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OTTAWA SENATORS 2007 NHL Entry Draft – Columbus, Ohio
Club Personnel at the NHL Entry Draft
Bryan Murray............................General manager
Frank Jay..................................Director of amateur scouting
Shaun Van Allen.......................Director of player evaluation
Greg Carvel ..............................Assistant coach
John Paddock...........................Assistant coach
Allison Vaughan .......................Assistant to the general manager
Vaclav Burda ............................Scout
Wayne Daniels .........................Scout
Bob Janecyk.............................Scout
Bob Lowes................................Scout
Bill McCarthy ............................Scout
Lewis Mongelluzzo ...................Scout
Gord Pell ..................................Scout
Patrick Savard ..........................Scout
Boris Shagas ............................Scout
Phil Legault...............................Vice-president, communications
Steve Keogh.............................Director, communications
Brian Morris ..............................Communications coordinator
Alex Lepore ..............................Coordinator, team services and scouting
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2007 NHL Entry Draft - Order of Selection
The following is the current order of selection for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, starting Friday , June 22 and ending Saturday, June 23
Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The teams in brackets originally held the pick.
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
1. Chicago 31. Buffalo (from PHI) 62. Philadelphia (optional to 92. Anaheim (from PHI)
NYI/ANA)
2. Philadelphia 32. Phoenix 63. Phoenix (optional to 93. Anaheim (from PHX)
NYI/ANA)
3. Phoenix 33. Vancouver (from L.A.) 64. Dallas (from L.A.) 94. Dallas (from L.A.)
4. Los Angeles 34. Washington 65. Montreal (from WSH) 95. Washington
5. Washington 35. Chicago 66. Philadelphia (from CHI) 96. St. Louis (from CHI-CAR)
6. Edmonton 36. Edmonton 67. Atlanta (from EDM-MIN) 97. Edmonton
7. Columbus 37. Columbus 68. Columbus 98. Anaheim (from CBJ)
8. Boston 38. Boston 69. Boston 99. Phoenix (from BOS;
conditional to TOR)
9. St. Louis 39. St. Louis 70. St. Louis 100. St. Louis
10. Florida 40. Florida 71. Florida 101. Florida
11. Carolina 41. San Jose (from CAR-PIT) 72. Carolina 102. Carolina
12. Montreal 42. Minnesota 73. Montreal 103. Phoenix (from MTL;
conditional to TOR)
13. Toronto 43. Montreal 74. Toronto 104. Toronto
14. Colorado 44. Toronto 75. Colorado (optional to T.B.) 105. Colorado
15. Edmonton (from NYI) 45. Colorado 76. NY Islanders 106. NY Islanders
16. Anaheim (from T.B.) 46. Washington (from NYI) 77. Tampa Bay 107. Tampa Bay
17. NY Rangers 47. Tampa Bay 78. Atlanta (from NYR) 108. Washington (from NYR)
18. Calgary 48. NY Rangers 79. New Jersey (from CGY) 109. Los Angeles (from CGY)
19. Minnesota 49. Colorado (from CGY) 80. Pittsburgh (from MIN) 110. Minnesota
20. Pittsburgh 50. Dallas (from MIN) 81. Nashville (from PIT) 111. Pittsburgh
21. Phoenix (from DAL) 51. Pittsburgh 82. Los Angeles (from DAL) 112. Dallas
22. Montreal (from S.J.) 52. Los Angeles (from DAL) 83. San Jose 113. San Jose
23. Philadelphia (from NSH) 53. Columbus (from S.J.) 84. Philadelphia (from NSH) 114. Nashville
24. St. Louis (from ATL) 54. Nashville 85. St. Louis (from ATL) 115. Atlanta
25. Vancouver 55. Colorado (from ATL-ANA) 86. Chicago (from VAN) 116. Buffalo (from VAN)
26. St. Louis (from N.J.-S.J.) 56. Vancouver (optional to CHI) 87. New Jersey 117. New Jersey
27. Detroit 57. New Jersey 88. Detroit 118. Pittsburgh (from DET)
28. Washington (from BUF) 58. Florida (from DET) 89. Buffalo 119. Nashville (from BUF)
29. OTTAWA 59. Buffalo 90. OTTAWA 120. OTTAWA
30. Edmonton (from ANA) 60. OTTAWA 91. Anaheim (optional to 121. Anaheim
COL/T.B.)
61. Vancouver (from ANA;
optional to LA)
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OTTAWA SENATORS 2007 NHL Entry Draft – Columbus, Ohio
Ottawa Senators Draft Notes
Draft Summary: The Senators have drafted a total of 141 players since their first NHL Entry Draft in 1992.
