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2007 NHL Draft

Paul Byron in the 2007 NHL Draft

Buffalo Sabres selected Paul Byron 179th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 6.

It was the sixth of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 521 games put him 32nd in the class.

Overall pick
179
Round and pick
Round 6, pick 28
Drafting team
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 176–182 in the 2007 draft

  1. 176Taylor MatsonCVAN
  2. 177Vili SopanenFNJD
  3. 178Zack TorquatoCDET
  4. 179Paul ByronL521 GP · 208 PBUF
  5. 180Justin TaylorCWSH
  6. 181Corey SyvretDFLA
  7. 182Brad PhillipsGPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2007 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2007 class

179th
of 211 players selected
115th
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

  1. 1Patrick KaneR1384 GP · 1409 PCHI
  2. 2James van RiemsdykL1154 GP · 696 PPHI
  3. 3Kyle TurrisC776 GP · 425 PPHX
  4. 4Thomas HickeyD456 GP · 117 PLAK
  5. 5Karl AlznerD686 GP · 130 PWSH
  6. 6Sam GagnerC1043 GP · 529 PEDM
  7. 7Jakub VoracekR1058 GP · 806 PCBJ
  8. 8Zach HamillC20 GP · 4 PBOS
  9. 9Logan CoutureC933 GP · 701 PSJS
  10. 10Keaton EllerbyD212 GP · 27 PFLA

+ 201 more

The 2007 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Paul Byron made his NHL debut on January 23, 2011, 3 years and 214 days after the draft.

521
Games
98
Goals
110
Assists
208
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2007 draft

  1. 31TJ BrennanD53 GP · 13 PBUF
  2. 59Drew SchiestelDBUF
  3. 89Corey TroppR149 GP · 27 PBUF
  4. 139Bradley EidsnessGBUF
  5. 147Jean-Simon AllardCBUF
  6. 179Paul ByronL521 GP · 208 PBUF
  7. 187Nick EnoGBUF
  8. 209Drew MacKenzieDBUF