2007 NHL Draft
Johan Harju in the 2007 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Johan Harju 167th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 6.
He was the 14th of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth of the 9 picks Tampa Bay Lightning made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 10 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 167
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 16
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 164–170 in the 2007 draft
- 164Christopher DiDomenicoL27 GP · 10 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 165Patrik ZackrissonFSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 166Blake KesselDNYINew York Islanders
- 167Johan HarjuL10 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 168Carl HagelinL713 GP · 296 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 169Radim OstrcilDBOSBoston Bruins
- 170Harri IlvonenDMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 24Mikael BacklundC1161 GP · 611 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 36Joel GistedtGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 39Simon HjalmarssonRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 52Oscar MöllerR87 GP · 26 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 88Joakim AnderssonC205 GP · 36 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 97Linus OmarkL79 GP · 32 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 121Mattias ModigGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 122Mario KempeR70 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 144Andreas ThuressonR25 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
- 155Jens HellgrenDCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Johan Harju made his NHL debut on November 12, 2010, 3 years and 142 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 2007 draft
- 47Dana TyrellC135 GP · 24 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 75Luca CuntiFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 77Alex KillornL1046 GP · 577 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 107Mitch FaddenCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 150Matt MarshallFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 167Johan HarjuL10 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 183Torrie JungGNo NHL gamesTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 197Michael WardDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 210Justin CourtnallLTBLTampa Bay Lightning