Jun 30, 2013; Newark, NJ, USA; A general view of the stage between picks during the 2013 NHL Draft at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
With the conference finals currently underway, the order for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft is almost complete. The Anaheim Ducks will pick 24th overall, one pick in front of the Boston Bruins and one pick after the Colorado Avalanche. So, the current order of the draft goes as follows:
- Florida Panthers
- Buffalo Sabres
- Edmonton Oilers
- Calgary Flames
- New York Islanders
- Vancouver Canucks
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Winnipeg Jets
- Anaheim Ducks (from Ottawa Senators)
- Nashville Predators
- Phoenix Coyotes
- Washington Capitals
- Dallas Stars
- Detroit Red Wings
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Minnesota Wild
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- San Jose Sharks
- St. Louis Blues
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Colorado Avalanche
- Anaheim Ducks
- Boston Bruins
- Tampa Bay Lightning (from New York Rangers)*
- Los Angeles Kings*
- Montreal Canadiens*
- Chicago Blackhawks*
- New Jersey Devils
The teams with the asterisk’s still have to wait to have their positions finalized, of course. Also, the Devils have the 30th pick as relief from an earlier penalty for salary cap issues when they signed Ilya Kovalchuk in 2010.
So, the Ducks also have the 10th overall pick, due to the Bobby Ryan trade. This is the first time the Ducks have had the 10th overall selection and its the first time the Ducks have had the 24th pick. Last year, the Ducks picked 26th, and used that on defenseman Shea Theodore. Since I don’t have too much to discuss right now regarding the draft, I’ll just show you guys the last five selections in the Ducks’ positions in the draft and some notable 10th and 24th overall selections.
10th Overall
Best Ever: F – Teemu Selanne ( Winnipeg Jets, 1988)
Other Notables: F – Steve Vickers (New York Rangers, 1971), F – Bobby Holik (Hartford Whalers, 1989), F – Cody Hodgson (Vancouver Canucks, 2008)
- 2013 NHL Entry Draft – F – Valeri Nichushkin (Dallas Stars)
- 2012 NHL Entry Draft – D – Slater Koekkoek (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- 2011 NHL Entry Draft – D – Jonas Brodin (Minnesota Wild)
- 2010 NHL Entry Draft – D – Dylan McIlrath (New York Rangers)
- 2009 NHL Entry Draft – F – Magnus Paajarvi (Edmonton Oilers)
24th Overall
Best Ever: F – Daniel Briere (Phoenix Coyotes, 1996)
Other Notables: G – Sean Burke (New Jersey Devils, 1985), Mike Richards (Philadelphia Flyers, 2003)
- 2013 NHL Entry Draft – F – Hunter Shinkaruk (Vancouver Canucks)
- 2012 NHL Entry Draft – G – Malcolm Subban (Boston Bruins)
- 2011 NHL Entry Draft – F – Matt Puempel (Ottawa Senators)
- 2010 NHL Entry Draft – F – Kevin Hayes (Chicago Blackhawks)
- 2009 NHL Entry Draft – F – Marcus Johansson (Washington Capitals)
There will be a lot more draft coverage in the next month. I’m sure there will be another Fansided NHL Division Mock Draft, like the last two years. I will make sure to do my usual pre-draft potential pick posts. I will also consider updating the Ducks’ current prospect system and take a look at some positions that we may need to address in the draft.
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