Saturday, June 26, 2010
Record 11 Americans go in first round
LOS ANGELES – Fifty-nine Americans were selected during the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft here this weekend, including a record 11 players chosen in the first round. In addition, a record-tying 21 American players were selected in the first two rounds, tying the mark set in 2007.
“The number of Americans chosen in the NHL Draft this weekend is a reflection of the hard work of so many,” said Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey. “There is much we have left to do, but it is cleary an exciting time for hockey in our country.”
Goalie Jack Campbell (Port Huron, Mich.), who was selected 11th overall by the Dallas Stars, was the first American taken in the NHL Entry Draft. Defenseman Cam Fowler (Farmington Hills, Mich.) was selected next with the 12th pick by the Anaheim Ducks. Both players were members of the U.S. National Junior Team that captured the gold medal last January at the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Regina and Saskatoon, Sask.
Five defensemen from the 2009-10 U.S. National Under-18 Team of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program that plays in United States Hockey League were selected in the first two rounds, including Derek Forbort (Duluth, Minn./15th overall/Los Angeles Kings), Jarred Tinordi (Millersville, Md./22nd overall/Montreal Canadiens), Justin Faulk (South St. Paul, Minn./37th overall/Carolina Hurricanes), Jon Merrill (Brighton, Mich./38th overall/New Jersey Devils) and Stephen Johns (Wampum, Pa./60th overall/Chicago Blackhawks).
For the full list of American players selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, see below.
NOTES: Twenty-two American players that played in U.S. junior hockey leagues in 2009-10 were chosen, including 20 from the United States Hockey League and two from the Eastern Junior Hockey League (the total does not include alumni drafted from each of the leagues nor non-Americans drafted from each league) … Fifteen players with ties to USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program were drafted … Twenty players who skated for high schools or prep schools in 2009-10 were selected … Four American players who played NCAA Division I hockey in 2009-10 were drafted … Players drafted represented 16 states, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and North Dakota.
| Americans Selected in the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft | ||||
| Rd. | Pick | Name | NHL Team | 2009-10 Team (League) |
| 1 | 11 | Jack Campbell* | Dallas Stars | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 1 | 12 | Cam Fowler* | Anaheim Ducks | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 1 | 15 | Derek Forbort* | Los Angeles Kings | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 1 | 18 | Austin Watson | Nashville Predators | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 1 | 19 | Nick Bjugstad | Florida Panthers | Blaine (Minn.) High School |
| 1 | 20 | Beau Bennett | Pittsburgh Penguins | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 1 | 22 | Jarred Tinordi* | Montreal Canadiens | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 1 | 24 | Kevin Hayes | Chicago Blackhawks | Noble & Greenough School (Mass.) |
| 1 | 28 | Charlie Coyle | San Jose Sharks | South Shore Kings (EJHL) |
| 1 | 29 | Emerson Etem* | Anaheim Ducks | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 1 | 30 | Brock Nelson | New York Islanders | Warroad (Minn.) High School |
| 2 | 31 | Tyler Pitlick | Edmonton Oilers | Minnesota State Univ. (WCHA) |
| 2 | 32 | Jared Knight | Boston Bruins | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 37 | Justin Faulk* | Carolina Hurricanes | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 2 | 38 | Jon Merrill* | New Jersey Devils | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Connor Brickley | Florida Panthers | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Phil Lane | Phoenix Coyotes | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 2 | 53 | Mark Alt | Carolina Hurricanes | Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.) |
| 2 | 54 | Justin Holl | Chicago Blackhawks | Minnetonka (Minn.) High School/Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 2 | 59 | Jason Zucker* | Minnesota Wild | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 2 | 60 | Stephen Johns* | Chicago Blackhawks | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 3 | 74 | Max Gardiner | St. Louis Blues | Minnetonka (Minn.) High School |
| 3 | 78 | Taylor Aronson | Nashville Predators | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 80 | Bryan Rust* | Pittsburgh Penguins | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 3 | 82 | Jason Clark | New York Islanders | Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (Minn.) |
| 3 | 85 | Austin Levi | Carolina Hurricanes | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 3 | 88 | Max Gaede | San Jose Sharks | Woodbury (Minn.) High School/Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Brandon Archibald | Columbus Blue Jackets | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 4 | 100 | Andrew Yogan | New York Rangers | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 4 | 103 | John Ramage* | Calgary Flames | Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 4 | 108 | Bill Arnold* | Calgary Flames | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Joe Faust | New Jersey Devils | Bloomington Jefferson (MInn.) High School |
| 4 | 115 | Patrick McNally | Vancouver Canucks | Milton Academy (Mass.) |
| 4 | 118 | James Mullin | Tampa Bay Lightning | Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (Minn.) |
| 5 | 122 | Chris Wagner | Anaheim Ducks | South Shore Kings (EJHL) |
| 5 | 125 | Tony DeHart | New York Islanders | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 5 | 127 | Cody Ferriero | San Jose Sharks | Governor’s Academy (Mass.) |
| 5 | 135 | Justin Florek* | Boston Bruins | Northern Michigan Univ. (CCHA) |
| 5 | 139 | Luke Walker | Colorado Avalanche | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 5 | 140 | Kenneth Agostino | Pittsburgh Penguins | Delbarton School (N.J.) |
| 5 | 142 | Caleb Herbert | Washington Capitals | Bloomington Jefferson (Minn.) High School |
| 5 | 148 | Kevin Gravel | Los Angeles Kings | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 5 | 149 | Michael Parks | Philadelphia Flyers | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 6 | 152 | Joe Rogalski | Pittsburgh Penguins | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 6 | 160 | Tanner Lane | Atlanta Thrashers | Detroit Lakes (Minn.) High School |
| 6 | 165 | Zane Gothberg | Boston Bruins | Thief River Falls (Minn.) High School |
| 6 | 168 | Anthony Bitetto | Nashville Predators | Indiana Ice (USHL) |
| 6 | 177 | Kevin Lind | Anaheim Ducks | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 6 | 179 | Nick Luukko | Philadelphia Flyers | The Gunnery (Conn.) |
| 6 | 180 | Nick Mattson* | Chicago Blackhawks | Indiana Ice (USHL) |
| 7 | 183 | R.J. Boyd | Florida Panthers | Cushing Academy (Mass.) |
| 7 | 188 | Lee Moffie | San Jose Sharks | Univ. of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 7 | 191 | Mac Carruth | Chicago Blackhawks | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 7 | 196 | Bryce Aneloski | Ottawa Senators | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 7 | 197 | Luke Moffatt* | Colorado Avalanche | U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) |
| 7 | 200 | Chris Crane | San Jose Sharks | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 7 | 201 | Ben Marshall | Detroit Red Wings | Mahtomedi (Minn.) High School |
| 7 | 203 | Christian Isackson | Buffalo Sabres | St. Thomas Academy (Minn.) |
| 7 | 210 | Zach Trotman | Boston Bruins | Lake Superior State Univ. (CCHA) |