Below are the results of the 2012 NHL Draft 1 Edmonton Oilers Nail Yakupov 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Murray 3 Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk 4 New York Islanders Griffin Reinhart 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly 6 Anaheim Ducks Hampus Lindholm 7 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba 8 Pittsburgh Penguins (from Carolina) Derrick Pouliot 9 Winnipeg Jets [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft via trade. The first round traded picks are below: The Colorado Avalanche‘s first-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade [...]

TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting the Tampa Bay Lightning have traded defenseman Kyle Quincey to the Detroit Red Wings for a first-round pick and minor leaguer Sebastien Piche.