Position Breakdown: Of Ottawa’s 141 picks, 15 have been goaltenders, 54 have been defencemen, 24 centers, left wingers and right
wingers. Seven (7) goaltenders have played in the NHL, 18 defencemen, 12 centers, seven left wingers and 12 right wingers.
Goaltenders: Ottawa has drafted 15 goaltenders in their history, including Mathieu Chouinard twice (1998 and 2000). Of those
goaltenders chosen, Jani Hurme (1997), Simon Lajeunesse (1999), Martin Prusek (1999) and Ray Emery (2001) have went on to play
for the Senators.
First Class: Ottawa has never been without a first-round choice at the NHL Entry Draft and had two selections in the first round during
the 2001 Entry Draft. Ten of Ottawa’s 16 first-round selections have gone on to play for the Senators, including Patrick Eaves (2003)
and Andrej Meszaros (2004); three have gone on to play elsewhere. The Senators have had three first overall picks: Alexandre Daigle
(1993), Bryan Berard (1995) and Chris Phillips (1996).
Senators and NHL Experience: A total 56 players selected by the Senators since 1992 have gone on to play at least one game in the
NHL. Twenty-three (23) of the Senators’ picks have only played for Ottawa. Twenty (20) picks have played for both Ottawa and another
NHL team(s). Thirteen (13) draft selections have played in the NHL but not for Ottawa.
NHL Teams Where Ottawa’s Picks Have Played: The Senators’ picks have also played with: Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Carolina,
Columbus, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Nashville, N.Y. Islanders, N.Y. Rangers,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington.
NHL Experience per Round: Ottawa’s first and second rounds picks have produced the most NHL players for the club: 1st round – 14
NHLers; 2nd – 9; 3rd – 6; 4th – 5; 5th – 3; 6th – 5; 7th – 3; 8th – 2; 9th – 6; 10th – 0; 11th - 2. The five players drafted in the sixth-round
would go on to play in Ottawa.
Diamonds In The Rough: In Ottawa’s draft history, they have had six players drafted in the ninth-round go on to play in the NHL.
There were also two players selected in the eleventh round that went on to play for Ottawa (Thomas Jelinek and Antti Tormanen).
Some notable late round picks by the Senators are: Daniel Alfredsson (1994, 6th round, 133rd overall), Andreas Dackell (1996, 6th
round, 136th overall), Chris Neil (1998, 6th, 161st overall), Martin Prusek (1999, 6th round, 164th overall), Sami Salo (1996, 9th, 239th
overall) and Karel Rachunek (1997, 9th round, 229th overall).
1995 Jinx: Other than the still developing 2005 and 2006 draft classes, 1995 is the only year in which no Senators draft picks have
played for Ottawa, but four did play in the NHL. No players from the 1995 draft year remain in the organization.
NHL Draft History of the 29th pick: Below are players selected 29th overall since 1992:
Year Player Team Year Player Team
2006 Chris Summers Phoenix 1998* Jonathan Cheechoo Nashville-San Jose
2005 Steve Downie Florida-Philadelphia 1997* Scott Barney Los Angeles
2004 Mike Green Detroit-Washington 1996* Dan Lacouture N.Y. Islanders
2003 Patrick Eaves OTTAWA 1995* Brian Wesenberg Anaheim
2002 Hannu Toivonen Boston 1994* Stan Neckar OTTAWA
2001 Adam Munro Detroit-Chicago 1993* Tyler Moss Tampa Bay
2000 Niklas Kronwall Detroit 1992* Tuomas Gronman Toronto-Quebec
1999* Michal Sivek Tampa Bay-Washington
* before the 2000 draft, the 29th pick was in the second round.
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Ottawa Senators Entry Draft Selections from 1992 to 2006
Players in bold are still with Senators organization
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2000 (June 24-25 - Calgary, Alta.) 2003 (June 21-22 - Nashville, Tenn.)
Rd Player Pos. League Overall Rd Player Pos. League Overall
1 Volchenkov, Anton D Russia 21 1 Eaves, Patrick R HE 29
2 Chouinard, Mathieu G QMJHL 45 2 Mirnov, Igor R Russia 67
2 Vermette, Antoine C QMJHL 55 3 Seydoux, Philippe D SUI 100
3 Bohac, Jan C Czech 87 4 Karlsson, Mattias D Sweden 135
4 Byfuglien, Derrick D USHL 122 5 Cook, Tim D USHL 142
5 Zanon, Greg D CCHA 156 5 Gimayev, Sergei D Russia 166
5 Potulny, Grant C USHL 157 7 Colbert, Will D OHL 228
5 Connolly, Sean D CCHA 158 8 Louhivaara, Ossi R Finland Jr. 260
6 Maleyko, Jason D OHL 188 9 Elliott, Brian G OPJHL 291
9 Demone, James D WHL 283
2004 (June 26-27 - Raleigh, N.C.)
