USA AT THE NHL DRAFT 2012 NHL Entry Draft • Pittsburgh, Pa. AMERICAN PLAYERS & THE NHL ENTry DraFT Draft Statistics, 2009-11 Highest-Drafted American Players Each Year Since 2000 2011 Year Player (Hometown/Current Team Then) Pick Team American players selected, first round 4 American players selected, first two rounds 12 2011 J.T. Miller (East Palestine, Ohio/USNTDP) 15 NYR Total American players selected 59 2010 Jack Campbell (Port Huron, Mich./USNTDP) 11 DAL Percentage of American players selected 28.0% (59/211) 2009 Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie H.S.) 16 MIN 2010 2008 Zach Bogosian (Massena, N.Y./Peterborough) 3 ATL American players selected, first round 11* 2007 Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./London) 1 CHI American players selected, first two rounds 21** Total American-born players selected 59 2006 Erik Johnson (Bloomington, Minn./USNTDP) 1 STL Percentage of American-born players selected 28.1% (59/210) 2005 Bobby Ryan (Cherry Hill, N.J./Owen Sound) 2 ANA 2009 2004 Blake Wheeler (Robbinsdale, Minn./Breck H.S.) 5 PHX American players selected, first round 6 2003 Ryan Suter (Madison, Wis./USNTDP) 7 NSH American players selected, first two rounds 16 Total American-born players selected 54 2002 Ryan Whitney (Scituate, Mass./Boston Univ.) 5 PIT Percentage of American-born players selected 25.6% (54/211) 2001 Michael Komisarek (West Islip, N.Y./Univ. of Michigan) 7 MTL 2000 Rick DiPietro (Winthrop, Mass./Boston Univ.) 1 NYI *most in NHL Entry Draft history **tied for most in NHL Entry Draft History (2007) American Players Selected with the First Overall Pick Year Player Hometown NHL Team Current Team Then 2007 Patrick Kane Buffalo, N.Y. Chicago Blackhawks London (OHL) 2006 Erik Johnson Bloomington, Minn. St. Louis Blues U.S. National Under-18 Team 2000 Rick DiPietro Winthrop, Mass. New York Islanders Boston University (HEA) 1995 Bryan Berard Woonsocket, R.I. Ottawa Senators Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) 1988 Mike Modano Livonia, Mich. Minnesota North Stars Prince Albert (WHL) 1983 Brian Lawton New Brunswick, N.J. Minnesota North Stars Mount St. Charles (R.I.) High School 1 AMERICAN PLAYERS & THE NHL ENTry DraFT 2012 NHL Draft Combine Attendees Final NHL CSS Rank Name Hometown 2011-12 Team 2012-13 Team * 4 Alex Galchenyuk Milwaukee, Wis. Sarnia (OHL) Sarnia (OHL) 9 Jacob Trouba Rochester, Mich. U.S. National Under-18 Team Univ. of Michigan (CCHA) 17 Stefan Matteau Chicago, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) 19 Brady Skjei Lakeville, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA) 27 Cristoval Nieves Syracuse, N.Y. Kent School (Conn.) Univ. of Michigan (CCHA) 29 Nicolas Kerdiles Irvine, Calif. U.S. National Under-18 Team Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 31 Patrick Sieloff Ann Arbor, Mich. U.S. National Under-18 Team Windsor (OHL) 34 Jordan Schmaltz Madison, Wis. Green Bay (USHL) Univ. of North Dakota (WCHA) 36 Samuel Kurker Boston, Mass. St. John’s Prep (Mass.) Boston University (HEA) 38 Brady Vail Hendersonville, N.C. Windsor (OHL) Windsor (OHL) 47 Jake McCabe Eau Claire, Wis. Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) Univ. of Wisconsin (WCHA) 50 Robbie Baillargeon Springfield, Mass. Indiana (USHL) Indiana (USHL) # 51 Matthew DeBlouw Chesterfield, Mich. Muskegon (USHL) Michigan State University (CCHA) 52 Ben Johnson Hancock, Mich. Windsor (OHL) Windsor (OHL) 53 Zach Stepan Hastings, Minn. Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) Waterloo (USHL) + 54 Brian Hart Cumberland, Maine Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Harvard University (ECACH) 68 Brian Cooper Anchorage, Alaska Fargo (USHL) Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA) 69 Chris Calnan Boston, Mass. Nobles & Greenough (Mass.) Nobles & Greenough (Mass.) ^ 70 Max Iafrate Baltimore, Md. Kitchener (OHL) Kitchener (OHL) 71 Dylan Blujus Buffalo, N.Y. Brampton (OHL) Brampton (OHL) 73 Logan Nelson Coon Rapids, Minn. Victoria (WHL) Victoria (WHL) 75 Henrik Samuelsson Scottsdale, Ariz. Edmonton (WHL) Edmonton (WHL) 76 Daniel O’Regan Needham, Mass. St. Sebastian School (Mass.) Boston University (HEA) 77 Jim Vesey Boston, Mass. South Shore (EJHL) Harvard University (ECACH) Goalies 4 Anthony Stolarz Edison, N.J. Corpus Christi (NAHL) Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA) 6 Jon Gillies Concord, N.H. Indiana (USHL) Providence College (HEA) * - Based on most recent information available # - Baillargeon is verbally committed to attend Boston University (HEA) in 2013-14 + - Stepan is verbally committed to attend Ohio State University (CCHA) in 2013-14 ^ - Calnan is verbally committed to attend Boston College (HEA) in 2013-14 American Draft Combine Notes • 26 Americans were invited to the 2012 NHL Scouting Combine • 19 played in the NCAA, U.S. junior leagues or U.S. high schools in 2011-12 • 8 of the top 10 rated U.S. skaters played in the USHL or U.S. high schools in 2011-12 • 17 are slated to play in the NCAA in 2012 or 2013 • Trouba, Matteau, Skjei, Kerdiles, Sieloff, McCabe and Samuelsson were members of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in 2010-11. 2 AMERICAN PLAYERS & THE NHL ENTry DraFT Americans Selected in the First Two Rounds 1968 (2) 1986 (13) 1996 (6) Curt Bennett – St. Louis Blues, 2nd rd., 16th overall Jimmy Carson – Los Angeles Kings, 1st rd., 2nd overall Erik Rasmussen – Buffalo Sabres, 1st rd., 7th overall Herb Boxer – Detroit Red Wings, 2nd rd., 17th overall Dan Woodley – Vancouver Canucks, 1st rd., 7th overall Marty Reasoner – St. Louis Blues, 1st rd., 14th overall Brian Leetch – New York Rangers, 1st rd., 9th overall Peter Ratchuk – Colorado Avalanche, 1st rd., 25th overall 1971 (1) Scott Young – Hartford Whalers, 1st rd., 11th overall Dan LaCouture – New York Islanders, 2nd rd., 29th overall Henry Boucha – Detroit Red Wings, 2nd rd., 16th overall Craig Janney – Boston Bruins, 1st rd., 13th overall Matt Cullen – Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 2nd rd., 35th overall George Pelawa – Calgary Flames, 1st rd., 16th overall Josh DeWolf – New Jersey Devils, 2nd rd., 41st overall 1974 (2) Tom Fitzgerald – New York Islanders, 1st rd., 17th overall Lee Fogolin – Buffalo Sabres, 1st rd., 11th overall Todd Copeland – New Jersey Devils, 2nd rd., 24th overall 1997 (5) Mark Howe – Boston Bruins, 2nd rd., 25th overall Dave Capuano – Pittsburgh Penguins, 2nd rd., 25th overall Paul Mara – Tampa Bay Lightning, 1st rd., 7th overall Greg Brown – Buffalo Sabres, 2nd rd., 26th overall Nick Tselios – Carolina Hurricanes, 1st rd., 22nd overall 1975 (2) Mike Posma – St. Louis Blues, 2nd rd., 31st overall Ben Clymer – Boston Bruins, 2nd rd., 27th overall Peter Scamurra – Washington Capitals, 2nd rd., 19th overall Mark Kurzawski – Chicago Blackhawks, 2nd rd., 35th overall Brad Defauw – Carolina Hurricanes, 2nd rd., 28th overall Russ Anderson – Pittsburgh Penguins, 2nd rd., 31st