2007 NHL Draft
Mario Kempe in the 2007 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Mario Kempe 122nd overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
He was the eighth of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth 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. His 70 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 122
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 119–125 in the 2007 draft
- 119Mark SantorelliCNSHNashville Predators
- 120Ben BloodDOTTOttawa Senators
- 121Mattias ModigGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 122Mario KempeR70 GP · 13 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 123Maxim GoncharovDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 124Linden RowatGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 125Brett LefflerRWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
8th
of 17 Swedes selected
79th
of 131 forwards selected
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
Mario Kempe made his NHL debut on October 10, 2017, 10 years and 109 days after the draft.
70
Games
6
Goals
7
Assists
13
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