NHL Draft 2014: Complete Round 1 results
By Josh Sanchez
The 2014 NHL Draft kicked off on Friday night from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It started off with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman getting booed by the Philly crowd, and then the teams began sending their picks in.
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With the first pick in the draft, it was no surprise that the Florida Panthers selected Aaron Ekblad of the OHL’s Barrie Colts.
The Buffalo Sabres selected Sam Reinhart of the WHL’s Kootenay Ice with the No. 2 overall pick, while Leon Draisaitl headed to the Edmonton Oilers to round out the top three of the draft. Draisaitl was the only non-Canadian to be selected in the first seven picks on Friday night.
Who did your favorite team select with their first pick?
If you missed out on the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft on Friday night, you can check out the full list of results from Day 1 below:
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ekblad (D) |  Canada | Florida Panthers | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 2 | Sam Reinhart (C) | Canada | Buffalo Sabres | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
| 3 | Leon Draisaitl (C) |  Germany | Edmonton Oilers | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 4 | Sam Bennett (C) | Canada | Calgary Flames | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 5 | Michael Dal Colle (C/LW) | Canada | New York Islanders | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 6 | Jake Virtanen (RW) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 7 | Haydn Fleury (D) | Canada | Carolina Hurricanes | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 8 | William Nylander (C/LW) |  Sweden | Toronto Maple Leafs | Modo Hockey (SHL) |
| 9 | Nikolaj Ehlers (LW) |  Denmark | Winnipeg Jets | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 10 | Nick Ritchie (LW) | Canada | Anaheim Ducks (from Ottawa)1 | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 11 | Kevin Fiala (C/RW) |  Switzerland | Nashville Predators | HV71 (SHL) |
| 12 | Brendan Perlini (LW) | Canada | Arizona Coyotes | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
| 13 | Jakub Vrana (LW/RW) |  Czech Republic | Washington Capitals | Linköpings HC (SHL) |
| 14 | Julius Honka (D) |  Finland | Dallas Stars | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 15 | Dylan Larkin (C) |  United States | Detroit Red Wings | USA U-18 (USHL) |
| 16 | Sonny Milano (LW) | United States | Columbus Blue Jackets | USA U-18 (USHL) |
| 17 | Travis Sanheim (D) | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 18 | Alex Tuch (RW) | United States | Minnesota Wild | USA U-18 (USHL) |
| 19 | Anthony DeAngelo (D) | United States | Tampa Bay Lightning | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 20 | Nick Schmaltz (C) | United States | Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose) | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 21 | Robby Fabbri (C) | Canada | St. Louis Blues | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 22 | Kasperi Kapanen (C) | Finland | Pittsburgh Penguins | KalPa (SM-liiga) |
| 23 | Conner Bleackley (C) | Canada | Colorado Avalanche | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 24 | Jared McCann (C) | Canada | Vancouver Canucks (from Anaheim) | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 25 | David Pastrnak (RW) | Czech Republic | Boston Bruins | Sodertalje (Sweden-2) |
| 26 | Nikita Scherbak (LW) |  Russia | Montreal Canadiens | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 27 | Nikolay Goldobin (LW) | Russia | San Jose Sharks (from Chicago) | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 28 | Joshua Ho-Sang (C) | Canada | New York Islanders (from NY Rangers via Tampa Bay) | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 29 | Adrian Kempe | Sweden | Los Angeles Kings | MODO (SHL) |
| 30 | John Quenneville (C) | Canada | New Jersey Devils | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |