With the NHL Draft tonight, here is my annual mock draft:
1. EDMONTON OILERS- Taylor Hall, LW, Windsor (OHL)
2. BOSTON BRUINS- Tyler Seguin, C, Plymouth (OHL)
3. FLORIDA PANTHERS- Brett Connolly, RW, Prince George (WHL)
4. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS- Erik Gudbranson, D, Kingston (OHL)
5. NEW YORK ISLANDERS- Brandon Gormley, D, Moncton (QMJHL)
6. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING- Cam Fowler, D, Windsor (OHL)
7. CAROLINA HURRICANES- Derek Forbort, D, USA U-18
8. ATLANTA THRASHERS- Ryan Johansen, C, Portland (WHL)
9. MINNESOTA WILD- Nino Niederreiter, RW, Portland (WHL)
10. NEW YORK RANGERS- Austin Watson, LW, Peterborough (OHL)
11. DALLAS STARS- Nick Bjugstad, C, Blaine (HIGH-MN)
12. ANAHEIM DUCKS- Jeff Skinner, RW, Kitchener (OHL)
13. PHOENIX COYOTES- Jonathon Merrill, D, USA U-18
14. ST. LOUIS BLUES- Alexander Burmistrov, C, Barrie (OHL)
15. FLORIDA PANTHERS- Dylan McIlrath, D, Moose Jaw (WHL)
16. OTTAWA SENATORS- Jack Campbell, USA U-18
17. COLORADO AVALANCHE- Emerson Etem, RW, Medicine Hat (WHL)
18. NASHVILLE PREDATORS- Mikael Granlund, C/W, HIFK (Finland)
19. LOS ANGELES KINGS- Riley Sheahan, C, U. of Notre Dame (CCHA)
20. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS- Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, Novosibirsk (Russia)
21. DETROIT RED WINGS- John McFarland, LW, Sudbury (OHL)
22. PHOENIX COYOTES- Mark Pysyk, D, Edmonton (WHL)
23. BUFFALO SABRES- Jarred Tinordi, D, USA U-18
24. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS- Quinton Howden, C, Moose Jaw (WHL)
25. VANCOUVER CANUCKS- Tyler Pitlick, C, Minnesota State (WCHA)
26. WASHINGTON CAPITALS- Jordan Weal, C, Regina (WHL)
27. MONTREAL CANADIENS- Jaden Schwartz, C, Tri-City (USHL)
28. SAN JOSE SHARKS- Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, Chelyabinsk (Russia)
29. ANAHEIM DUCKS- Alexander Petrovic, D, Red Deer (WHL)
30. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS- Brock Nelson, C, Warroad (HIGH-MN)
