2007 NHL Draft
Jim O'Brien in the 2007 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Jim O'Brien 29th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 4 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. His 77 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 29
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 2007 draft
- 26David PerronL1242 GP · 812 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 27Brendan SmithD741 GP · 146 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 28Nick PetreckiD1 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 29Jim O'BrienC77 GP · 13 POTTOttawa Senators
- 30Nick RossDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 31TJ BrennanD53 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Brett MacLeanL18 GP · 5 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
29th
of 211 players selected
19th
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
Jim O'Brien made his NHL debut on December 31, 2010, 3 years and 192 days after the draft.
77
Games
8
Goals
5
Assists
13
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2007 draft
- 29Jim O'BrienC77 GP · 13 POTTOttawa Senators
- 60Ruslan BashkirovLOTTOttawa Senators
- 90Louie CaporussoFOTTOttawa Senators
- 120Ben BloodDOTTOttawa Senators