2001 (June 23-24 - Sunrise, Fla.) Rd Player Pos. League Overall
Rd Player Pos. League Overall 1 Meszaros, Andrej D Slovakia 23
1 Spezza, Jason C OHL 2 2 Lyamin, Kirill D Russia 67
1 Gleason, Tim D OHL 23 3 Weller, Shawn L EJHL 77
3 Komadoski, Neil D CCHA 81 3 Regin, Peter C Denmark 87
4 Emery, Ray G OHL 99 3 Glass, Jeff G WHL 89
4 Schubert, Christoph D Germany 127 4 Nilkulin, Alexander C Russia 122
4 Schauer, Stefan D Germany 162 5 McKenzie, Jim R USHL 141
6 Laich, Brooks C WHL 193 5 Wick, Roman F Switzerland 156
7 Platil, Jan D OHL 218 7 Cooper, Joe R CCHA 219
7 Bochenski, Brandon R USHL 223 8 McIlvane, Matthew C USHL 251
8 Petruic, Neil D SJHL 235 9 Wikner, John F Sweden 284
8 Johnson, Gregg C HE 256
9 Dahlman, Toni R Finland 286 2005 (July 30 - Ottawa)
Rd Player Pos. League Overall
2002 (June 22-23 - Toronto) 1 Lee, Brian D US HS 9
Rd Player Pos. League Overall 3 Anikeyenko, Vitaly C Russia 70
1 Klepis, Jakub C WHL 16 4 Bass, Cody C OHL 95
2 Kaigorodov, Alexei C Russia 47 4 Zubov, Ilya C Russia 98
3 Luttinen, Arttu L Finland 75 4 Kolehmainen, Janne L FNL 115
4 Dobben, Scott L OHL 113 5 Kudelka, Tomas D Czech 136
4 Bjork, Johan D Sweden 125 6 Megalinsky, Dimitri D Russia 186
5 Hooton, Brock R BCHL 150 7 Greening, Colin C/L Canada HS 204
8 Vavra, Josef L Czech Jr. 246
9 Atyushov, Vitali D Russia 276 2006 (June 24 - Vancouver)
Rd Player Pos. League Overall
1 Foligno, Nick L OHL 28
3 Gryba, Eric D USHL 68
3 Daugavins, Kaspar L Latvia 91
4 Lessard, Pierre-Luc D QMJHL 121
5 Daniels, Ryan G OHL 151
6 Koopman, Kevin D KIJHL 181
7 Condra, Erik R CCHA 211
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Senators’ Entry Draft Picks by League
Year OHL WHL QMJHL CJAHL US Col US HS USHL Europe IHL CAN HS
1992 2 3 2 5
1993 1 3 1 2 3
1994 2 4 3 1
1995 4 2 1 1 1
1996 1 1 5
1997 1 1 1 5
1998 2 1 2 1 3 1
1999 2 1 2 5
2000 1 1 2 2 2 2
2001 4 1 1 2 1 3
2002 1 1 1 5
2003 1 1 1 1 5
2004 1 1 2 1 6
2005 1 1 5 1
2006 2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals 21 9 17 4 12 11 7 57 2 1
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Ottawa Senators Draft Selections All-Time with NHL Experience
Player Pos. Year Rd Overall Senators NHL Experience
1. Alfredsson, Daniel R 1994 6 133 1995-96 to present Only Ottawa
2. Anikeyenko, Vitaly C 2005 3 70 None None
3. Arvedson, Magnus L 1997 5 119 1997-98 to 2002-03 Van
4. Atyushov, Vitali D 2002 9 276 None None
5. Bacul, Robin R 1997 7 173 None None
6. Bala, Chris L 1998 2 58 2001-02 Only Ottawa
7. Bass, Cody C 2005 4 95 None None
8. Berard, Bryan D 1995 1 1 None NYI, Tor, NYR, Bos, Chi, CBJ
9. Bicanek, Radim D 1993 2 27 1994-95, 1997-98 Chi, CBJ
10. Bjork, Johan D 2002 4 125 None None
11. Bochenski, Brandon R 2001 7 223 2005-06 Bos, Chi
12. Bodkin, Rick C 1993 6 131 None None
13. Bohac, Jan C 2000 3 87 None None
14. Bolibruck, Kevin D 1995 4 89 None None
15. Bonk, Radek C 1994 1 3 1994-95 to 2003-04 Mtl
16. Boyd, Kevin L 1995 4 103 None None
17. Byfuglien, Derrick D 2000 4 122 None None
