2007 NHL Draft
Ryan McDonagh in the 2007 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Ryan McDonagh 12th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1072.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 2007 draft
- 9Logan CoutureC933 GP · 701 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Keaton EllerbyD212 GP · 27 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 11Brandon SutterC770 GP · 289 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 12Ryan McDonaghD1072 GP · 444 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 13Lars EllerC1199 GP · 447 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 14Kevin ShattenkirkD952 GP · 484 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 15Alex PlanteD10 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
12th
of 211 players selected
4th
of 60 defensemen 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
Ryan McDonagh made his NHL debut on January 7, 2011, 3 years and 199 days after the draft.
1072
Games
87
Goals
357
Assists
444
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 2007 draft
- 12Ryan McDonaghD1072 GP · 444 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 22Max PaciorettyL939 GP · 681 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 43P.K. SubbanD834 GP · 467 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Olivier FortierCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 73Yannick WeberD499 GP · 94 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Joe StejskalDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 142Andrew ConboyLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 163Nichlas TorpDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 192Scott KishelDMTLMontréal Canadiens