NHL Entry Draft Thread

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With the upcoming NHL draft what are Pats' fan's thoughts on this years' Entry Draft?

Will Jordan Eberle go in the first round? Or will his size be a factor and cause him to slip to the second round (or later)? Will Colten Teubert go in the first round? Top ten? or drop to the 2nd round? Wll Matt Delahey get drafted? Any surprise picks from the Pats?

Feel free to discuss.

I have added a poll in regards to Teubert/Eberle (note it is a public poll).

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I will post the Pats Entry Draft picks since 1968 later today.

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I think Tuebert goes in top ten overall, Eberle mid 2nd,Delahey late 4th or early 5th.Bosch,kulchar,Strueby all possible suprises,happy if one of them goes

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Pats Drafted in the NHL Entry Draft: 1960's

1968
2nd round, 14th overall, Ron Snell, Pittsburgh Penguins

1969
2nd round, 21st overall, Ron Garwasiuk, Detroit Red Wings
6th round, 64th overall, Don Saleski, Philadelphia Flyers

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Pats Drafted in the NHL Entry Draft: 1970's

1970
No selections

1971
1st round, 8th overall, Larry Wright, Pittsburgh
2nd Round, 21st overall, Rod Norrish, Minnesota North Stars
7th round, 92nd overall, Bobby Gerrard, Philadelphia
7th round, 94th overall, Dave Smith, St. Louis
8th round, 109th overall, Gene Sobchuk, New York Rangers

1972
2nd round, 18th overall, Dwight Bialowas, Atlanta Flames
4th round, 52nd overall, John Dobie, Los Angeles
5th round, 68th overall, Bernie Germain, Los Angeles
7th round, 98th overall, Scott Smith, Atlanta Flames
7th round, 100th overall, Glen Toner, Los Angeles

1973
6th round, 84th overall, Doug Marit, Toronto

1974
1st round, 1st overall, Greg Joly, Washington
1st round, 4th overall, Clark Gillies, New York Islanders
2nd round, 20th overall, Glen Burdon, Kansas City Scouts
4th round, 60th overall, Kim MacDougall, Minesota North Stars
5th round, 89th overall, Dennis Sobchuk, Philadelphia
7th round, 116th overall, Robbie Laird, Pittsburgh
10th round, 166th overall, Rick Uhrich, Pittsburgh
16th round, 225th overall, Bill Bell, Washington

1975
2nd round, 27th overall, Ed Staniowski, St. Louis
4th round, 59th overall, Mike Wirachowsky, Detroit
6th round, 95th overall, Mike Harazny, Detroit
6th round, 107th overall, Jim Minor, Buffalo
7th round, 123rd overall, Dave Faulkner, Los Angeles

1976
2nd round, 35th overall, Drew Callander, Philadelphia
6th round, 98th overall, Rob Tudor, Vancouver
9th round, 119th overal, Al Dumba, Washington

1977
8th round, 130th overall, Greg Tebbutt, Minesota North Stars

1978
5th round, 80th overall, Gord Wappel, Atlanta Flames
6th round, 90th overall, Gerry Minor, Vancouver
9th round, 142nd overall, Kevin Krook, Colorado Rockies
12th round, 187th overall, Paul Hogan, Washington

1979
5th round, 89th overall, Dirk Graham, Vancouver

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Pats Drafted in the NHL Entry Draft: 1980's

1980
1st round, 1st overall, Doug Wickenheiser, Montreal
1st round, 5th overall, Darren Veitch, St. Louis
1st round, 11th overall, Mike Blaisdell, Detroit

1981
1st round, 10th overall, Garth Butcher, Vancouver
2nd round, 29th overall, Todd Strueby, Edmonton
4th round, 65th overall, Dave Michayluk, Philadelphia
7th round, 136th overall, Bruce Holloway, Vancouver
9th round, 186th overall, Al Tuer, Los Angeles

1982
2nd round, 24th overall, Gary Leeman, Toronto
2nd round, 39th overall, Lyndon Byers, Boston
6th overall, 116th overall, Taylor Hall, Vancouver
8th overall, 152nd overall, Wally Schreiber, Washinton
11th round, 230th overall, Chris Smith, Edmonton
12th overall, 251st overall, Jeff Crawford, Edmonton

1983
1st round, 21st overall, Nevin Markwart, Boston
4th round, 66th overall, John Bekkers, Calgary
5th round, 94th overall, Jayson Meyer, Buffalo
7th round, 140th overall, Dale Derkatch, Edmonton
10th round, 186th overall, Stu Grimson, Detroit
11th round, 206th overall, Jeff Frank, Detroit
11th round, 220th overall, Johnny Miner, Edmonton
12th round, 223rd overall, Dave Goertz, Minnesota North Stars

1984
1st round, 21st overall, Selmar Odelein, Edmonton
2nd round, 39th overall, Doug Trapp, Buffalo
3rd round, 53rd overall, Robert Dirk, St. Louis
8th round, 164th overall, Frank Joo, Washinton

1985
1st round, 8th overall, Brent Fedyk, Detroit
2nd round, 34th overall, Brad Lauer, New York Islanders
6th round, 107th overall, Kevin Clemens, Pittsburgh
7th round, 143rd overall, Stu Grimson, Calgary (had re-entered)

1986
4th round, 72nd overall, Mark Janssens, New York Rangers
4th round, 80th overall, Shawn Byram, New York Islanders
5th round, 102nd overall, Gerald Bzdel, Quebec Nordiques

1987
2nd round, 22nd overall, Brad Miller, Buffalo
12th round, 243rd overall, Mark Savard, St. Louis

1988
No selections

1989
1st round, 11th overall, Mike Sillinger, Detroit
1st round, 14th overall, Kevin Haller, Buffalo
1st round, 16th overall, Jamie Heward, Pittsburgh
3rd round, 59th overall, Jim Mathieson, Washington
7th round, 136th overall, Scott Daniels, Hartford

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Pats Drafted in the NHL Entry Draft: 1990's

1990
4th round, 71st overall, Frank Kovacs, Minnesota North Stars

1991
No selections

1992
1st round, 18th overall, Jason Smith, New Jersey
2nd round, 36th overall, Jeff Shantz, Chicago
10th round, 234th overall, Heath Weenk, New Jersey
11th round, 243rd overall, Nathan Dempsey, Toronto

1993
No selections

1994
1st round, 11th overall, Jeff Friesen, San Jose
7th round, 174th overall, Jesse Rezansoff, Montreal
11th round 278th overall, Ross Parsons, Montreal

1995
5th round, 115th overall, Wade Strand, Dallas
5th round, 125th overal, Chad Wilchynski, Detroit

1996
1st round, 12th overall, Josh Holden, Vancouver
1st round, 13th overall, Derek Morris, Calgary
3rd round, 69th overall, Curtis Tipler, Tampa Bay
3rd round, 72nd overal, Boyd Kane, Pittsburgh

1997
3rd round, 64th overall, Kyle Freadrich, Vancouver
5th round, 108th overall, Mark Thompson, Tampa Bay
5th round, 130th overall, Kyle Calder, Chicago

1998
1st round, 3rd overall, Brad Stuart, San Jose
4th round, 114th overall, Boyd Kane, New York Rangers (Re-entry)

1999
1st round, 17th overall, Barret Jackman, St. Louis
2nd round, 49th overall, Brett Lysak, Carolina
4th round, 117th overall, Karel Mosovsky, Buffalo
6th round, 179th overall, Donald Choukalos, Boston

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Pats Drafted in the NHL Entry Draft: 2000's

2000
2nd round, 64th overall, Filip Novak, New York Rangers
4th round, 106th overall, Scotty Balan, Chicago

2001
3rd round, 79th overall, Garth Murray, New York Rangers
9th round, 270th overall, Grant Jacobsen, St. Louis

2002
2nd round, 38th overall, Josh Harding, Minnesota Wild

2003
4th round, 130th overall, Matej Trojovsky, Carolina (rights had been traded to Swift Current)
8th round, 257th overall, Darryl Yacboski, Colorado Avalanche

2004
No selections

2005
6th round, 177th overall, Derek Reinhart, Columbus

2006
7th round, 212th overall, Logan Pyett, Detroit

2007
1st round, 30th overall, Nick Ross, Phoenix
5th round, 124th overall, Linden Rowat, Los Angeles
5th round, 125th overall, Brett Leffler, Washington

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...ine-Under-Way-

Central Scouting on Tuebert:
"Colten is a smooth skating defenseman, who can skate the puck out of trouble and can jump up the ice with the puck. I like Colten for a lot of reasons, but most of all for his ability to take charge of the game. He projects as a support three or four defenseman, at least initially in the NHL, with a good offensive upside who won’t hurt you on defense."

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http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?se...ticleid=365424

Three Pats – NHL Central Scouting invited three players from the Western Hockey League's Regina Pats to the Scouting Combine – Colten Teubert, the No. 18-rated North American player, No. 33 Jordan Eberle and No. 67 Matt Delahey.

"It's pretty special that we all came into the league as rookies together and now we've moved along the line and developed," Delahey told NHL.com. "It's pretty sweet that we're all here at the Combine with an opportunity to get drafted."

While Teubert is the most physically imposing of the bunch and Eberle, who won the WHL's Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Scholastic Player of the Year award, is the brain, Delahey is a bit of an unknown heading into the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, to be held June 20-21 in Ottawa. The 18-year-old defenseman hopes his Combine showing increases his value.

"I basically helped Colten and Jordan out most of the time," Delahey admitted. "I'm a bit of a stay-at-home defenseman who makes sure everything is sound in my own defensive zone. I'm a good skater for a big guy and, while probably not as physical as Colten, can hold my own. I also can offer that good first pass."

- Mike G. Morreale