There was plenty of hype surrounding the 2009 NHL entry draft. John Tavares, Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene were the three names being floated as the potential #1 pick in 2009. Rumours of potential trades swirled about the hockey world for a week leading up to the draft – and for the first time in recent memory, the draft was drowning in doubt and speculation. From an entertainment aspect, the draft was a bust as it failed to live up to the hype.
Here’s what happened:
7:15pm – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, along with Montreal Canadiens legends Henry Richard and Yvonne Cournoyer, welcome spectators, listeners and viewers from the podium at the Bell Centre.
7:18pm – #1 pick: The New York Islanders select C John Tavares from the London Knights of the OHL.
7:24pm – The Anaheim Ducks trade D Chris Pronger and F Ryan Dingle to the Philadelphia Flyers for D Luca Sbisa, F Joffrey Lupul and two first-round picks (2009, 2010 and a conditional pick).
7:26pm – #2 pick: The Tampa Bay Lightning select D Victor Hedman from Modo of the Swedish Elite League.
7:38pm – #3 pick: The Colorado Avalanche select F Matt Duchene from the Brampton Battalion of the OHL.
7:45pm – #4 pick: The Atlanta Thrashers select F Evander Kane from the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.
7:56pm – #5 pick: The Los Angeles Kings select F Brayden Schenn from the Brandon Wheat Kings of the.
7:59pm – The New York Islanders trade the 26th, 37th, 62nd and 92nd picks in 2009 to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 16th and 77th overall picks in 2009.
8:02pm – #6 pick: The Phoenix Coyotes select D Oliver Ekman-Larsson from Leksand (Sweden).
8:11pm – #7 pick: The Toronto Maple Leafs select F Nazem Kadri from the London Knights of the OHL.
8:18pm – #8 pick: The Dallas Stars select F Scott Glennie from the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL.
8:26pm - #9 pick: The Ottawa Senators select D Jared Cowan from the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL.
8:35pm - #10 pick: The Edmonton Oilers select F Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson from Timra of the Swedish Elite League.
8:44pm - #11 pick: The Nashville Predators select D Ryan Ellis from the Windsor Spitfire of the OHL.
8:52pm – The Minnesota Wild trade the 12th pick to the New York Islanders for the 16th, 77th and 182nd picks in 2009.
8:53pm - #12 pick: The New York Islanders select D Calvin DeHaan from the Oshawa Generals of the OHL.
9:04pm - #13 pick: The Buffalo Sabres select F Zack Kassian from the Peterborough Petes of the OHL.
9:09pm - #14 pick: The Florida Panthers select D Dmitri Kulikov from the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL.
9:15pm - #15 pick: The Anaheim Ducks select F Peter Holland from the Guelph Storm of the OHL.
9:22pm - #16 pick: The Minnesota Wild select D Nick Leddy from Eden Prairie High School, Minneapolis.
9:27pm - #17 pick: The St. Louis Blues select D David Rundblad from Skelleftea of theSwedish Elite League.
9:35pm - #18 pick: The Montreal Canadiens select F Louis LeBlanc from the Omaha Lancers of the USHL.
9:44pm - #19 pick: The New York Rangers select F Chris Kreider from Andover Academy, Massachusetts.
9:51pm – The Calgary Flames trade the 20th pick to The New Jersey Devils for the 23rd and 84th picks in 2009.
9:54pm - #20 pick: The New Jersey Devils select F Jacob Josefson from Djurgarden of theSwedish Elite League.
9:57pm – The Anaheim Ducks trade the 21st pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 26th and 37th picks in 2009.
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