2011 NHL Entry Draft

The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. The top three picks consisted of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog and Jonathan Huberdeau. In the draft, recently relocated Atlanta Thrashers franchise drafted Mark Scheifele as their first pick as the Winnipeg Jets.

Eligibility
Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1991 and September 14, 1993 were eligible for selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players over the age of 20 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 24, 1991, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.

Draft lottery
The draft lottery was held on April 12, 2011, and was won by the New Jersey Devils, who moved up four spots to the fourth-overall pick. The Edmonton Oilers retained the first-overall pick. This was the first time since the 2007 draft lottery that a team other than the team with the worst regular season record won the draft lottery. New Jersey were also tied with the 1999 Chicago Blackhawks for the lowest ranked team to win the lottery as the eighth seed.

Top prospects

 * Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau final ranking.


 * Source: International Scouting Services May 2011 ranking.

Notes (Round one)
1. * The Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2011 that sent Jeff Carter to Columbus in exchange for Jakub Voráček, a third-round pick and this pick.

2. * The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009 that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick in 2010, a second-round pick in 2010 and this pick.

3. * The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on February 19, 2011 that sent Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a conditional second-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – St. Louis pick was not among the top 10 picks – was converted on April 12, 2011 when St. Louis retained the 11th overall pick at the NHL Draft Lottery.

4. * The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Dustin Penner to Los Angeles in exchange for Colten Teubert, a conditional third-round pick in 2012 and this pick.

5. * The Nashville Predators' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 10, 2011 that sent Mike Fisher to Nashville in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 and this pick.

6. * The Anaheim Ducks' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent a first-round pick (30th overall) and a second-round pick (39th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

7. * The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent a pair of second-round picks (35th and 48th overall) to Detroit in exchange for this pick.

8. * The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 14, 2011 that sent Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2011 and this pick.

9. * The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent Troy Brouwer to Washington in exchange for this pick.

10. * The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent Brent Burns and a second-round pick in 2012 to San Jose in exchange for Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and this pick.

11. * The Boston Bruins' first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent a first-round pick (22nd overall) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a second-round pick (39th overall) and this pick.
 * Toronto previously acquired the pick in a trade on February 18, 2011 that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston in exchange for Joe Colborne, a conditional second-round pick in 2012 and this pick.

Notes (Round two)
1. * The Colorado Avalanche' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 19, 2011 that sent Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional first-round pick to Colorado in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and this pick(being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – St. Louis pick was not among the top 10 picks – was converted on April 12, 2011 when St. Louis retained the 11th overall pick at the NHL Draft Lottery.

2. * The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent a first-round pick (24th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a second-round pick (#48 overall) and this pick.

3. * The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 1, 2010 that sent Andrew Ladd to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Ivan Vishnevskiy and this pick.

4. * The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 19, 2010 that sent Jason Arnott to New Jersey in exchange for Matt Halischuk and this pick.

5. * The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent a first-round pick (22nd overall) to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick (30th overall) and this pick.

6. * The Minnesota Wild second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 18, 2009 that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller, Alexander Fallstrom and this pick.

7. * The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009 that sent the Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick in 2010 back to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick in 2011 and this pick.
 * Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 27, 2009 that sent Anton Stralman, Colin Stuart and a seventh-round draft pick in 2012 to Calgary in exchange for Wayne Primeau and this pick.

8. * The New York Rangers' second round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011 that sent Tim Erixon and a fifth-round pick in 2011 to New York in exchange for Roman Horak, the 57th overall pick and this pick.

9. * The Buffalo Sabres' second round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 27, 2011 that sent Brad Boyes to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.

10. * The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a second-round pick (59th overall) and a third-round pick in 2012 to the Florida Panthers in exchange for this pick.
 * Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 11, 2010 that sent Dominic Moore to Montreal in exchange for this pick.

11. * The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent a first-round pick (24th overall) to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a second-round pick (#35 overall) and this pick.
 * Ottawa previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Chris Campoli and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2012 to Chicago in exchange for Ryan Potulny and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Chicago had until 48 hours before the start of the 2011 Entry Draft to determine if they send their own second-round pick or one of the picks acquired from Atlanta and Calgary to Ottawa – was converted on June 23, 2011.

12. * The Montreal Canadiens' compensatory second-round pick (50th overall) went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on December 28, 2010 that sent James Wisniewski to Montreal in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2012 and this pick.
 * Montreal previously received the pick as compensation for not signing 2006 first-round pick David Fischer before August 15, 2010.

13. * The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Daniel Carcillo to Philadelphia in exchange for Scottie Upshall and this pick.

14. * The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011 that sent Tim Erixon and a fifth-round pick in 2011 to the New York Rangers in exchange for Roman Horak, the 45th overall pick and this pick.
 * New York previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent Bobby Sanguinetti to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2010 and this pick.
 * Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010 that sent Joe Corvo to Washington in exchange for Brian Pothier, Oskar Osala and this pick.

15. * The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a second-round pick (47th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in 2012 and this pick.

16. * The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a third-round pick (71st overall) and a fourth-round pick (101st overall) to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.

17. * The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 15, 2011 that sent Chris Kelly to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Notes (Round three)
1. * The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2010 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

2. * The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on July 30, 2010 that sent James Wisniewski to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – New York had to choose to send either their own pick or the pick previously acquired from Colorado, until June 1, 2011 – was converted at an unknown date.

3. * The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent Nikita Filatov to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.

