2007 NHL Draft
Drayson Bowman in the 2007 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Drayson Bowman 72nd overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 5 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 179 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 72
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 69–75 in the 2007 draft
- 69Maxime TanguayCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70John NegrinD3 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Evgenii DadonovL641 GP · 362 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 72Drayson BowmanL179 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 73Yannick WeberD499 GP · 94 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 74Dale MitchellRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 75Luca CuntiFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
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
Drayson Bowman made his NHL debut on January 16, 2010, 2 years and 207 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2007 draft
- 11Brandon SutterC770 GP · 289 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 72Drayson BowmanL179 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 102Justin McCraeCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 132Chris TerryL152 GP · 38 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 162Brett BellemoreD121 GP · 20 PCARCarolina Hurricanes