The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Edmonton Oilers make the right selection on Defenseman Darnell Nurse? Edmonton basically had the pick of several of the top prospects on defense besides 4th overall selection Seth Jones. Rasmus Ristolainen who they passed on may have been the most polished and ready defenseman on the board while Nurse has athleticism and upside.
This is possibly going to be an exciting class of defensemen to follow although it could take for many to get to the NHL. Seven defenseman were drafted from Edmonton's 7th overall pick through San Jose's 18th overall pick.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start.
7th Overall Pick Defenseman Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers
8th Overall Pick Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo Sabres
11th Overall Pick Defenseman Samuel Morin Philadelphia Flyers
13th Overall Pick Defenseman Josh Morrissey Winnipeg Jets
15th Overall Pick Defenseman Ryan Pulock New York Islanders
16th Overall Pick Defenseman Nikita Zadorov Buffalo Sabres
18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Edmonton Oilers Assign 4 Players Reducing Their Camp Roster Size
Mitchell Moroz was assigned to his junior team Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) and three Oilers were assigned to Oklahoma City in the AHl: Brandon Davidson, Kale Kessy, and Cameron Abney.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
2013 Draft Prospects Tracker
1st Round Pick Defenseman Darnell Nurse -
Nurse will likely play for Sault Ste. Marie in the OHL in 2013-2014.
Darnell Nurse
2nd Round Pick Forward Marc-Olivier Roy -
Roy will play for Blainville-Boisbriand in the QMJHL in 2013-2014.
Marc-Olivier Roy
3rd Round Pick Center Bogdan Yakimov -
Yakimov will play for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the KHL in Russia in 2013-2014.
Bogdan Yakimov
3rd Round Pick Left Wing Anton Slepyshev -
Anton will play for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL in Russia in 2013-2014.
Anton Slepyshev
4th Round Pick Right Wing Jackson Houck -
Houck will play for Vancouver in the WHL in 2013-2014.
Jackson Houck
4th Round Pick Right Wing Kyle Platzer -
Platzer will play for London in the OHL in 2013-2014.
Kyle Platzer
4th Round Pick Left Wing Aidan Muir -
Muir will play for Indiana in the USHL in 2013-2014.
Aidan Muir
5th Round Pick Left Wing Evan Campbell -
Campbell will play for the University of Massachussetts-Lowell in 2013-2014.
Evan Campbell
6th Round Pick Defenseman Ben Betker -
Betker will play for Everett in the WHL in 2013-2014.
Ben Betker
7th Round Pick Center Greg Chase -
- Chase will play for Calgary in the WHL in 2013-2014.
Greg Chase
2012 Draft Prospects Tracker
1st Round Pick Right Wing Nail Yakupov -
Nail is on the Oilers so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Right Wing Mitchell Moroz -
Moroz is expected to play for Edmonton in the WHL in 2013-2014.
Mitchell Moroz
3rd Round Pick Center Jujhar Khaira -
Khaira will play for Everett in the WHL in 2013-2014.
3rd Round Pick Left Wing Daniil Zharkov -
Zharkov will play for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL in 2013-2014.
Daniil Zharkov
4th Round Pick Defenseman Erik Gustafsson -
Erik will play for Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in 2013-2014.
Erik Gustafsson
5th Round Pick Defenseman Joey LaLeggia -
Joey enters his junior season at the University of Denver in 2013-2014.
Joey LaLeggia
6th Round Pick Forward John McCarron -McCarron enters his junior season at Cornell University in 2013-2014.
John McCarron
2011 Draft Prospects Tracker
1st Round Pick Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -
Ryan is on the Oilers so he is no longer considered a prospect.
1st Round Pick Defenseman Oscar Klefbom -
Klefblom is expected to play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Oscar Klefbom
2nd Round Pick Defenseman David Musil -
Musil is expected to play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
David Musil
3rd Round Pick Goaltender Samu Perhonen -
Perhonen was not offered a contract by the deadline on June 1, 2013 so he is no longer property of Edmonton.
