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NHL Draft: Every No. 1 Pick in History

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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
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