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If you want to follow the draft and don't have TSN or NBC Sports stations you can listen it live on NHL.com's feed (they're streaming it including interviews etc.).
Bleacher Report has a solid mock draft list.
I fully expect the NHL draft to A) be less exciting than this year's NBA draft and B) to garner fewer comments than our NBA draft thread did. Prove me wrong.
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From the BR link above (mock draft):
1. Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax (QMJHL)
2. Florida Panthers: Seth Jones, D, Portland (WHL)
3. Tampa Bay Lightning: Jonathan Drouin, LW, Halifax (QMJHL)
4. Nashville Predators: Aleksander Barkov, C, Tappara (SML)
5. Carolina Hurricanes: Valeri Nichushkin, RW, Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
6. Calgary Flames: Sean Monahan, C, Ottawa (OHL)
7. Edmonton Oilers: Rasmus Ristolainen, D, TPS (SML)
8. Buffalo Sabres: Elias Lindholm, C, Brynas (SEL)
9. New Jersey Devils: Hunter Shinkaruk, LW, Medicine Hat (WHL)
10. Dallas Stars: Max Domi, C, London (OHL)
11. Philadelphia Flyers: Darnell Nurse, D, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
12. Phoenix Coyotes: Bo Horvat, C, London (OHL)
13. Winnipeg Jets: Nikita Zadorov, D, London (OHL)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets: Ryan Hartman, RW, Plymouth (OHL)
15. New York Islanders: Alexander Wennberg, C, Djurgardens (SEL)
16. Buffalo Sabres (via MIN): Adam Erne, LW, Quebec (QMJHL)
17. Ottawa Senators: Ryan Pulock, D, Brandon (WHL)
18. Detroit Red Wings: Josh Morrissey, D, Prince Albert (WHL)
19. Columbus Blue Jackets (via NYR): Mirco Mueller, D, Everett (WHL)
20. San Jose Sharks: Curtis Lazar, C, Edmonton (WHL)
21. Toronto Maple Leafs: Kerby Rychel, LW, Windsor (OHL)
22. Calgary Flames (via STL): Zach Fucale, G, Halifax (QMJHL)
23. Washington Capitals: Samuel Morin, D, Rimouski (QMJHL)
24. Vancouver Canucks: Valentin Zykov, LW, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
25. Montreal Canadiens: Andre Burakovsky, LW, Malmo (SEL)
26. Anaheim Ducks: Steve Santini, D, U.S. (NTDP)
27. Columbus Blue Jackets (via LAK): Frederik Gauthier, C, Rimouski (QMJHL)
28. Calgary Flames (via PIT): Anthony Mantha, LW, Val-d'Or (QMJHL)
29. Dallas Stars (via BOS): Nicolas Petan, C, Portland (WHL)
30. Chicago Blackhawks: Morgan Klimchuk, C, Regina (WHL)
The Actual Picks:
| Rnd | Pick | Overall | Team | Player | Pos | Country | Height | Weight | Amateur League | Amateur Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | COL | NATHAN MACKINNON | C | CAN | 6' 0" | 182 | QMJHL | HALIFAX |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | FLA | ALEKSANDER BARKOV | C | FIN | 6' 3" | 209 | FINLAND | TAPPARA |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | TBL | JONATHAN DROUIN | LW | CAN | 5' 10" | 186 | QMJHL | HALIFAX |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | NSH | SETH JONES | D | USA | 6' 3" | 205 | WHL | PORTLAND |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | CAR | ELIAS LINDHOLM | C | SWE | 6' 0" | 192 | SWEDEN | BRYNAS |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | CGY | SEAN MONAHAN | C | CAN | 6' 2" | 187 | OHL | OTTAWA |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | EDM | DARNELL NURSE | D | CAN | 6' 3" | 185 | OHL | SAULT STE. MARIE |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | BUF | RASMUS RISTOLAINEN | D | FIN | 6' 4" | 207 | FINLAND | TPS |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | VAN | BO HORVAT | C | CAN | 6' 0" | 206 | OHL | LONDON |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | DAL | VALERI NICHUSHKIN | RW | RUS | 6' 4" | 202 | KHL | CHELYABINSK |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | PHI | SAMUEL MORIN | D | CAN | 6' 6" | 202 | QMJHL | RIMOUSKI |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | PHX | MAX DOMI | C LW | CAN | 5' 9" | 197 | OHL | LONDON |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | WPG | JOSHUA MORRISSEY | D | CAN | 5' 11" | 186 | WHL | PRINCE ALBERT |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | CBJ | ALEXANDER WENNBERG | C | SWE | 6' 1" | 190 | SWEDEN-2 | DJURGARDEN |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | NYI | RYAN PULOCK | D | CAN | 6' 0" | 211 | WHL | BRANDON |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | BUF | NIKITA ZADOROV | D | RUS | 6' 5" | 221 | OHL | LONDON |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | OTT | CURTIS LAZAR | C RW | CAN | 5' 11" | 190 | WHL | EDMONTON |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | SJS | MIRCO MUELLER | D | CHE | 6' 3" | 184 | WHL | EVERETT |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | CBJ | KERBY RYCHEL | LW | USA | 6' 0" | 205 | OHL | WINDSOR |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | DET | ANTHONY MANTHA | RW | CAN | 6' 3" | 190 | QMJHL | VAL-D'OR |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | TOR | FREDERIK GAUTHIER | C | CAN | 6' 4" | 214 | QMJHL | RIMOUSKI |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | CGY | EMILE POIRIER | LW | CAN | 6' 0" | 183 | QMJHL | GATINEAU |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | WSH | ANDRE BURAKOVSKY | LW | AUT | 6' 1" | 178 | SWEDEN-2 | MALMO |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | VAN | HUNTER SHINKARUK | C LW | CAN | 5' 10" | 181 | WHL | MEDICINE HAT |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | MTL | MICHAEL MCCARRON | RW | USA | 6' 5" | 228 | USHL | USA U-18 |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | ANA | SHEA THEODORE | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 178 | WHL | SEATTLE |
| 1 | 27 | 27 | CBJ | MARKO DANO | C | AUT | 5' 11" | 183 | KHL | BRATISLAVA |
| 1 | 28 | 28 | CGY | MORGAN KLIMCHUK | LW | CAN | 5' 11" | 180 | WHL | REGINA |
| 1 | 29 | 29 | DAL | JASON DICKINSON | C | CAN | 6' 1" | 179 | OHL | GUELPH |
| 1 | 30 | 30 | CHI | RYAN HARTMAN | RW | USA | 5' 11" | 181 | OHL | PLYMOUTH |