overall Dennis Vaske – New York Islanders, 2nd rd., 38th overall Brian Gaffaney – Pittsburgh Penguins, 2nd rd., 44th overall 1976 (1) 1987 (2) 1998 (6) Reed Larson – Detroit Red Wings, 2nd rd., 22nd overall John LeClair – Montreal Canadiens, 2nd rd., 33rd overall David Legwand – Nashville Predators, 1st rd., 2nd overall Adam Burt – Hartford Whalers, 2nd rd., 39th overall Michael Rupp – New York Islanders, 1st rd., 9th overall 1977 (1) Scott Gomez – New Jersey Devils, 1st rd., 27th overall Tom Gorence – Philadelphia Flyers, 2nd rd., 35th overall 1988 (4) Phillippe Sauve – Colorado Avalanche, 2nd rd., 38th overall Mike Modano – Minnesota North Stars, 1st rd., 1st overall Bobby Allen – Boston Bruins, 2nd rd., 52nd overall 1978 (2) Jeremy Roenick – Chicago Blackhawks, 1st rd., 8th overall Chris Bala – Ottawa Senators, 2nd rd., 58th overall Curt Fraser – Vancouver Canucks, 2nd rd., 22nd overall Barry Richter – Hartford Whalers, 2nd rd., 32nd overall Steve Christoff – Minnesota North Stars, 2nd rd., 24th overall Todd Harkins – Calgary Flames, 2nd rd., 42nd overall 1999 (12) Tim Connolly – New York Islanders, 1st rd., 5th overall 1979 (4) 1989 (4) Jeff Jillson – San Jose Sharks, 1st rd., 14th overall Mike Ramsey – Buffalo Sabres, 1st rd., 11th overall Bill Guerin – New Jersey Devils, 1st rd., 5th overall David Tanabe – Carolina Hurricanes, 1st rd., 16th overall Ed Hospoder – New York Rangers, 2nd rd., 34th overall Doug Zmolek – Minnesota North Stars, 1st rd., 7th overall Barrett Heisten – Buffalo Sabres, 1st rd., 20th overall Dave Christian – Winnipeg Jets, 2nd rd., 40th overall Rob Woodward – Vancouver Canucks, 2nd rd., 29th overall Michael Ryan – Dallas Stars, 2nd rd., 32nd overall Neal Broten - Minnesota North Stars, 2nd rd., 42nd overall Ted Drury – Calgary Flames, 2nd rd., 42nd overall Dan Cavanaugh – Calgary Flames, 2nd rd., 38th overall Jordan Leopold – Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 2nd rd., 44th overall 1980 (3) 1990 (7) Matt Murley – Pittsburgh Penguins, 2nd rd., 51st overall Rik Wilson – St. Louis Blues, first rd., 12th overall Derian Hatcher – Minnesota North Stars, 1st rd., 8th overall Adam Hall – Nashville Predators, 2nd rd., 52nd overall Moe Mantha – Winnipeg Jets, 2nd rd., 23rd overall Keith Tkachuk – Winnipeg Jets, 1st rd., 19th overall Andrew Hutchinson – Nashville Predators, 2nd rd., 54th overall Tony Curtale – Calgary Flames, 2nd rd., 31st overall Bryan Smolinski – Boston Bruins, 1st rd., 21st overall Doug Janik – Buffalo Sabres, 2nd rd., 55th overall Chris Gotziaman – New Jersey Devils, 2nd rd., 29th overall Ed Hill – Nashville Predators, 2nd rd., 61st overall 1981 (5) Craig Johnson – St. Louis Blues, 2nd rd., 33rd overall Bobby Carpenter – Washington Capitals, 1st rd., 3rd overall Doug Weight – New York Rangers, 2nd rd., 34th overall 2000 (9) Tom Hirsch – Minnesota North Stars, 2nd rd., 33rd overall Mike Muller – Winnipeg Jets, 2nd rd., 35th overall Rick DiPietro – New York Islanders, 1st rd., 1st overall Dave Preuss – Minnesota North Stars, 2nd rd., 34th overall Ron Hainsey – Montreal Canadiens, 1st rd., 13th overall Rich Costello – Philadelphia Flyers, 2nd rd., 37th overall 1991 (6) Brooks Orpik – Pittsburgh Penguins, 1st rd., 18th overall Chris Chelios – Montreal Canadiens, 2nd rd., 40th overall Brian Rolston – New Jersey Devils, 1st rd., 11th overall David Hale – New Jersey Devils, 1st rd., 22nd overall Pat Peake – Washington Capitals, 1st rd., 14th overall Jeffe Taffe – St.