2012 NHL Entry Draft

2012 NHL Draft
General information
Date(s) June 22–23, 2012
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
First selection TBD
NHL Entry Draft
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The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be the 50th NHL Entry Draft. The draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first time Pittsburgh will host the draft since the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Contents

Top prospects

Source: International Scouting Services December 2011 ranking.[1]
Ranking Top 10 skaters[1]
1 Mikhail Grigorenko (C)
2 Nail Yakupov (RW)
3 Filip Forsberg (LW)
4 Ryan Murray (D)
5 Matt Dumba (D)
6 Jacob Trouba (D)
7 Brendan Gaunce (C)
8 Pontus Aberg (LW)
9 Morgan Rielly (D)
10 Cody Ceci (D)

Traded picks

The order of the 2012 Entry Draft will be finalized upon the conclusion of the 2011–12 NHL season. However, some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. These picks are listed below.

Round 1

  1. The Colorado Avalanche's first-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011 that sent Semyon Varlamov to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 and this pick.[2]

Round 2

  1. The Boston Bruins' second-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent John-Michael Liles to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for this pick.[3] Note: Pick may be optioned to the Washington Capitals, see below.
         Toronto previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to the Bruins in exchange for Joe Colborne, a first-round pick in 2011, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Boston reaching the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted on May 27, 2011.[4]
  2. The Calgary Flames' second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent Chris Butler and Paul Byron to Calgary in exchange for Robyn Regehr, Ales Kotalik and this pick.[5]
  3. The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2011 that sent Mike Richards to Los Angeles in exchange for Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn and this pick.[6]
  4. The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011 that sent Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a first-round pick in 2011 to Minnesota in exchange for Brent Burns and this pick.[7]
  5. The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick will go to the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of a trade on December 17, 2011 that sent Kyle Turris to Ottawa in exchange for David Rundblad and this pick.[8]
  6. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 1, 2010 that sent Andrej Meszaros to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[9]
  7. The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 18, 2011 that sent Ian White to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[10]
  8. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Jason Arnott to Washington in exchange for Dave Steckel and this pick.[11]

Round 3

  1. The Anaheim Ducks' third-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Brad Winchester to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[12]
  2. The Nashville Predators' third-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 10, 2011 that sent Mike Fisher to Nashville in exchange for a first-round pick in 2011 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[13] The condition – Nashville wins one round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs[13] – was converted on April 24, 2011.[14]
  3. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011 that sent Kris Versteeg to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 and this pick.[15]
         Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a second-round pick in 2011 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[5]
  4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a third-round pick in 2011 to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2011 and this pick.[5]
         Los Angeles previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent a third-round pick in 2010 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[16]
  5. The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Maxim Lapierre and MacGregor Sharp to Vancouver in exchange for Joel Perrault and this pick.[17]

Round 4

  1. The Boston Bruins's fourth-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on July 5, 2011 that sent Joe Corvo to Boston in exchange for this pick.[18]
  2. The Buffalo Sabres's fourth-round pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 29, 2011 that sent Christian Ehrhoff to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[19]
  3. The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick will go to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 28, 2010 that sent Daniel Winnik to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[20]
  4. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 8, 2011 that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[21]
  5. The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2011 that sent Christian Ehrhoff to New York in exchange for this pick.[22]
  6. The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on October 28, 2011 that sent Cal O'Reilly to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.[23]
  7. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Travis Moen and Kent Huskins to San Jose in exchange for Nick Bonino, Timo Pielmeier, a conditional pick in either 2009 or 2011 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[24] The condition – San Jose re-signs at least one of Moen or Huskins while Anaheim signs neither of the two players – was converted on July 9 and 10, 2009.[25][26]
  8. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on October 4, 2011 that sent David Steckel to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[27]
  9. The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on July 8, 2011 that sent Eric Fehr to Winnipeg in exchange for Danick Paquette and this pick.[28]

