Twenty Years Of 7th Overall Picks

The Wild owns the seventh pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Here's a look at the players selected 7th Overall in the NHL Entry Draft in the last 20 years, the teams they were selected by, the teams they skated for before being drafted and their career NHL totals.

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2011 – WPG – C Mark Scheifele – Barrie (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 7 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 PIM

2010 – CAR – C Jeff Skinner – Kitchener (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 146 GP, 51 G, 56 A, 107 PTS, 102 PIM

2009 – TOR – C Nazem Kadri – London (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 51 GP, 8 G, 11 A, 19 PTS, 16 PIM

2008 – NSH – C Colin Wilson – Boston University (NCAA)
Career NHL Stats: 185 GP, 39 G, 45 A, 84 PTS, 45 PIM

2007 – CBJ – RW Jakub Voracek – Halifax (QMJHL)
Career NHL Stats: 319 GP, 57 G, 126 A, 183 PTS, 128 PIM

2006 – NYI – RW Kyle Okposo – Des Moines (USHL)
Career NHL Stats: 271 GP, 68 G, 93 A, 161 PTS, 158 PIM

2005 – CHI – RW Jack Skille – US Nat’l U-18 (USA)
Career NHL Stats: 138 GP, 17 G, 20 A, 37 PTS, 62 PIM

2004 – FLA – C Rostislav Olesz – Vitkovice (CZREP-Jr.)
Career NHL Stats: 355 GP, 57 G, 75 A, 132 PTS, 118 PIM

2003 – NSH – D Ryan Suter – US Nat’l U-18 (USA)
Career NHL Stats: 542 GP, 38 G, 200 A, 238 PTS, 396 PIM

2002 – ANA – F Joffrey Lupul – Medicine Hat (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 515 GP, 151 G, 172 A, 323 PTS, 313 PIM

2001 – MTL – D Mike Komisarek – Michigan (NCAA)
Career NHL Stats: 515 GP, 14 G, 63 A, 77 PTS, 663 PIM

2000 – BOS – D Lars Jonsson – Leksand (IF Jr.)
Career NHL Stats: 8 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 6 PIM

1999 – WSH – Kris Beech – Calgary (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 198 GP, 25 G, 42 A, 67 PTS, 113 PIM

1998 – NYR – C Manny Malhotra – Guelph (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 885 GP, 108 G, 170 A, 278 PTS, 421 PIM

1997 – TBL – D Paul Mara – Sudbury (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 734 GP, 64 G, 189 A, 253 PTS, 776 PIM

1996 – BUF – C Erik Rasmussen – Minnesota (NCAA)
Career NHL Stats: 545 GP, 52 G, 76 A, 128 PTS, 305 PIM

1995 – WPG – RW Shane Doan – Kamloops (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 1,198 GP, 318 G, 470 A, 788 PTS, 1,071 PIM

1994 – LAK – G Jamie Storr – Owen Sound (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 219 GP, 85 W, 86 L, 23 T, 7 OTL, 16 SO, .908 SV%, 2.54 GAA

1993 – EDM – C Jason Arnott – Oshawa (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 1,244 GP, 417 G, 521 A, 938 PTS, 1,242 PIM

1992 – PHI – LW Ryan Sittler – Nichols (N.Y. High School)
Career NHL Stats: DNP

1991 – VAN – RW Alek Stojanov – Hamilton (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 107 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 PTS, 222 PIM

1990 – LAK – D Darryl Sydor – Kamloops (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 1,291 GP, 98 G, 409 A, 507 PTS, 755 PIM

1989 – MNS – D Doug Zmolek – Rochester Marshall (High School)
Career NHL Stats: 467 GP, 11 G, 53 A, 64 PTS, 905 PIM

1988 – LAK – LW Martin Gelinas – Hull (QMJHL)
Career NHL Stats: 1,273 GP, 309 G, 351 A, 660 PTS, 820 PIM

1987 – TOR – D Luke Richardson – Peterborough (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 1,417 GP, 35 G, 166 A, 201 PTS, 2,055 PIM

1986 – VAN – RW Dan Woodley – Portland (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 5 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 17 PIM

1985 – NYR – RW Ulf Dahlen – Ostersund (Sweden-2)
Career NHL Stats: 966 GP, 301 G, 354 A, 655 PTS, 230 PIM

1984 – DET – LW Shawn Burr – Kitchener (OHL)
Career NHL Stats: 878 GP, 181 G, 259 A, 440 PTS, 1,069 PIM

1983 – TOR – RW Russ Courtnall – Victoria (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 1,029 GP, 297 G, 447 A, 744 PTS, 557 PIM

1982 – CHI – C Ken Yaremchuk – Portland (WHL)
Career NHL Stats: 235 GP, 35 G, 56 A, 92 PTS, 106 PIM