2011 NHL Entry Draft

The 2011 NHL entry draft was the 49th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL entry draft. The top three selections were Ryan Nugent-Hopkins by the Edmonton Oilers, Gabriel Landeskog by the Colorado Avalanche, and Jonathan Huberdeau by the Florida Panthers.

The draft was also noteworthy as the venue at which the recently relocated Atlanta Thrashers franchise announced that they would be known as the Winnipeg Jets, making the announcement as they drafted Mark Scheifele with their first pick.

As of 2025 there are 42 active NHL players from this draft.

Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 1991, and September 15, 1993, were eligible for selection in the 2011 NHL entry draft. Additionally, un-drafted, non-North American players over the age of 20 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2009 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 24, 1991, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.

Draft lottery

The draft lottery was held on April 12, 2011, and was won by the New Jersey Devils, who moved up four spots to the fourth-overall pick. The Edmonton Oilers retained the first-overall pick. This was the first time since the 2007 draft lottery that a team other than the team with the worst regular season record won the draft lottery. New Jersey were also tied with the 1999 Chicago Blackhawks for the lowest ranked team to win the lottery as the eighth seed.

Top prospects

:Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau final ranking.

:Source: International Scouting Services May 2011 ranking.

Selections by round

Round one

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# Columbus' first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2011, that sent Jeff Carter to Columbus in exchange for Jakub Voracek, a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Toronto's first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2010 entry draft along with this pick.
# St. Louis' first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on February 19, 2011, that sent Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a conditional second-round pick in the 2011 entry draft or 2012 entry draft to St. Louis in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – St. Louis' pick was not among the top 10 picks – was converted on April 12, 2011, when St. Louis retained the 11th overall pick at the NHL Draft Lottery.
# Los Angeles' first-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent Dustin Penner to Los Angeles in exchange for Colten Teubert, a conditional pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.
# Nashville's first-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on February 10, 2011, that sent Mike Fisher to Nashville in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.
# Anaheim's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick (# 30 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
# Detroit's first-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent two second-round picks (# 35 & # 48 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
# Philadelphia's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on February 14, 2011, that sent Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Washington's first-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Troy Brouwer to Washington in exchange for this pick.
# San Jose's first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent Brent Burns and a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and this pick.
# Toronto's acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick (# 22 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
#: Toronto previously acquired the pick in a trade on February 18, 2011, that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston in exchange for Joe Colborne, a conditional second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.

Round two

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# Colorado's second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on February 19, 2011, that sent Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional first-round pick in the 2011 entry draft or 2012 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – St. Louis' pick was not among the top 10 picks – was converted on April 12, 2011, when St. Louis retained the 11th overall pick at the NHL Draft Lottery.
# Ottawa's second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick (# 24 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for a second-round pick (# 48 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Winnipeg's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on July 1, 2010, that sent Andrew Ladd to Atlanta in exchange for Ivan Vishnevskiy and this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
# New Jersey's second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 19, 2010, that sent Jason Arnott to New Jersey in exchange for Matthew Halischuk and this pick.
# Toronto's second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick (# 22 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick (# 30 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Minnesota's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on October 18, 2009, that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller, the rights to Alexander Fallstrom and this pick.
# Toronto's acquired second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent a second-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
#: Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 27, 2009, that sent Anton Stralman, Colin Stuart and a seventh-round draft pick in the 2012entry draft to Calgary in exchange for Wayne Primeau and this pick.
# The New York Rangers' second round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011, that sent Tim Erixon and a fifth-round pick in 2011 to New York in exchange for Roman Horak, Washington's second-round pick in 2011 and this pick.
# Buffalo's second round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on February 27, 2011, that sent Brad Boyes to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
# Florida's acquired second-round pick went to the San Jose as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a second-round pick (# 59 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Florida in exchange for this pick.
#: Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 11, 2010, that sent Dominic Moore to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
# Ottawa's acquired second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for a second-round pick (# 35 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
#: Ottawa previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent Chris Campoli and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for Ryan Potulny and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Chicago had until 48 hours before the start of the 2011 Entry Draft to determine if they send their own second-round pick or one of the picks acquired from Atlanta and Calgary to Ottawa – was converted on June 23, 2011.
# Montreal's compensatory pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on December 28, 2010, that sent James Wisniewski to Montreal in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2012 entry draft or a fourth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft and this pick.
#: Montreal previously received the pick as compensation for not signing 2006 entry draft first-round pick David Fischer before August 15, 2010.
# Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Daniel Carcillo to Philadelphia in exchange for Scottie Upshall and this pick.
# The Rangers' acquired second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011, that sent Tim Erixon and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Roman Horak, a second-round pick (# 45 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
#: The Rangers previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Bobby Sanguinetti to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft and this pick.
#:: Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Joe Corvo to Washington in exchange for Brian Pothier, Oskar Osala and this pick.
# San Jose's second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a second-round pick (# 47 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.
# Vancouver's second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
# Boston's second-round pick went to Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 15, 2011, that sent Chris Kelly to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round three

