First Round Draft Picks

Tonight in Montreal, NHL teams chose their first round draft picks.  The format of the information will be NHL team, player, position played, date of birth, and birthplace.

1. New York Islanders, John Tavares, center, September 20, 1990, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

2. Tampa Bay Lightning, Victor Hedman, defenseman, December 18, 1990, Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.

3. Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene, center, January 16, 1991, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.

4. Atlanta Thrashers, Evander Kane, center, August 2, 1991, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

5. Los Angeles Kings, Brayden Schenn, center, August 22, 1991, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

6. Phoenix Coyotes; O Ekmann-Larsonn; defenseman; July 17, 1991; Karlskrona, Sweden.

7. Toronto Maple Leafs; Nazem Kadri; center; October 6, 1990; London, Ontario, Canada.

8. Dallas Stars; Scott Glennie; right wing; February 22, 1991; Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

9. Ottawa Senators; Jared Cowen; defenseman; January 25, 1991; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

10. Edmonton Oilers; M Paajarvi-Svensson; left wing; April 12, 1991; Norrkoping, Sweden.

11. Nashville Predators; Ryan Ellis; defenseman; January 3, 1991; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

12. New York Islanders; Calvin de Haan; defenseman; May 9, 1991; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

13. Buffalo Sabres; Zack Kassian; right wing; January 24, 1991; Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

14. Florida Panthers; Dmitry Kulikov; defenseman; October 29, 1990; Lipetsk, Russia.

15. Anaheim Ducks; Peter Holland; center; January 14, 1991; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

16. Minnesota Wild; Nick Leddy; defenseman; March 20, 1991; Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States.

17. St. Louis Blues; David Runblad; defenseman; October 8, 1990; Lycksele, Sweden.

18. Montreal Canadiens; Louis Leblanc; center; January 26, 1991; Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada.

19. New York Rangers; Chris Kreider; center; April 30, 1991; Boxford, Massachusettes, United States.

20. New Jersey Devils; Jacob Josefson; center; March 2, 1991; Stockholm, Sweden.

21. Columbus Blue Jackets; defenseman; November 19, 1991; Chicago, Illinois, United States.

22. Vancouver Canucks; Jordan Schroeder; center; September 29, 1990; Burnsville, Minnesota, United States.

23. Calgary Flames; Tim Erixon; defenseman; February 24, 1991; Portchester, New York, United States.

24. Washington Capitals; Marcus Johansson; center; October 6, 1990; Landskrona, Sweden.

25. Boston Bruins; Jordan Caron; right wing; November 2, 1990; Sayabec, Quebec, Canada.

26. Anaheim Ducks; Kyle Palmieri; center/ right wing; February 1, 1991; Smithtown, New York, United States.

27. Carolina Hurricanes; Phillipe Paradis; center; January 2, 1991; Dolbeau, Quebec, Canada.

28. Chicago Blackhawks; Dylan Olsen; defenseman; January 3, 1991; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

29. Tampa Bay Lightning; Carter Ashton; right wing; April 1, 1991; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

30. Pittsburgh Penguins; Simon Despres; defenseman; July 27, 1991; Laval, Quebec, Canada.

**Note: Before the draft started, Anaheim and Philadelphia made some trades.  Philadelphia gained both Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle.  Anaheim gained Luca Sbisa, Joffrey Lupul, two first round picks (this seasons number 21 and a first round pick next season), and a conditional thrid round pick in one of the next two seasons.