goals
12
Assists
18
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Minnesota Wild picks in the 2007 draft

  1. 16Colton GilliesC154 GP · 18 PMIN
  2. 110Justin FalkD279 GP · 33 PMIN
  3. 140Cody AlmondC25 GP · 2 PMIN
  4. 170Harri IlvonenDMIN
  5. 200Carson McMillanR16 GP · 5 PMIN