ST. PAUL, Minnesota — A closer look at the first round of the NHL’s entry draft, which was held Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center (with position, name, hometown, affiliate):

Round 1

1. Edmonton — C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Burnaby, B.C., Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

2. Colorado — LW Gabriel Landeskog, Stockholm, Sweden, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

3. Florida — C Jonathan Huberdeau, St-Jerome, Que., Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

4. New Jersey — D Adam Larsson, Skelleftea, Sweden, Skelleftea AIK (Swedish Elite League)

5. NY Islanders — C Ryan Strome, Mississauga, Ont., Niagara IceDogs (OHL)

6. Ottawa — C Mika Zibanejad, Huddinge, Sweden, Djurgardens (Swedish Elite League)

7. Winnipeg — C Mark Scheifele, Kitchener, Ont., Barrie Colts (OHL)

8. Philadelphia (via Columbus) — C Sean Couturier, Bathurst, N.B., Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

9. Boston (via Toronto) — D Dougie Hamilton, Toronto, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)

10. Minnesota — D Jonas Brodin, Edsvalla, Sweden, Farjestad (Swedish Elite League)

11. Colorado (via St. Louis) — D Duncan Siemens, Sherwood Park, Alta., Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

12. Carolina — D Ryan Murphy, Aurora, Ont., Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

13. Calgary — LW Sven Baertschi, Langenthal, Switzerland, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

14. Dallas — D Jamieson Oleksiak, Toronto, Northeastern University (H-East)

15. NY Rangers — C J.T. Miller, East Palestine, Ohio, USA U-18 NTDP

16. Buffalo — RW Joel Armia, Pori, Finland, Assat (Finnish Elite League)

17. Montreal — D Nathan Beaulieu, Strathroy, Ont., Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

18. Chicago — C Mark McNeill, Edmonton, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

19. Edmonton (via Los Angeles) — D Oscar Klefbom, Karlstad, Sweden, Farjestad (Swedish Elite League)

20. Phoenix — D Connor Murphy, Dublin, Ohio, USA U-18 NTDP

21. Ottawa (via Nashville) — RW Stefan Noesen, Plano, Texas, Plymouth Whalers (OHL)

22. Toronto (via Anaheim) — RW Tyler Biggs, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA U-18 NTDP

23. Pittsburgh — D Joe Morrow, Sherwood Park, Alta., Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

24. Ottawa (via Detroit) — LW Matt Puempel, Essex, Ont., Peterborough Petes (OHL)

25. Toronto (via Philadelphia) — D Stuart Percy, Oakville, Ont., Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (OHL)

26. Chicago (via Washington) — LW Phillip Danault, Victoriaville, Que., Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

27. Tampa Bay — C Vladislav Namestnikov, Voskresensk, Russia, London Knights (OHL)

28. Minnesota (via San Jose) — C Zack Phillips, Fredericton, N.B., Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

29. Vancouver — LW/RW Nicklas Jensen, Herning, Denmark, Oshawa Generals (OHL)

30. Anaheim (via Toronto, via Boston) — RW Rickard Rakell, Stockholm, Sweden, Plymouth Whalers (OHL)