Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, General, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets

2016 NHL Entry Draft – First Round

Here are the first 30 selections in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft

PICK – TEAM – PLAYER DRAFTED – TEAM DRAFTED PLAYER PLAYED FOR

1 – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – Auston Matthews (ZSC Lions, NLA)
2 – WINNIPEG JETS – Patrik Laine (Tappara, SM-Liiga)
3 – COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Pierre-Luc Dubois (Cape Breton, QMJHL)
4 – EDMONTON OILERS – Jesse Pulijujarvi (Karpat, SM-Liiga)
5 – VANCOUVER CANUCKS – Olli Juolevi (London, OHL)
6 – CALGARY FLAMES – Matthew Tkachuk (London, OHL)
7 – ARIZONA COYOTES – Clayton Keller (US NDTP, USHL)
8 – BUFFALO SABRES – Alexander Nylander (Mississauga, OHL)
9 – MONTREAL CANADIENS – Mikhail Sergachev (Windsor, OHL)
10 – COLORADO AVALANCHE – Tyson Jost (Pentiction, BCHL)
11 – OTTAWA SENATORS – Logan Brown (Windsor, OHL) – (from New Jersey) (Traded Pk 12 ’16 to NJ for Pk 11 ’16, Pk 80 ’16)
12 – NEW JERSEY DEVILS – Michael McLeod (Mississauga, OHL) – (from Ottawa) (Traded Pk 11 ’16, Pk 80 ’16 to OTT for Pk 12 ’16)
13 – CAROLINA HURRICANES – Jake Bean (Calgary, WHL)
14 – BOSTON BRUINS – Charles McAvoy (Boston, NCAA H-East)
15 – MINNESOTA WILD – Luke Kunin (Wisconsin, NCAA Big 10)
16 – ARIZONA COYOTES – Jakob Chychrun (Sarnia, OHL) – (from Detroit) (Traded Joe Vitale, Pk 53 ’16, Pk 20 ’16 to DET for Pavel Datsyuk, Pk 16 ’16)
17 – NASHVILLE PREDATORS – Dante Fabbro (Pentiction, BCHL)
18 – WINNIPEG JETS – Logan Stanley (Windsor, OHL) – (from Philadelphia) (Traded Pk 22 ’16 and Pk 36 ’16 to PHI for Pk 18 ’16 and Pk 79 ’16)
19 – NEW YORK ISLANDERS – Kieffer Bellows (US NDTP, USHL)
20 – DETROIT RED WINGS – Dennis Cholowski (Chilliwack, BCHL) (from Arizona) (Traded Pavel Datsyuk, Pk 16 ’16 to ARZ for Joe Vitale, Pk 53 ’16, Pk 20 ’16)
21 – CAROLINA HURRICANES – Julien Gauthier (Val-d’Or, QMJHL)
22 – PHILADELPHIA FLYERS – German Rubtsov (RUS U18, MHL) – (from Winnipeg) (Traded Pk 18 ’16 and Pk 79 ’16 to WPG for Pk 22 ’16, Pk 36 ’16)
23 – FLORIDA PANTHERS – Henrik Borgstrom (HIFK Jr., FIN-Jr.)
24 – ANAHEIM DUCKS – Max Jones (London, OHL)
25 – DALLAS STARS – Riley Tufte (Fargo Force, USHL)
26 – ST. LOUIS BLUES – Tage Thompson (U-CONN, NCAA H-East) (from Washington) (Traded Pk 28 ’16 to STL for Pk 26 ’16, Pk 87 ’16)
27 – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – Brett Howden (Moosejaw, WHL)
28 – WASHINGTON CAPITALS – Lucas Johansen (Kelowna, WHL) (from St. Louis) (Traded Pk 26 ’16 to WSH for Pk 28 ’16, Pk 87 ’16)
29 – BOSTON BRUINS – Trent Frederic (USA U18, USHL)
30 – ANAHEIM DUCKS – Sam Steel, (Regina, WHL)

Columbus Blue Jackets

2015 NHL Entry Draft – Columbus Blue Jackets

INS: Zach Werenski (Pick 8, Uni. Michigan, BIG10), Gabriel Carlsson (Pick 29, Linkoping Jr., SWE-JR.), Paul Bittner (Pick 38, Portland, WHL), Kevin Stenlund (Pick 58, HV 71 JR., SWE-JR.), Keegan Kolesar (Pick 69, Seattle, WHL), Sam Ruopp (Pick 129, Prince George, WHL), Veeti Vainio (Pick 141, Blues Jr., FIN-JR.), Vladislav Gavrikov (Pick 159, Yaroslavl, RUS), Markus Nutivaara (Pick 189, Karpat, FIN)

OUTS: NIL

Didn’t lose anyone, but gained a future star D in Werenski.

2015 DRAFT RATING: B

Columbus Blue Jackets

2014 NHL Entry Draft – Columbus Blue Jackets

These are the players drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft

Round – Pick – Player Chosen – Junior/Club/College Team

ROUND 1 – PICK 16 – Sonny Milano USA U-18 (USHL)
ROUND 2 – PICK 47 – Ryan Collins – USA U-18 (USHL)
ROUND 3 – PICK 76 – Elvis Merzlikins – Lugano (SUI)
ROUND 3 – PICK 77 – Blake Siebnaler – Niagara (OHL)
ROUND 4 – PICK 107 – Julien Pelletier – Cape Breton (QMJHL)
ROUND 5 – PICK 137 – Tyler Bird – Kimball Union (HIGH-MA)
ROUND 7 – PICK 197 – Olivier LeBlanc – Saint John (QMJHL)

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The Flock Presents-The NHL After Draft Special

On Sunday evening, members of the facebook group, “The Flock” joined forces to discuss the fallout from the 2013 NHL entry draft. We discussed the Seth Jones situation, the Vancouver bombshell, and the future, and so forth. Needless to say, it was a “happening.” With Free Agency Frenzy on our doorstep, this is a must listen for the for the fan’s, by the fan’s perspective on the future of the NHL.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsKUOJdmmf8[/youtube]

Columbus Blue Jackets

2013 NHL Entry Draft – Columbus Blue Jackets

Here is a look at whom the Columbus Blue Jackets drafted in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and also any trades they may have partaken in during the draft.

Round – Pick – Player Chosen (position in brackets) – Nationality – Junior/Club/College Team

1 – 14 – Alexander Wennberg (C) – Sweden – Frolunda HC (SHL)
1 – 19 – Kerby Rychel (LW) – United States – Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
1 – 27 – Marko Dano (C) – Austria – HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL)
2 – 50 – Dillon Hetherington (D) – Canada – Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 – 89 – Oliver Bjorkstrand (RW) – Denmark – Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 – 105 – Nick Moutrey (C/LW) – Canada – Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 – 165 – Markus Soberg (RW) – Frolunda J20 (SuperElit)
7 – 195 – Peter Quenneville (C/RW) – Canada – Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)