Nashville Predators

2013 NHL Entry Draft – Nashville Predators

Here is a look at whom the Nashville Predators 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 – 4 – Seth Jones (D) – United States – Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 – 64 – Jonathan-Ismael Diaby (D) – Canada – Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 – 95 – Felix Girard (C) – Canada – Baie Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
4 – 99 – Juuse Saros (G) – Finland – HPK U-20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
5 – 125 – Saku Maenalanen (RW) – Finland – Karpat U-20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
5 – 140 – Teemu Kivihalme (D) – United States – Burnsville High (USHS)
6 – 155 – Emil Pettersson (C) – Sweden – Timra (SuperElit)
6 – 171 – Tommy Veilleux (LW) – Canada – Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 – 185 – Wade Murphy (RW) – Canada – Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 – 203 – Janne Juvonen (G) – Finland – Pelicans (SM-liiga)

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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]

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2013 NHL Entry Draft Results – Top 10

Sunday June 30 saw the 2013 NHL Entry Draft take place in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The projected top picks include American Defencemen Seth Jones, Canadian Forwards Nathan McKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, Finnish Forward Alexander Barkov Jr., and Russian Forward Valeri Nichuskin.

2013 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – 1ST ROUND – Top 10

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

1 – Colorado Avalanche – Nathan McKinnon (C) – Canada – Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 – Florida Panthers – Alexander Barkov Jr. (C) – Finland – Tappara (SM-liiga)
3 – Tampa Bay Lightning – Jonathan Drouin (LW) – Canada – Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4 – Nashville Predators – Seth Jones (D) – United States – Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 – Carolina Hurricanes – Elias Lindholm (C) – Sweden – Brynas IF (SHL)
6 – Calgary Flames – Sean Monahan (C) – Canada – Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
7 – Edmonton Oilers – Darnell Nurse (C) – Canada – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
8 – Buffalo Sabres – Rasmus Ristolainen (D) – Finland – TPS Turku (SM-liiga)
9 – Vancouver Canucks – Bo Horvat (C) – Canada – London Knights (OHL)
10 – Dallas Stars – Valeri Nichuskin (RW) – Russia – HC Dynamo Moscow (KHL)

The biggest trade made during the draft involved the New Jersey Devils trading away the ninth pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to the Vancouver Canucks, for G Cory Schneider.