2007 NHL Draft
Sam Gagner in the 2007 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Sam Gagner 6th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 1043, and only 9 have scored more points than his 529.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2007 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
6th
of 211 players selected
4th
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
- 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
Sam Gagner made his NHL debut on October 4, 2007, 104 days after the draft.
1043
Games
197
Goals
332
Assists
529
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2007 draft
- 6Sam GagnerC1043 GP · 529 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 15Alex PlanteD10 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 21Riley NashC628 GP · 176 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 97Linus OmarkL79 GP · 32 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 127Milan KytnarC1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 157William QuistFEDMEdmonton Oilers