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McDavid goes first in action packed NHL Entry Draft
June 20th 2015 - Without much surprise, young offensive phenom Connor McDavid was drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The young Canadian was followed by American forward Jack Eichel to the Buffalo Sabres, American defenseman Noah Hanifin to the Phoenix Coyotes and McDavid's teammate Dylan Strome to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Toronto was also one of the most active teams on the draft floor. Days after trading Dion Phaneuf to the Columbus Blue Jackets for promising young goaltender Anton Forsberg and the rights to hulky defenseman Ryan Collins, the Maple Leafs completed another blockbuster trade with the Blue Jackets :
To Columbus : RW Phil Kessel
To Toronto : C Artem Anisimov, C Boone Jenner, LW Alexander Wennberg
The NHL Entry Draft was the first opportunity for the new Quebec Nordiques franchise to show their colors, and it did make an impression. The team will be sporting a jersey with the same vintage design of the old Nordiques. Sherbrooke defenseman Jérémy Roy was the first to showcase the jersey after he was picked 14th overall by the Nordiques.
1 - 14 - RD Jérémy Roy - 6'0/187lbs - Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) - Richelieu, Quebec, Canada - 18 years old
2 - 44 - C Anthony Richard - 6'0/198lbs - Val d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) - Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada - 18 years old
3 - 74 - G Maxim Sidorov - 6'0/191lbs - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) - Yaroslavl, Russia - 19 years old
4 - 104 - RW Jeremiah Addison - 6'0/189lbs - Ottawa 67's (OHL) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 18 years old
5 - 134 - C Cameron Askew - 6'1/202lbs - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - South Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 18 years old
6 - 164 - LD Beau Rusk - 6'5/213lbs - Rimouski Oceanics (QMJHL) - Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada - 19 years old
7 - 194 - RW Nick Betz - 6'4/220lbs - Erie Otters (OHL) - Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA - 19 years old
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