2012 NHL Draft Tracker

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first round	team	pos	player	team (league)	INSTANT ANALYSIS
1		RW	Nail Yakupov	Sarnia (ohl)	with their third straight first overall pick, the oilers grab up the first-ranked north american skater and ohl standout
2		D	Ryan murray	everett (whl)	columbus adds to its blueline with a solid two-way defenseman who many consider to be the most nhl-ready d-man of the draft
3		C	alex galchenyuk	sarnia (ohl)	despite missing most of the 2011-12 season with injury, this dynamic centerman heads to the canadiens at no. 3
4		D	Griffin reinhart	edmonton (whl)	the islanders take from the strong pool of defenders with reinhart, who combines both size and hockey sense
5		D	morgan rielly	moose jaw (whl)	looking to add to their back end, the leafs go for a puck-moving, offensive defenseman
6		D	hampus lindholm	Rogle (swe-jr)	with their first pick, the ducks stay on trend and go for another defender. this notoriously driven d-man is solid at both ends of the ice
7		D	Matt Dumba	red deer (whl)	the hometown team selects one of the most offensive defensemen in the draft. a player who has shown resilience, dumba is a puck mover with a deadly shot
8		D	derrick pouliot	portland (whl)	the pens trade for the eighth overall pick, selecting a prolific defenseman who put up 59 points in 72 games last season
9		D	jacob trouba	Usa-u18 (ushl)	the jets add size to their blue line with a big hitter who many expect will develop for a few years before making the nhl jump
10		D	slater koekkoek	peterborough (ohl)	tampa bay takes the eighth d-man of the top 10, selecting an all-around blueliner that will help fill holes on the lightning's back end
11		C	Filip forsberg	leksand (swe-2)	the first-ranked european skater comes off the board as the caps break the defensive trend and select a dominant goal scorer
12		C	mikhail grigorenko	quebec (qmjhl)	the sabres nab a skilled, point-producing centerman in grigorenko, who tallied 85 points in 59 games last season
13		c	radek faksa	kitchener (ohl)	dallas selects a two-way centerman who put up more than a point per game last season while shutting down opponents
14		C	zemgus girgensons	dubuque (ushl)	trading for a second, first-round pick, the sabres go for a safe roster player and power forward
15		D	Cody Ceci	ottawa (ohl)	the huge shot of this offensive defenseman helped him score 17 goals in 64 games last season and average nearly a point per game
16		RW	Thomas wilson	plymouth (ohl)	the capitals add a rugged power forward to their skilled group of forwards. at 6-4, 203, this 18-year old can deliver punishing hits
17		C	thomas hertl	slavia (czrep)	the sharks get a playmaker with hertl, who garnered attention at this year's Wjc, scoring five points in six games.
18		LW	teuvo teravainen	jokerit (fin-jr)	the wait is over for the second-ranked european skater as chicago adds a skilled winger
19		G	andrei vasilevski	ufa-2 (rus-jr)	tampa bay chooses the first goaltender of the draft with its second, first-round pick
20		C	scott laughton	oshawa (ohl)	the flyers pick up a shut-down forward who ranked fifth on oshawa in scoring and third in pim last season
21		c	mark jankowski	stanstead (H-sqc)	this skilled forward proved he can be an impact player down the road, scoring 94 points in 57 games last season, but he will take a few more years to develop
22		D	olli Maatta	london (ohl)	The penguins select another defender with their second, first-round pick, gaining a two-way blueliner who earned attention despite being sidelined with injury early last season
23		D	Mike matheson	dubuque (ushl)	the panthers use their first pick to select matheson, who led dubuque defensemen in scoring last season with 27 points
24		G	Malcolm subban	belleville (ohl)	the second netminder of the draft  is chosen as boston selects belleville's Subban
25		D	Jordan schmaltz	Green Bay (USHL)	the blues take a wisconsin native and puck-moving defenseman. the lanky blueliner doesn't play a very physical game but knows how to shut down opponents
26		C	brendan gaunce	belleville (ohl)	the canucks gain a physically dominant power forward with their first selection. the ontario native averaged a point per game with belleville last season
27		C	henrik samuelsson	edmonton (WHL)	Phoenix selects a centerman known for great hockey sense but a need to increase foot speed
28		D	Brady skjei	usa-u18 (ushl)	the rangers select this big-bodied minnesota native who many believe to be the smoothest skater in the draft
29		LW	stefan matteau	usa-u18 (USHL)	The devils select a gritty power forward who racked up 166 pim in 46 games last season
30		LW	tanner pearson	barrie (OHL)	the stanley cup champions select a point-producing forward, who tallied 91 points in 60 games last season, with the final pick of the first round

TRADES AFFECTING 2012 NHL DRAFT PICKS:

#8 - Pittsburgh received Carolina's 2012 first-round pick along with Brandon Sutter and Ryan Dumoulin in exchange for Jordan Staal.
#11 - Washington received Colorado's 2012 first-round pick and a 2012 or 2013 second-round pick in exchange for G Semyon Varlamov, July 1, 2011.
#19 - Tampa Bay received Detroit's 2012 first-round pick and D Sebastien Piche in exchange for D Kyle Quincey as part of a three-team trade, Feb. 21, 2012.
#21 - Buffalo received Nashville's 2012 first-round pick in exchange for C Paul Gaustad and a 2013 fourth-round pick, Feb. 27 2012.