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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Drafted No. 1 | 2011 NHL Draft Picks

2011 NHL Draft Results – Draft Recap – Sleepers – Best Picks

Over the last decade, few pro sports leagues have been as predictable in the first round of drafts as the NHL. But the 2011 draft class was considered both weak and deep.

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2011 NHL Draft Recap | Monday NHL Gossip

June 27th NHL Hockey News: Cappers Picks Headlines – Daily Sports Gossip

NHL news; Smyth, Filatov, Regehr, Brouwer, Campbell, Setoguchi, Burns, Liles traded during draft weekend

The NHL Entry draft had a few early-pick surprises for the first-time in years. Not everyone had Nugent-Hopkins going to the Edmonton Oilers at No. 1, nor did they have Adam Larsson slipping to fourth. But the flurry of trades stole the show over the weekend.