Saturday, June 25, 2011

61 Collegians Selected in NHL Draft


61 Collegians Selected in NHL Draft

Sixty-one current or future college hockey players were selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the same number that were drafted in 2010. It marked the sixth straight year – each season since the draft was shortened to seven rounds – that more than 60 college players were drafted.

Twenty-seven of the 30 NHL teams took at least one college player in the draft. Twenty-four colleges were represented among the selections, with three players yet to decide on a school.

Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, who recently finished his freshman season at Northeastern, was the first of the college players taken at No. 14 to Dallas. He was one of 11 players who spent 2010-11 in the college ranks to be taken.

The first round featured two future Miami RedHawks. Round two had two current Boston University teammates, while the third round followed with two Notre Dame representatives. Wisconsin had two players taken in the fourth round, Cornell had two taken in the fifth, Ohio State and Minnesota each had two taken in the sixth and two recruits each from Harvard and Wisconsin went in the seventh round.

Rd. Pick Team Last Name First Name Pos. 2010-11 Team College Commitment
1 14 Dallas Oleksiak Jamie D Northeastern
1 15 NY Rangers Miller JT C US NTDP North Dakota
1 20 Phoenix Murphy Connor D US NTDP Miami
1 22 Toronto Biggs Tyler RW US NTDP Miami
2 33 Florida Grimaldi Rocco C US NTDP North Dakota
2 34 NY Islanders Mayfield Scott D Youngstown (USHL) Denver
2 36 Chicago Clendening Adam D Boston University
2 39 Anaheim Gibson John G US NTDP Michigan
2 47 San Jose Nieto Matt LW Boston University
2 60 Minnesota Lucia Mario LW Wayzata HS Undecided
3 66 Columbus Tynan TJ C Notre Dame
3 70 Chicago Paliotta Michael D US NTDP Vermont
3 72 NY Rangers Fogarty Steven C Edina HS Notre Dame
3 75 New Jersey Coleman Blake C Indiana (USHL) Miami
3 78 Winnipeg Serville Brennan D Stouffville (OPJHL) Michigan
3 82 Los Angeles Shore Nick C Denver
3 83 Anaheim Welinski Adam D Green Bay (USHL) Minnesota Duluth
3 91 Florida Rau Kyle C Eden Prairie HS Minnesota
4 92 Edmonton Simpson Dillon D North Dakota
4 95 NY Islanders Russo Robbie D US NTDP Notre Dame
4 97 Montreal Didier Josiah D Cedar Rapids (USHL) Denver
4 98 Columbus Reilly Mike D Shattuck St. Mary’s Minnesota
4 99 New Jersey Boucher Reid C US NTDP Michigan State
4 101 Vancouver Labate Joseph C Holy Angels HS Wisconsin
4 104 Calgary Gaudreau John LW Dubuque (USHL) Undecided
4 110 Los Angeles Mersch Michael LW Wisconsin
4 112 Nashville Noonan Garrett D Boston University
4 121 Boston Ferlin Brian RW Indiana (USHL) Cornell
5 128 Columbus Ambroz Seth RW Omaha (USHL) Minnesota
5 129 New Jersey Pietila Blake LW US NTDP Michigan Tech
5 130 Toronto Cameranesi Tony C Wayzata HS Minnesota Duluth
5 131 Minnesota Seeler Nick D Eden Prairie HS Nebraska-Omaha
5 133 San Jose Kuraly Sean C Indiana (USHL) Miami
5 140 Los Angeles Lowry Joel LW Victoria (BCHL) Cornell
5 145 Detroit Hudon Philippe C/RW Choate Prep Cornell
5 147 Washington Koudys Patrick D Rensselaer
5 151 Boston O’Gara Rob D Milton Prep Yale
6 154 Florida Wittchow Edward D Burnsville HS Undecided
6 157 Winnipeg Kasdorf Jason G Portage (MJHL) Rensselaer
6 160 Anaheim Manson Josh D Salmon Arm (BCHL) Quinnipiac
6 161 Minnesota Michalek Stephen G Loomis-Chaffee Harvard
6 169 Chicago Jardine Sam D Camrose (AJHL) Ohio State
6 170 Nashville Balisy Chase C Western Michigan
6 171 Ottawa McCormick Max LW Sioux City (USHL) Ohio State
6 173 Toronto Robertson Dennis D Brown
6 174 Pittsburgh Archibald Josh C Brainerd HS Nebraska-Omaha
6 176 Philadelphia Placek Petr RW Hotchkiss Harvard
6 177 Washington Boyd Travis C US NTDP Minnesota
6 178 Tampa Bay Wilcox Adam G Green Bay (USHL) Minnesota
7 187 Winnipeg Harstad Aaron D Green Bay (USHL) Colorado College
7 189 New Jersey Daly Patrick D Benilde-St. Margaret’s Wisconsin
7 194 San Jose Blackwell Colin C St. John’s Prep Harvard
7 196 Phoenix Larraza Zac LW US NTDP Denver
7 197 Buffalo Navin Brad C Waupaca HS Wisconsin
7 198 Montreal Sullivan Colin D Avon Old Farms Yale
7 199 Chicago Broadhurst Alexander C Green Bay (USHL) Nebraska-Omaha
7 201 Tampa Bay Peca Matthew C Pembroke (CCHL) Quinnipiac
7 203 Toronto Everson Max D Edina HS Harvard
7 204 Ottawa Dzingel Ryan C Lincoln (USHL) Ohio State
7 207 Washington Haar Garrett D Fargo (USHL) Northeastern
7 209 Pittsburgh Wilson Scott C/LW Georgetown (OPJHL) UMass Lowell