18. Cassivi, Frédéric G 1994 9 210 None Atl, Was
19. Charbonneau, Patrick G 1993 3 53 None None
20. Chouinard, Mathieu G 2000 2 45 None LA
21. Chouinard, Mathieu G 1998 1 15 None LA
22. Ciernik, Ivan L 1996 9 216 1997-98, 2000-01 Was
23. Colbert, Will D 2003 7 228 None None
24. Condra, Erik R 2006 7 211 None None
25. Connolly, Sean D 2000 5 158 None None
26. Cook, Tim D 2003 5 142 None None
27. Cooper, Joe R 2004 7 219 None None
28. Dackell, Andreas R 1996 6 136 1996-97 to 2000-01 Mtl
29. Dahlman, Toni R 2001 9 286 2001-02 to 2002-03 Only Ottawa
30. Daigle, Alexandre C 1993 1 1 1993-94 to 1997-98 Phi, TB, Pit, Min
31. Daniels, Ryan G 2006 5 151 None None
32. Daugavins, Kaspar L 2006 3 91 None None
33. Demitra, Pavol L 1993 9 227 1993-94, 1996-97 StL, LA, Min
34. Demone, James D 2000 9 283 None None
35. Disher, Jason D 1993 8 183 None None
36. Dobben, Scott L 2002 4 113 None None
37. Dupaul, Cosmo L 1993 4 91 None None
38. Dupont, Danny D 1994 9 211 None None
39. Eaves, Patrick R 2003 1 29 2005-06 to present Only Ottawa
40. Elliott, Brian G 2003 9 291 None None
41. Emery, Ray G 2001 4 99 2002-03 to present Only Ottawa
42. Fisher, Mike C 1998 2 44 1999-2000 to present Only Ottawa
43. Foligno, Nick L 2006 1 28 None None
44. Gaffney, Mike D 1994 6 131 None None
45. Gillis, Nick R 1997 8 203 None None
46. Gimayev, Sergei D 2003 5 166 None None
47. Giroux, Alexandre C 1999 7 213 None NYR, Was
48. Glass, Jeff G 2004 3 89 None None
49. Gleason, Tim D 2001 1 23 None LA, Car
50. Goldmann, Erich D 1996 8 212 1999-2000 Only Ottawa
51. Gorovikov, Konstantin L 1999 9 269 None None
52. Greening, Colin C 2005 7 204 None None
53. Grimes, Jake C 1992 10 217 None None
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54. Gryba, Eric D 2006 3 68 None None
55. Guérard, Daniel R 1992 5 98 1994-95 Only Ottawa
56. Hamr, Radek D 1992 4 73 1993-94 to 1994-95 Only Ottawa
57. Hardy, François D 1996 7 163 None None
58. Havlat, Martin R 1999 1 26 2000-01 to 2005-06 Chi
59. Hooton, Brock R 2002 5 150 None None
60. Hossa, Marian R 1997 1 12 1997-98 to 2004-05 Atl
61. Hruska, David L 1995 6 131 None None
62. Hurme, Jani G 1997 3 58 1999-2000 to 2001-02 Fla
63. Ianiero, Andrew L 1999 5 154 None None
64. Jelinek, Tomas R 1992 11 242 1992-93 Only Ottawa
65. Johnson, Gregg C 2001 8 256 None None
66. Kaigorodov, Alexei C 2002 2 47 2006-07 Only Ottawa
67. Kaminski, Erik R 1995 9 231 None None
68. Karlsson, Mattias D 2003 4 135 None None
69. Kelly, Chris C 1999 3 94 2003-04 to present Only Ottawa
70. Kenney, Jay D 1992 8 169 None None
71. Klepis, Jakub C 2002 1 16 None Was
72. Kolehmainen, Janne L 2005 4 115 None None
73. Komadoski, Neil D 2001 3 81 None None
74. Koopman, Kevin D 2006 6 181 None None
75. Kudelka, Tomas D 2005 5 136 None None
76. Kvalevog, Toby G 1993 9 209 None None
77. Laich, Brooks C 2001 6 193 2003-04 Was
78. Lajeunesse, Simon G 1999 2 48 2001-02 Only Ottawa
79. Langfeld, Josh R 1997 3 66 2001-02 to 2004-05 SJ, Bos, Det
80. Larsen, Brad L 1995 3 53 None Col, Atl
81. Lee, Brian D 2005 1 9 None None
