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by Alanah McGinley on 06/21/08 at 03:40 PM ET
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From the Canadian Press,
Smiles were the order of the day as NHL teams went through the final 181 picks in about the same time it took them to make the first 30 a night earlier.
It was a good draft overall for Canadian players as 119 players were selected - the most since 2004. Americans were next with 46 selections followed by 17 Swedes, nine Russians and seven Finns.
read on for an overview and quotes from Saturday’s rounds 2-7
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Following is a breakdown of 2008 Entry Draft
selections by birthplace:
Canada 119
United States 46
Sweden 17
Russia 9
Finland 7
Czech Republic 3
Norway 3
Denmark 2
Switzerland 2
Belarus 1
France 1
Germany 1
Total 211
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