Habs take Tim Bozon 64th overall

When Philippe Bozon was looking for a place for his son Tim to further his hockey career, it might seem that the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League would be a perfect fit for a French-speaking player.

Flames excited over “a real good blend of players"

A veteran of these things, John Weisbrod can remember leaving previous drafts with a kind of ho-hum satisfaction.

Ottawa mines local talent at NHL draft...

After six picks on Saturday to go with one in the first round on Friday, the Ottawa Senators left this year’s National Hockey League draft with two goalies, three defenceman and two centres.

Leafs got their man in Rielly

In the end, Brian Burke chose not to trade up in the draft order. The price was too high, he said. Besides, even if he had, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager said nothing would have changed. First or fifth, Morgan Rielly was Toronto’s man.

Neil Yakupov (C), first overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.

Oilers add Nail Yakupov to stable of...

Pencil in another playmaker.

2012 FIRST ROUND

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

Matthew Dumba

8. Carolina Hurricanes (To Penguins)

Derrick Pouliot

9. Winnipeg Jets

Jacob Trouba

10. Tampa Lightning

Slater KoekKoek

11. Washington Capitals (from Colorado)

Filip Forsberg

12. Buffalo Sabres

Mikhail Grigorenko

13. Dallas Stars

Radek Faksa

14. Calgary Flames (To Buffalo)

Zemgus Girgensons

FULL DRAFT LIST

MacKinnon: Oilers go with forward in...

It was the Year of the Defenceman at the NHL entry draft, but for the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers focused on the man they believe is the best player, taking Russian forward Nail Yakupov with the No. 1 overall pick.

Hickey: Jordan Staal trade highlights...

Ray Shero made a lot of hometown fans happy when he pulled the trigger on the most significant trade of the opening day of the National Hockey League entry draft Friday.

Canadiens land globetrotter Galchenyuk...

Marc Bergevin got his man when he selected Russian-American Alexander Galchenyuk with the third-overall pick in the National Hockey League draft Friday night.