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NHL Draft: Every No. 1 Pick in History
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (sportsnet.ca)
The Edmonton Oilers have selected Red Deer Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the No. 1 pick of the 2011 NHL Draft.
Here’s a look at every No. 1 pick in NHL Draft History.
Source: wikipedia.org.
| Draft | Player | Selected by | Position | Formerly of |
| 1963 | Garry Monahan | Montreal Canadiens | Forward | St. Michael’s Juveniles |
| 1964 | Claude Gauthier | Detroit Red Wings | Forward | Comite des jeunes (Rosemont) |
| 1965 | Andre Veilleux | New York Rangers | Forward | Montreal Rangers Jr. B |
| 1966 | Barry Gibbs | Boston Bruins | Defenseman | Estevan Bruins |
| 1967 | Rick Pagnutti | Los Angeles Kings | Defenseman | Garson Native Sons |
| 1968 | Michel Plasse | Montreal Canadiens | Goaltender | Drummondville Rangers |
| 1969 | Rejean Houle | Montreal Canadiens | Forward | Montreal Junior Canadiens |
| 1970 | Gilbert Perreault | Buffalo Sabres | Forward | Montreal Junior Canadiens |
| 1971 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | Forward | Quebec Remparts |
| 1972 | Billy Harris | New York Islanders | Forward | Peterborough Petes |
| 1973 | Denis Potvin | New York Islanders | Defenseman | Ottawa 67′s |
| 1974 | Greg Joly | Washington Capitals | Defenseman | Regina Pats |
| 1975 | Mel Bridgman | Philadelphia Flyers | Forward | Victoria Cougars |
| 1976 | Rick Green | Washington Capitals | Defenseman | London Knights |
| 1977 | Dale McCourt | Detroit Red Wings | Forward | Hamilton Fincups |
| 1978 | Bobby Smith | Minnesota North Stars | Forward | Ottawa 67′s |
| 1979 | Rob Ramage | Colorado Rockies | Defenseman | London Knights |
| 1980 | Doug Wickenheiser | Montreal Canadiens | Forward | Regina Pats |
| 1981 | Dale Hawerchuk | Winnipeg Jets | Forward | Cornwall Royals |
| 1982 | Gord Kluzak | Boston Bruins | Defenseman | Billings Bighorns |
| 1983 | Brian Lawton | Minnesota North Stars | Forward | Mount Saint Charles Academy |
| 1984 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | Forward | Laval Voisins |
| 1985 | Wendel Clark | Toronto Maple Leafs | Forward | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1986 | Joe Murphy | Detroit Red Wings | Forward | Michigan State |
| 1987 | Pierre Turgeon | Buffalo Sabres | Forward | Granby Bisons |
| 1988 | Mike Modano | Minnesota North Stars | Forward | Prince Albert Raiders |
| 1989 | Mats Sundin | Quebec Nordiques | Forward | Nacka HK |
| 1990 | Owen Nolan | Quebec Nordiques | Forward | Cornwall Royals |
| 1991 | Eric Lindros | Quebec Nordiques | Forward | Oshawa Generals |
| 1992 | Roman Hamrlik | Tampa Bay Lightning | Defenseman | HC Zlin |
| 1993 | Alexandre Daigle | Ottawa Senators | Forward | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 1994 | Ed Jovanovski | Florida Panthers | Defenseman | Windsor Spitfires |
| 1995 | Bryan Berard | Ottawa Senators | Defenseman | Detroit Junior Red Wings |
| 1996 | Chris Phillips | Ottawa Senators | Defenseman | Prince Albert Raiders |
| 1997 | Joe Thornton | Boston Bruins | Forward | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 1998 | Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning | Forward | Rimouski Océanic |
| 1999 | Patrik Stefan | Atlanta Thrashers | Forward | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| 2000 | Rick DiPietro | New York Islanders | Goaltender | Boston University |
| 2001 | Ilya Kovalchuk | Atlanta Thrashers | Forward | Spartak Moscow |
| 2002 | Rick Nash | Columbus Blue Jackets | Forward | London Knights |
| 2003 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Pittsburgh Penguins | Goaltender | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
| 2004 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | Forward | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2005 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | Forward | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2006 | Erik Johnson | St. Louis Blues | Defenseman | United States NTDP |
| 2007 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | Forward | London Knights |
| 2008 | Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | Forward | Sarnia Sting |
| 2009 | John Tavares | New York Islanders | Forward | London Knights |
| 2010 | Taylor Hall | Edmonton Oilers | Forward | Windsor Spitfires |
| 2011 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Edmonton Oilers | Forward | Red Deer Rebels |