82. Lessard, Pierre-Luc D 2006 4 121 None None
83. Linna, Kaj D 1995 8 183 None None
84. Louhivaara, Ossi R 2003 8 260 None None
85. Luttinen, Arttu L 2002 3 75 None None
86. Lyamin, Kirill D 2004 2 67 None None
87. Mackinnon, Stephen D 1994 10 237 None None
88. Maleyko, Jason D 2000 6 188 None None
89. Masotta, Bryan G 1994 4 81 None None
90. McIlvane, Matthew C 2004 8 251 None None
91. McKenzie, Jim R 2004 5 141 None None
92. McLeod, Gavin D 1998 5 130 None None
93. Megalinsky, Dimitri D 2005 6 186 None None
94. Meszaros, Andrej D 2004 1 23 2005-06 to present Only Ottawa
95. Miklenda, Jaroslav G 1992 7 146 None None
96. Mirnov, Igor R 2003 2 67 None None
97. Moro, Marc D 1995 2 27 None Ana, Nas, Tor
98. Neckar, Stanislav D 1994 2 29 1994-95 to 1998-99 NYR, Phx, TB, Nas
99. Neil, Chris R 1998 6 161 2001-02 to present Only Ottawa
100. Niemi, Antti-Jussi D 1996 4 81 None Ana
101. Nilkulin, Alexander C 2004 4 122 None None
102. Pavlikovsky, Rastislav L 1998 9 246 None None
103. Penney, Chad L 1992 2 25 1993-94 Only Ottawa
104. Periard, Michel D 1998 7 188 None None
105. Petruic, Neil D 2001 8 235 None None
106. Phillips, Chris D 1996 1 1 1997-98 to present Only Ottawa
107. Platil, Jan D 2001 7 218 None None
108. Polistchuk, Sergei D 1993 7 157 None None
109. Potulny, Grant C 2000 5 157 None None
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110. Prusek, Martin G 1999 6 164 2001-02 to 2004-05 CBJ
111. Rachunek, Karel D 1997 9 229 1999-2000 to 2003-04 NYR
112. Regin, Peter C 2004 3 87 None None
113. Ronnquist, Petter G 1992 11 264 None None
114. Ruutu, Mikko L 1999 7 201 None None
115. Sainomaa, Teemu L 1999 2 62 None None
116. Salo, Sami D 1996 9 239 1997-98 to 2001-02 Van
117. Savoie, Claude R 1992 9 194 None None
118. Schastlivy, Petr L 1998 4 101 1999-2000 to 2003-04 Ana
119. Schauer, Stefan D 2001 4 162 None None
120. Schubert, Christoph D 2001 4 127 2005-06 to present Only Ottawa
121. Schuhwerk, Rick D 1993 10 235 None None
122. Schultz, Ray D 1995 8 184 None NYI
123. Seydoux, Philippe D 2003 3 100 None None
124. Sinclair, Al D 1992 6 122 None None
125. Spezza, Jason C 2001 1 2 2002-03 to present Only Ottawa
126. Sproule, Doug L 1994 7 159 None None
127. Sullivan, Jeff D 1997 6 146 None None
128. Tormanen, Antti R 1994 11 274 1995-96 Only Ottawa
129. Traverse, Patrick D 1992 3 50 1995-96, 1999-2000 Ana, Bos, Mtl, Dal
130. Ulmer, Layne C 1999 7 209 None NYR
131. Vauclair, Julien D 1998 3 74 2003-04 Only Ottawa
132. Vavra, Josef L 2002 8 246 None None
133. Verenikin, Sergei R 1998 8 223 None None
134. Vermette, Antoine C 2000 2 55 2003-04 to present Only Ottawa
135. Volchenkov, Anton D 2000 1 21 2002-03 to present Only Ottawa
136. Weller, Shawn L 2004 3 77 None None
137. Wick, Roman R 2004 5 156 None None
138. Wikner, John L 2004 9 284 None None
139. Yashin, Alexei C 1992 1 2 1993-94 to 2000-01 NYI
140. Zanon, Greg D 2000 5 156 None Nas
141. Zubov, Ilya C 2005 4 98 None None
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