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Welcome to day one of the 2010 NHL Draft. Tonight, Bleacher Report will be live blogging all the action of the first round, which airs on Versus and TSN. 11:00 P.M. Coverage of the draft closes with the final breakdown of round one: 22 forwards, six defensemen, and one goalie in the first round. Thanks for tuning in tonight! 10:56 P.M. The Chicago Blackhawks have traded their 30th round pick to the Islanders for the 35th ...

LIVE BLOG: 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT FIRST ROUND

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Broadway Hockey Daily in NHL
Welcome to Broadway Hockey Daily’s live blog of the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft! We’ll be updating periodically throughout the night, with the most recent update appearing at the top of the post. 7:35 PM – New Panthers GM Dale Tallon selects Erik Gudbranson, the big defenseman from the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. I thought they’d go with Fowler, but I can see they’d want ...
Assistant General Manager Jim Nill is hopeful the Detroit Red Wings' higher-than-usual 21st pick will yield a solid player, but he's also realistic. "When you pick a little bit higher, it just gives you an opportunity to get a player that you otherwise might not be able to get," said Nill. "In a perfect world, we want somebody who's 6'4" and fast and skilled, but we know that's probably not going ...

2010 NHL Draft: My Annual Draft Journal

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Alan Bass in NHL
In what has become an annual tradition, here I am again with another edition of my NHL Entry Draft journal. I started the journal during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and continued it last summer when I was in Toronto for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. This year, I intend to do the same thing: entertain you, in addition to providing analysis on (in my opinion) the best non-Stanley Cup related event ...

NHL 2010 Draft: 10 Burning Questions

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Anjul Virk in NHL
With the NHL Entry Draft fast approaching, let's take a look at some questions that might pertain to your favorite squad, and if we will get the answers we need by this weekend.Begin Slideshow

2010 NHL Draft: Five Things to Know About Tyler Seguin

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Derrick Lightfoot in NHL
Very close to the 2010 NHL Draft, everyone should know by now that the top two picks are going to be Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin. Taylor Hall has been touted as going first overall, but don't count out Seguin. He could very well go No. 1 overall tonight, and if he falls to the Bruins at No. 2 they will be happy to draft a player who they will ...

Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Profile: Jeremy Morin

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Michael Wagner in NHL
Since the start of the 2009-2010 year Chicago Blackhawks fans were anticipating that their team would need to move a massive amount of salary at the end of the season. Wednesday was the beginning of the Blackhawks salary movement as the 'Hawks shipped off fan favorite and playoff hero Dustin Byfuglien to the Atlanta Thrashers. Also included in the trade were Brent Sopel the shot blocking machine, Ben Eager, and slowly ...

Calgary Flames: Building A Stanley Cup Contender

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Svyato Rovenchuk The Toronto Made Classic in NHL
After failing to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year, Darryl Sutter will have a lot of pressure on him to fix the Calgary Flames and make them into a playoff team. Although Sutter has made bad choices in the past, like trading Dion Phaneuf and letting Cammalleri go, he’s gotten some good things done too. Things like dealing that 2nd Round Draft pick for Miikka Kiprusoff highlight the some ...

Buffalo Sabres: Top Five Dates on 2010-11 Schedule

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Kevin Freiheit in NHL
With 82 games, you may not be able to catch them all. For all the Sabres fans, here are the ones you should be looking forward to the most.Begin Slideshow

Twitter is the Place to be for NHL Fans During the Next Week

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
From tonight through July 1, the most exciting week in the NHL off-season will be underway. Beginning with the 2010 NHL Entry Draft tonight on Versus , we will no doubt see some moves made, that will no doubt continue leading all the way up until free agent frenzy which begins on July 1. Twitter has enabled fans to receive from beat writers and insiders faster information than they would ...