4. * The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2011 that sent Jeff Carter to Columbus in exchange for Jakub Voracek, a first-round pick and this pick.

5. * The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick was forfeited as a result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty includes a fine of $3 million, a forfeiture of one first-round pick between 2011 and 2014 as determined by the Devils, and this pick.

6. * The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009 that sent Toronto's own second-round pick in 2010 back to Toronto in exchange for Calgary's second-round pick in 2011 and this pick.

7. * The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a second-round pick (60th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick (101st overall) and this pick.

8. * The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent Evgeny Grachev to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

9. * The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010 that sent Steve Staios to the Flames in exchange for Aaron Johnson and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Calgary elects to transfer its own third-round pick in 2011 instead of 2010 – was converted on June 26, 2010 when Calgary retained their 2010 pick (73rd overall).

10. * The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on January 7, 2011 that sent Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Dallas Stars does not win a round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re-sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft - has been converted on June 24, 2011.

11. * The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 26, 2011 that sent Bryan McCabe to New York in exchange for Tim Kennedy and this pick.

12. * The Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a pair of fourth-round picks (97th and 108th overall) to Montreal in exchange for this pick.

13. * The Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010 that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Morris is re-signed by Phoenix for the 2010–11 season – has been converted on July 1, 2010.

14. * The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a sixth-round pick (170th overall) and a third-round pick in 2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

15. * The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 7, 2011 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Matt Clackson, future considerations and this conditional pick. The condition – Philadelphia signs Bryzgalov before the start of the third round of the draft – was converted on June 23, 2011.
 * Philadelphia previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010 that sent Dan Hamhuis to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

16. * The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 14, 2011 that sent Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in 2011 and this pick.

17. * The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Dennis Wideman to Washington in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.

18. * The Tampa Bay Lightning' third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as a result of a trade on February 18, 2011 that sent Eric Brewer to Tampa Bay in exchange for Brock Beukeboom and this pick.

19. * The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2010 that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston in exchange for Dennis Wideman, a first-round pick in 2010 and this pick.

Notes (Round four)
1. * The Florida Panthers' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on August 5, 2010 that sent Mike Santorelli to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition which upgraded the original fifth-round pick to this pick is unknown.

2. * The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a third-round pick (78th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth-round pick (108th overall) and this pick.

3. * The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a second-round pick (60th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick (71st overall) and this pick.

4. * The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick was re-acquired by them from the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a third-round pick (78th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth-round pick (97th overall) and this pick.
 * Winnipeg previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2011 that sent Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from the Atlanta Thrashers to Montreal in exchange for Ben Maxwell and this pick.

5. * The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on December 2, 2009 that sent Kyle Chipchura to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

6. * The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on January 17, 2009 that sent Mathieu Garon to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone and this pick.

7. * The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 19, 2010 that sent Simon Gagne to Tampa Bay in exchange for Matt Walker and this pick.

8. * The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a fifth-round pick (133rd overall) and a seventh-round pick (194th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

Notes (Round five)
1. * The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a pair of sixth-round picks in 2010 to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for this pick.

2. * The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a fourth-round pick (119th overall) to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a seventh-round pick (194th overall) and this pick.
 * Winnipeg previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Niclas Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Radek Dvorak and this pick.
 * Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2011 that sent Cory Stillman to Carolina in exchange for Ryan Carter and this pick.

3. * The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011 that sent Roman Horak and two second-round picks in 2011 to Calgary in exchange for Tim Erixon and this pick.

4. * The Philadelphia Flyers' fifth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 6, 2010 that sent Ville Leino to Philadelphia in exchange for Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and this pick.

5. * The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on January 18, 2011 that sent Ben Eager from the Atlanta Thrashers to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

Notes (Round six)
1. * The Edmonton Oilers' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.

2. * The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 9, 2011 that sent Al Montoya to New York in exchange for this pick.

3. * The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2012 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.

4. * The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 12, 2010 that sent Jody Shelley to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Shelley does not re-sign with New York prior to the 2010–11 season. – was converted on July 1, 2010 when the player was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers.

5. * The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a third-round pick (82nd overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2012 and this pick.

6. * The Phoenix Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 17, 2011 that sent Jarkko Ruutu to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for this pick.
 * Anaheim previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010 that sent Petteri Nokelainen to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.

7. * The Nashville Predators' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

8. * The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on August 10, 2009 that sent Justin Pogge to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Pogge starts less than 30 regular-season games for Anaheim, or another NHL team he is traded to by Anaheim, between the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons – was converted on February 5, 2011 when Carolina played their 52nd game of the 2010–11 season without using Pogge in one of them (as Pogge had not started a game for any NHL team during the 2009–10 season).

Notes (Round seven)
1. * The Calgary Flames' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a fourth-round pick (119th overall) to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a fifth-round pick (133rd overall) and this pick.
 * Winnipeg previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Fredrik Modin from the Atlanta Thrashers to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

2. * The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a March 3, 2010 trade that sent Anders Eriksson to the Rangers in exchange for Miika Wiikman and this pick.

3. * The Phoenix Coyotes' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent Marc-Antoine Pouliot to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.

4. * The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a March 3, 2010 trade that sent Joey MacDonald to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.

5. * The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a February 24, 2011 trade that sent Alexei Kovalev to the Penguins in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Pittsburgh does not advance to the 2011 Eastern Conference semifinals – was converted on April 27, 2011.

6. * The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

7. * The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston in exchange for this pick.