2007 NHL Draft
James van Riemsdyk in the 2007 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected James van Riemsdyk 2nd overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1154, and only 5 have scored more points than his 696.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 2007 draft
- 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2James van RiemsdykL1154 GP · 696 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Kyle TurrisC776 GP · 425 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 4Thomas HickeyD456 GP · 117 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Karl AlznerD686 GP · 130 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
2nd
of 211 players selected
2nd
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
- 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 2James van RiemsdykL1154 GP · 696 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Kyle TurrisC776 GP · 425 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 4Thomas HickeyD456 GP · 117 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Karl AlznerD686 GP · 130 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Sam GagnerC1043 GP · 529 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Jakub VoracekR1058 GP · 806 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 8Zach HamillC20 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Logan CoutureC933 GP · 701 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Keaton EllerbyD212 GP · 27 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
James van Riemsdyk made his NHL debut on October 2, 2009, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
1154
Games
342
Goals
354
Assists
696
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2007 draft
- 2James van RiemsdykL1154 GP · 696 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 41Kevin MarshallD10 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 66Garrett KlotzLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 122Mario KempeR70 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 152Jon KalinskiL22 GP · 5 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Patrick MaroonL848 GP · 323 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 182Brad PhillipsGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers