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2006 Entry Draft: The Devious Demitra Deal

The NHL Entry draft is always a great time for big trades, and last year's event in Vancouver was no exception.While many trades have a rumor trail a mile long, nobody was prepared for or expecting what happened that fateful day. The look on Bettman's face? Priceless.I was at GM Place on draft day and remember feeling...

1999 Entry Draft: How Burke Pulled off the Sedins Heist

Back in 1999, then-Canucks GM Brian Burke made one of the biggest draft-day splashes of all time when he landed the mysterious Sedin twins after a series of surprising moves. It wasn't a simple one-on-one trade, nosiree Bob. Burke had to deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Atlanta Thrashers. Somehow,...

NHL Prospects Put Through Their Paces

Before the 30 NHL clubs select their draft picks from the annual prospects meat market, there is one last event to be held: The Draft Combine.106 top prospects are poked, prodded, stripped of their shirts, run through the paces, and outright tortured for the viewing pleasure of NHL scouts. Oh, and don't forget the...

NHL Entry Draft News From the Web

05/02/12 Lightning hope to select best available player at 2012... Source: NHL - Tampa Bay Lightning It's no secret that Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman's top priority this summer will be to acquire a bona fide starting goaltender, as well as another top defenseman to help bolster the Bolts' blueline.

Background on NHL Entry Draft

The NHL Entry Draft is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and Europeans of all ages entering league for the first time, all others enter league as unrestricted free agents).

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