2007 NHL Draft
Karl Alzner in the 2007 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Karl Alzner 5th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 686 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2007 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
5th
of 211 players selected
2nd
of 60 defensemen 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
Karl Alzner made his NHL debut on November 26, 2008, 1 year and 157 days after the draft.
686
Games
20
Goals
110
Assists
130
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2007 draft
- 5Karl AlznerD686 GP · 130 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Josh GodfreyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 46Theo RuthDWSHWashington Capitals
- 84Phil DesimoneCWSHWashington Capitals
- 108Brett BruneteauCWSHWashington Capitals
- 125Brett LefflerRWSHWashington Capitals
- 154Dan DunnGWSHWashington Capitals
- 180Justin TaylorCWSHWashington Capitals
- 185Nick LarsonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 199Andrew GlassLWSHWashington Capitals