 They finished with the fourth worst record in the NHL, and in the Draft Lottery, won the opportunity to select first overall in the draft.The team had never had a draft pick higher than third overall before, and used the pick to draft right wing Patrick Kane from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).On September 26, 2007, Bill Wirtz, the longtime owner of the Blackhawks, died after a brief battle with cancer.