2007 NHL Draft
Wayne Simmonds in the 2007 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Wayne Simmonds 61st overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 10 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2007, 97 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 1037, and only 10 have scored more points than his 526.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 31
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 2007 draft
- 58Nick SpalingC437 GP · 124 PNSHNashville Predators
- 59Drew SchiestelDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 60Ruslan BashkirovLOTTOttawa Senators
- 61Wayne SimmondsR1037 GP · 526 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 62Mark KaticD11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 63Maxime MacenauerC29 GP · 4 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 64Sergei KorostinRDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
61st
of 211 players selected
36th
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
Wayne Simmonds made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, 1 year and 110 days after the draft.
1037
Games
263
Goals
263
Assists
526
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2007 draft
- 4Thomas HickeyD456 GP · 117 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 52Oscar MöllerR87 GP · 26 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 61Wayne SimmondsR1037 GP · 526 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 82Bryan CameronFLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 95Alec MartinezD862 GP · 289 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 109Dwight KingL365 GP · 109 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 124Linden RowatGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 137Joshua TurnbullCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 184Josh KiddDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 188Matt FillierFLAKLos Angeles Kings