2007 NHL Draft
Patrick Kane in the 2007 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Patrick Kane first overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1384, and none has scored more points than his 1409.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 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
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 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
Patrick Kane made his NHL debut on October 4, 2007, 104 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2007 draft
- 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 38Bill SweattL3 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 56Akim AliuR7 GP · 3 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 69Maxime TanguayCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 86Josh UniceGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 126Joe LavinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156Richard GreenopCCHIChicago Blackhawks