2007 NHL Draft
Jamie Benn in the 2007 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Jamie Benn 129th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 8 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1267, and only one has scored more points than his 998.
- Overall pick
- 129
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 8
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 126–132 in the 2007 draft
- 126Joe LavinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 127Milan KytnarC1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 128Austin SmithRDALDallas Stars
- 129Jamie BennL1267 GP · 998 PDALDallas Stars
- 130Denis ReulDBOSBoston Bruins
- 131John LeeDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 132Chris TerryL152 GP · 38 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
129th
of 211 players selected
83rd
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
Jamie Benn made his NHL debut on October 3, 2009, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
1267
Games
416
Goals
582
Assists
998
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2007 draft
- 50Nico SacchettiCDALDallas Stars
- 64Sergei KorostinRDALDallas Stars
- 112Colton SceviourC535 GP · 156 PDALDallas Stars
- 128Austin SmithRDALDallas Stars
- 129Jamie BennL1267 GP · 998 PDALDallas Stars
- 136Ondrej RomanCDALDallas Stars
- 149Michael NealLDALDallas Stars
- 172Luke GazdicL147 GP · 8 PDALDallas Stars