Round 5

  1. The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick was re-acquired from the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 16, 2011 that sent Paul Mara to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[29]
         Montreal previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on December 31, 2010 that sent Maxime Lapierre to Anaheim in exchange for Brett Festerling and this pick.[30]
  2. The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on July 14, 2011 that sent Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond to Calgary in exchange for this pick.[31]
  3. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 29, 2011 that sent James Wisniewski to Columbus in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[32] The condition – Wisniewski is signed by Columbus for the 2011–12 NHL season[32] – was converted on July 1, 2011.[33]
  4. The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on December 7, 2011 that sent Krys Barch and a sixth-round pick to Florida in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.[34]
  5. The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick will go 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 second-round pick in 2011 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[35] The conditions – Montreal reaches the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and Wisniewski plays in at least 50 percent of Montreal's playoff games[35] – were converted on April 10[36] and April 27, 2011,[37] respectively.

Round 6

  1. The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2011 to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.[5]
  2. The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on December 7, 2011 that sent Jake Hauswirth and a fifth-round pick to Dallas in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick.[38]
  3. The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2011 to New York in exchange for this pick.[5]
  4. The Philadelphia Flyers' sixth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on October 12, 2011 that sent future considerations to Philadelphia in exchange for Stefan Legein and this pick.[39]

Round 7

  1. The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2011 that sent Ryan Smyth to Edmonton in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.[40]
  2. The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 29, 2011 that sent Steve Montador to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition, which was carried over from an earlier trade between Chicago and Florida – Florida's seventh-round pick in 2012 would be available[42] – was converted on July 7, 2011 when Alexander Sulzer was signed by the Vancouver Canucks,[43] meaning that a condition of a trade between Florida and the Nashville Predators involving Sulzer and this pick did not come into effect.[44]
         Chicago previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2011 that sent Tomas Kopecky to Florida in exchange for this pick.[45]
  3. The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick will go to the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of a trade on October 23, 2011 that sent Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford to Montreal in exchange for Brock Trotter and this pick.[46]
  4. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on December 12, 2011 that sent Kurtis Foster and Timo Pielmeier to New Jersey in exchange for this Rod Pelley, Mark Fraser and this pick.[47]
  5. The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent John Mitchell to New York in exchange for this pick.[48]
  6. The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on July 27, 2009 that sent Wayne Primeau and a second-round draft pick in 2011 to Toronto in exchange for Anton Stralman, Colin Stuart and this pick.[49]

Information on conditional draft picks

The following draft picks have been dealt with a condition attached that could not be resolved yet. They are listed below with round, teams, condition itself and further notes, e.g. the players or picks involved in the respective trade.

Round Team receiving pick Team granting pick Condition Further notes
2 Philadelphia Flyers Florida Panthers Philadelphia will receive a second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 at Florida's choice.[15] Philadelphia acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011 that sent Kris Versteeg to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in 2012 and this conditional pick.[15]
2 Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche Washington will receive either Boston's second-round pick in 2012 or Colorado's second–round pick in 2013[2] at their own choice[50] Washington acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011 that sent Semyon Varlamov to Colorado in exchange for a first-round pick in 2012 and this conditional pick.[2]
3 Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings unknown Edmonton acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Dustin Penner to Los Angeles in exchange for Colten Teubert, a first-round pick in 2011 and this conditional pick.[51]
7 Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators Chicago will receive this pick if Potulny spends at least one day on Ottawa's roster during the 2011–12 NHL season.[52] Chicago acquired this pick in a trade on February 28, 2011 that sent Ryan Potulny and a conditional second-round pick in 2011 to Ottawa in exchange for Chris Campoli and this conditional pick.[52]
unknown New Jersey Devils New York Islanders unknown New Jersey acquired the pick in a trade on June 30, 2009 that sent Tony Romano to New York in exchange for Ben Walter and this conditional pick.[53]

See also

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