With that in mind, here is the NHL contract status of every player from the 2011 NHL draft who has played in the WHL since the draft:
(as always, corrections are welcome - if I missed a signing somewhere, please let me know so I can update this list!)
First round:
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer Rebels (Edmonton, 1st overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Duncan Siemens, Saskatoon Blades (Colorado, 11th overall) - Signed
Sven Baertschi, Portland Winterhawks (Calgary, 13th overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Mark McNeill, Prince Albert Raiders (Chicago, 18th overall) - Signed
Joe Morrow, Portland Winterhawks (Pittsburgh, 23rd overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Second round:
David Musil, Edmonton Oil Kings (Edmonton, 31st overall) - Signed
Ty Rattie, Portland Winterhawks (St. Louis, 32nd overall) - Signed
Victor Rask, Calgary Hitmen (Carolina, 42nd overall) - Signed
Joel Edmundson, Kamloops Blazers (St. Louis, 46th overall) - Signed
Tyler Wotherspoon, Portland Winterhawks (Calgary, 57th overall) - Signed
Third round:
Adam Lowry, Swift Current Broncos (Winnipeg, 67th overall) - Signed
Keegan Lowe, Edmonton Oil Kings (Carolina, 73rd overall) - Signed
Travis Ewanyk, Edmonton Oil Kings (Edmonton, 74th overall) - Signed
Harrison Ruopp, Prince Albert Raiders (Phoenix, 84th overall) - Signed (with Pittsburgh; rights traded from Phoenix)
Fourth round:
Michael St. Croix, Edmonton Oil Kings (NY Rangers, 106th overall) - Signed
Colin Jacobs, Prince George Cougars (Buffalo, 107th overall) - Not Signed
Kale Kessy, Kamloops Blazers (Phoenix, 111th overall) - Signed (with Edmonton; rights traded from Phoenix)
Marek Tvrdon, Vancouver Giants (Detroit, 115th overall) - Signed
Marcel Noebels, Portland Winterhawks (Philadelphia, 118th overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Zach Yuen, Tri-City Americans (Winnipeg, 119th overall) - Not Signed
Fifth round:
Martin Gernat, Edmonton Oil Kings (Edmonton, 122nd overall) - Signed
John Persson, Red Deer Rebels (NY Islanders, 125th overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Brenden Kichton, Spokane Chiefs (NY Islanders, 127th overall) - Not Signed
Shane McColgan, Saskatoon Blades (NY Rangers, 134th overall) - Not Signed
Darren Dietz, Saskatoon Blades (Montreal, 138th overall) - Signed
Darian Dziurzynski, Saskatoon Blades (Phoenix, 141st overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Dominik Uher, Spokane Chiefs (Pittsburgh, 144th overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Sixth round:
Darren Kramer, Spokane Chiefs (Ottawa, 156th overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Reece Scarlett, Swift Current Broncos (New Jersey, 159th overall) - Signed
Laurent Brossoit, Edmonton Oil Kings (Calgary, 164th overall) - Signed
Matej Stransky, Saskatoon Blades (Dallas, 165th overall) - Signed
Nathan Lieuwen, Kootenay Ice (Buffalo, 167th overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Richard Nedomlel, Swift Current Broncos (Detroit, 175th overall) - Signed
Jordan Fransoo, Victoria Royals (Ottawa, 186th overall) - Not Signed
Seventh round:
Brody Sutter, Lethbridge Hurricanes (Carolina, 193rd overall) - Signed (Played pro in 2012-13)
Overall, a pretty good showing from the WHL draftees as 30 of the 35 names above have signed NHL contracts. Only Colin Jacobs, Zach Yuen, Brenden Kichton, Shane McColgan, and Jordan Fransoo have not, as far as I can tell.
If they do not sign, Jacobs, Yuen, Kichton, McColgan, and Fransoo will go back into the 2013 draft.
2 comments:
Jacobs signed an ATO with Rochester, Buffalo's AHL affiliate. Would that extend the timer at all or does that have no bearing on him re-entering the draft?
No bearing on his deadline to sign an NHL contract, as far as I know.
The ATO is a tryout contract and just allows him to play some games for the AHL club. Of course, how he performs in those games might have a bearing on how interested Buffalo gets in signing him to an actual NHL deal.
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