2007 NHL Draft
Yannick Weber in the 2007 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Yannick Weber 73rd overall in the 2007 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the fifth 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. His 499 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 73
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 70–76 in the 2007 draft
- 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
- 76Jason GregoireLNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2007 class
1st
of 2 Swiss players selected
24th
of 60 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 73Yannick WeberD499 GP · 94 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 75Luca CuntiFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Yannick Weber made his NHL debut on January 8, 2009, 1 year and 199 days after the draft.
499
Games
28
Goals
66
Assists
94
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