Chart: Facts and figures on the NHL draft

June 30, 2013 at 12:51AM
Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones skates during practice for the junior hockey Memorial Cup in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Liam Richards) ORG XMIT: LDR120
Defenseman Seth Jones is the top-rated North American skater in the draft, but he isn’t expected to be selected first. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

first-round draft order

1. Colorado

2. Florida

3. Tampa Bay

4. Nashville

5. Carolina

6. Calgary

7. Edmonton

8. Buffalo

9. New Jersey

10. Dallas

11. Philadelphia

12. Phoenix

13. Winnipeg

14. Columbus

15. N.Y. Islanders

16. Buffalo (from Wild)

17. Ottawa

18. Detroit

19. Columbus (from N.Y.R.)

20. San Jose

21. Toronto

22. Calgary (from St. Louis)

23. Washington

24. Vancouver

25. Montreal

26. Anaheim

27. Columbus (from L.A.)

28. Calgary (from Pitt.)

29. Dallas (from Boston)

30. Chicago

Top-ranked prospects

NamePos.2012-13 team

Seth JonesDPortland (Western Hockey League)

Nathan MacKinnonCHalifax (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Jonathan DrouinLWHalifax (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Aleksander BarkovCTappara (Finland)

Valeri NichushkinRWChelyabinsk 2 (Russia)

top-ranked minnesota prospects

NHL Central Scouting Bureau's top five North American skaters from Minnesota:

Rank/namePos.Hometown2012-13 team

44. Tommy VannelliDVictoriaMinnetonka H.S.

45. Connor HurleyCEdinaEdina H.S.

64. Teemu KivihalmeDSavageBurnsville H.S.

77. Avery PetersonCGrand RapidsGrand Rapids H.S.

81. Blake HeinrichDCambridgeSioux City (USHL)

round-by-round Wild picks

First (0): Pick traded to Buffalo in Jason Pominville deal

Second (1): 46th overall

Third (2): 70th (from N.J. in Marek Zidlicky deal) and 81st (from S.J. in ames Sheppard deal)

Fourth (1): 107th

Fifth (1): 137th

Sixth (1): 167th

Seventh (2): 197th and 200th (from N.Y.R. in Casey Wellman deal)


Edina's Connor Hurley is greeted by his teammates after making his first goal in the first period during the Class 2A boys' hockey state tournament quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center, Thursday, March 7, 2013 in St. Paul, MN.(ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES • eflores@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN1303071747453252
Edina’s Connor Hurley. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Burnsville's Teemu Kivihalme (left) moves the puck away from Eden Prairie's Mason Bergh (right) during the first period Tuesday night at Eden Prairie Community Center. ] (SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE/BRE McGEE) **Teemu Kivhalme (left, 26), Mason Bergh (right, 15) ORG XMIT: MIN1212042029180542
Burnsville’s Teemu Kivihalme. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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