3rd Round Pick Left Wing Travis Ewanyk -
Ewaynyk is expected to play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Travis Ewanyk
4th Round Pick Defenseman Dillon Simpson -
Simpson will play his senior season at the University of North Dakota in 2013-2014.
Dillon Simpson
4th Round Pick Right Wing Tobias Rieder -
Reider was traded to Phoenix for forward Kale Kessy on March 29, 2013.
5th Round Pick Defenseman Martin Gernat -
Gernat is expected to play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
7th Round Pick Goaltender Frans Tuohimaa Tuohimaa will play for HPK in sm-liiga Finland's pro league in 2013-2014. The Oilers signed him to a two year entry level contract in 2013.
Frans Tuohimaa
2010 Draft Prospects Tracker
1st Round Pick Left Wing Taylor Hall -
Hall is on the Oilers so he is no longer considered a prospect.
2nd Round Pick Center Tyler Pitlick -
Pitlick will play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Tyler Pitlick
2nd Round Pick Defenseman Martin Marincin -
Marincin will play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Martin Marincin
2nd Round Pick Left Wing Curtis Hamilton -
Hamilton will play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Curtis Hamilton
3rd Round Pick Center Ryan Martindale -
Martindale will play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Ryan Martindale
4th Round Pick Defenseman Jérémie Blain -
Blaine was not signed by the deadline in 2012 so he is no longer property of the Oilers.
5th Round Pick Goaltender Tyler Bunz -
Bunz will play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Tyler Bunz
6th Round Pick Defenseman Brandon Davidson
Davidson will play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
6th Round Pick Left Wing Drew Czerwonka
Drew was not signed by the deadline in 2012 so he is no longer property of the Oilers.
7th Round Pick Left Wing Kristians Pelss
Pelss died tragically on June 10, 2013 in Latvia.
7th Round Pick Center Kellen Jones Jones enters his senior season at Quinnipiac University in 2013-2014.
Kellen Jones
2009 Draft Prospects Tracker
1st Round Pick Left Wing Magnus Pääjärvi -
Pääjärvi was traded along with a second round pick to the St. Louis Blues for left winger David Perron on July 10, 2013.
2nd Round Pick Center Anton Lander -
Lander is playing for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
3rd Round Pick Defenseman Troy Hesketh -
Hesketh was not signed to a contract by the deadline in 2011 so he is not property of the Oilers.
3rd Round Pick Right Wing Cameron Abney -
Abney is expected to play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Cameron Abney
4th Round Pick Defenseman Kyle Bigos -
Bigos was traded to San Jose for Lee Moffie on July 6, 2013.
4th Round Pick Left Wing Toni Rajala -
Rajala was placed on unconditional waivers on August 23, 2013. Rajala asked the Oilers to terminate his contract so he could return to Europe. The Oilers chose to let him go so Rajala is no longer property of Edmonton.
5th Round Pick Goaltender Olivier Roy Roy is expected to play for Oklahoma City in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Olivier Roy
2008 Draft Prospects Tracker
1st Round Pick Right Wing Jordan Eberle -
Eberle is on the Oilers so he is no longer considered a prospect.
4th Round Pick Defenseman Johan Motin -
The Oilers terminated Motin's contract in 2012 so he is no longer property of Edmonton.
5th Round Pick Left Wing Philippe Cornet -
Cornet's entry level contract ended in 2013. On August 7, 2013, Cornet was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage so he is no longer Oiler's property.
6th Round Pick Left Wing Teemu Hartikainen -
Hartikainen signed with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL in Russia after his entry level contract expired however he was a restricted free agent and the Oilers extended him a qualifying offer so he is still property of the Oilers if he decides to come back to North America.
Teemu Hartikainen
7th Round Pick Defenseman Jordan Bendfeld - Bendfeld is no longer property of the Oilers.
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