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The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007.
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The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds 2 through 7 taking place on June 23, 2007. The draft was televised on TSN and RDS, with the first round simulcasted in the United States on Versus and in Europe on North American Sports Network.
Columbus Blue Jackets then President and General Manager Doug MacLean and the NHL announced the event on March 21, 2006. On March 13, 2007, it was reported that NHL owners had voted in favor of changes to the team ranking system which would begin at the 2007 draft.
Starting with the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the team that lost the Stanley Cup final will receive the 29th pick, the conference finalists will get the 27th and 28th picks, and each team eliminated prior to the conference finals will receive the next higher picks.
The draft order of the first 14 picks was determined by a lottery involving the non-playoff teams on April 10 .
Under the weighted lottery system, the club with the fewest regular-season points had the greatest chance (25%) of winning the Draft Drawing and could pick no lower than second at the 2007 Entry Draft. The winner of the drawing would move up a maximum of four places, with all other clubs' draft order being adjusted accordingly (no team moving down more than one spot).
The Chicago Blackhawks, originally slated to draft in 5th place, won the lottery and as a result had the first overall pick in the draft.
Round 1
•The 2007 NHL Entry Draft marked the first time in NHL history in which American players were selected with the top two picks, with Patrick Kane and James vanRiemsdyk being selected by the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers, respectively. •The 2007 NHL draft also tied the record of the most Americans being selected in the first round with 10 players.
1.Columbus to host 2007 NHL Draft, NHL.com
2.NHL Draft Drawing set for April 10, NHL.com
3."Blackhawks win NHL Draft Lotter", 4."Leafs get Toskala and Bell from Sharks", TSN
5."Aucoin waives no-trade to go to Calgary", TSN
6."Panthers get Vokoun from Predators", TSN
7.Acquired for Toronto's 1st and 2nd round draft picks and a 3rd round pick in 2008 on June 22, 2007.
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This is the list of players selected in the 2007 NHL Entry draft. There were 211 prospects selected across 7 rounds. Also included is each player's career NHL totals.
NHL Entry Draft -2007 - full list of selections with facts and stats. Tickets | Awards | EP Shop | EP Rinkside
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006. The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006. The draft was televised in Canada on TSN and RDS, with the first three hours simulcasted in the United States on OLN.
