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NHL Draft: First Round Picks
by Alanah McGinley on 06/26/09 at 09:20 PM ET
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The NHL Draft is set to start momentarily. We’ll be posting the picks live on this post, through the first round. (Other developing news will be provided on separate posts, though.)
Ready, set, DRAFT!
1. New York Islanders: John Tavares (video with NHL.com)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning: Victor Hedman
3. Colorado Avalanche: Matt Duchene
4. Atlanta Thrashers: Evander Kane
5. Los Angeles Kings: Brayden Schenn
(Note: A pick trade—#16 and #77 for #26, #37, 62 and #92—between Columbus Blue Jackets and the NYI.)
6. Phoenix Coyotes: Oliver Ekman-Larsson
7. Toronto Maple Leafs: Nazem Kadri
8. Dallas Stars: Scott Glennie
9. Ottawa Senators: Jared Cowen
10. Edmonton Oilers: Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson
11. Nashville Predators: Ryan Ellis
(Note: A pick trade—Minnesota Wild trades #12 to NYI for #16, #77, #182.)
12. New York Islanders: Calvin DeHaan
13. Buffalo Sabres: Zack Kassian
14. Florida Panthers: Dmitry Kulikov
15. Anaheim Ducks: Peter Holland
16. Minnesota Wild: Nick Leddy
17. St. Louis Blues: David Rundblad
18. Montreal Canadiens: Louis Leblanc
19. New York Rangers: Chris Kreider
(Note: A pick trade—Calgary trades #20 for #23 and #84 from New Jersey Devils.)
20. New Jersey Devils: Jacob Josefson
Jordan Schroeder
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: John Moore
22. Vancouver Canucks: Jordan Schroeder
23. Calgary Flames: Tim Erixon
24. Washington Capitals: Marcus Johansson
25. Boston Bruins: Jordan Caron
26. Anaheim Ducks: Kyle Palmieri
27. Carolina Hurricanes: Philippe Paradis
28. Chicago Blackhawks: Dylan Olsen
(Note: A pick trade—Detroit trades #29 for #32 and #75 from Tampa.)
29. Tampa Bay Lightning: Carter Ashton
30. Pittsburgh Penguins: Simon Despres
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*original post time 7:02pm et
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