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Americans Top Out Draft
by Alanah McGinley on 06/22/07 at 10:42 PM ET
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From Rusty Miller of the JG-TC,
Oh, Canada! For the first time, Americans were taken with the top two picks in the NHL draft.
First, the Chicago Blackhawks, trying to rebuild a once-proud franchise after four consecutive losing seasons, selected Buffalo, N.Y., native Patrick Kane with the No. 1 pick Friday night. Then the Philadelphia Flyers picked left wing James vanRiemsdyk, a member of the U.S. National Team Development Program from Middletown, N.J.
“It’s good to have the No. 1 and No. 2 picks,” said Kane, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound right wing who had 62 goals and 83 assists in 58 games last year for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. “It’s unbelievable. It’s good to see the Americans start coming into the league.”
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Canadians draft #1 or #2: 0.
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Posted by Findangle on 06/23/07 at 04:05 AM ET
“Oh, Canada! For the first time, Americans were taken with the top two picks in the NHL draft.”
I’m not clear as to why a comment like the above was made. As long as both are good players, their birth location should not matter to genuine hockey fans.
Same for the training. One was trained in Canada and one in the US. What difference does it make?
Posted by Ted from Innisfil, Ontario on 06/23/07 at 07:57 AM ET
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Canadians drafted in the first round: 16
Americans: 10
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