I am just watching the Draft on TV come join me if you want. Comments are welcome from all...
Here the pick-by-pick break down of the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
1 EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C CA 6' 0" 171 WHL Red Deer
2 COL Gabriel Landeskog LW SE 6' 1" 204 OHL Kitchener
3 FLA Jonathan Huberdeau C CA 6' 1" 171 QMJHL Saint John
4 NJD Adam Larsson D SE 6' 3" 197 SWEDEN Skelleftea
5 NYI Ryan Strome C CA 6' 0" 177 OHL Niagara
6 OTT Mika Zibanejad C SE 6' 2" 195 SWEDEN Djurgarden
7 WPG Mark Scheifele C CA 6' 2" 184 OHL Barrie
8 PHI Sean Couturier C US 6' 3" 197 QMJHL Drummondville
9 BOS Dougie Hamilton D CA 6' 5" 193 OHL Niagara
10 MIN Jonas Brodin D SE 6' 1" 166 SWEDEN Farjestad
11 COL Duncan Siemens D CA 6' 3" 196 WHL Saskatoon
12 CAR Ryan Murphy D CA 5' 11" 170 OHL Kitchener
13 CGY Sven Baertschi LW CH 5' 10" 181 WHL Portland
14 DAL Jamieson Oleksiak D CA/US 6' 7" 241 Northeastern University
15 NYR Jonathan Miller C US 6' 1" 189 USHL USA U-18/UND
16 BUF Joel Armia RW FI 6' 3" 192 FINLAND Assat
17 MTL Nathan Beulieu D CA 6' 1" 179 QMJHL Saint John
18 CHI Mark McNeill C CA 6' 1" 211 WHL Prince Albert
19 EDM Oscar Klefdom D SE 6' 3" 204 SWEDEN Farjestad
20 PHX Connor Murphy D US 6' 3" 190 USHL USA U-18
21 OTT Stefan Noesen RW US 6' 0" 187 OHL Plymouth
22 TOR Tyler Biggs BIGGS RW US 6' 2" 205 USHL USA U-18
23 PIT Joesph Morrow D CA 6' 0" 199 WHL Portland
24 OTT Matt Puempel LW CA 6' 0" 198 OHL Peterborough
25 TOR Stuart Percy D CA 6' 1" 187 OHL Mississauga St. Michael's
26 CHI Phillip Danault LW CA 6' 0" 181 QMJHL Victoriaville
27 TBL Vladislav Namestnikov C RU 5' 11" 171 OHL London
28 MIN Zack Phillips S C CA 6' 0" 175 QMJHL Saint John
29 VAN Nicklas Jensen LW/RW DK 6' 2" 202 OHL Oshawa
30 ANA Rickard Rakell RW SE 6' 0" 199 OHL Plymouth
There were two major trades tonight...
The Minnesota Wild traded their top defenseman Brent Burns and second-round pick next year to the San Jose Sharks for Devin Setoguchi and the 2010 first-round pick Charlie Coyle and their first-round pick this year (No. 28).
Also, the Washington Capitals acquired forward Troy Brouwer via trade from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a first-round pick.