;Notes
# Colorado's third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
# The Islanders's third-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on July 30, 2010, that sent James Wisniewski to the Islanders in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – New York had to choose to send either their own pick or the pick previously acquired from Colorado, until June 1, 2011 – was converted at an unknown date.
# Ottawa's third-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Nikita Filatov to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
# Columbus' third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2011, that sent Jeff Carter to Columbus in exchange for Jakub Voracek, a first-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# New Jersey's third-round pick was forfeited as the result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty includes a fine of $3 million, a forfeiture of one first-round pick between 2011 and 2014 as determined by the Devils (forfeited in 2014 entry draft), and this pick.
# Toronto's third-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent a second-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Minnesota's third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a second-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# St. Louis' third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Evgeny Grachyov to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
# Calgary's third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Steve Staios to Calgary in exchange for Aaron Johnson and a Calgary's choice of a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft or 2011 Entry Draft (this pick).
# Dallas' third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on January 7, 2011, that sent Jamie Langenbrunner and a conditional second-round in the 2012 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Dallas does not win a round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re-sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft – was converted on June 25, 2011.
# The Rangers's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 26, 2011, that sent Bryan McCabe to the Rangers in exchange for Tim Kennedy and this pick.
# Montreal's third-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent two fourth-round picks (# 97 & # 108 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
# Phoenix's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Morris is re-signed by Phoenix for the 2010–11 season – was converted on July 1, 2010.
# Nashville's third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
# Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 7, 2011, that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to Philadelphia in exchange for Matt Clackson, a third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this conditional pick. The condition – Philadelphia signs Bryzgalov before the start of the third round of the draft – was converted on June 23, 2011.
#: Philadelphia previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent rights to Dan Hamhuis to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
# Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on February 14, 2011, that sent Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Washington's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent Dennis Wideman to Washington in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.
# The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as a result of a trade on February 18, 2011, that sent Eric Brewer to Tampa Bay in exchange for Brock Beukeboom and this pick.
# Boston's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 22, 2010, that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston in exchange for Dennis Wideman, a first-round pick in the 2010 entry draft and this pick.

Round four

;Notes
# Florida's fourth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on August 5, 2010, that sent Mike Santorelli to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition which upgraded the original fifth-round pick to this pick is unknown.
# Winnipeg's fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 108 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Minnesota's fourth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a second-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.
# Montreal's fourth-round pick was re-acquired from Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 97 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
#: Atlanta previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2011, that sent Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes to Montreal in exchange for Ben Maxwell and this pick.
# Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to the Montreal as the result of a trade on December 2, 2009, that sent Kyle Chipchura to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
# Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on January 17, 2009, that sent Mathieu Garon to Pittsburgh in exchange for Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone and this pick.
# Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 19, 2010, that sent Simon Gagne to Tampa Bay in exchange for Matt Walker and this pick.
# San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in 2011 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

Round five

;Notes
# Winnipeg's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent two sixth-round picks (# 155 & 160 overall) in the 2010 entry draft to Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for this pick.The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
# Winnipeg's acquired fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
#: Atlanta previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent Niclas Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to Florida in exchange for Radek Dvorak and this pick.
#:: Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2011, that sent Cory Stillman to Carolina in exchange for Ryan Carter and this pick.
# Calgary's fifth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 1, 2011, that sent Roman Horak and two second-round picks (# 45 & # 57 overall) in the 2011 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Tim Erixon and this pick.
# Philadelphia's fifth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on February 6, 2010, that sent Ville Leino to Philadelphia in exchange for Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and this pick.
# San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on January 18, 2011, that sent Ben Eager to San Jose in exchange for this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.

Round six

;Notes
# Edmonton's sixth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
# The Islanders' sixth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on February 9, 2011, that sent Al Montoya to New York in exchange for this pick.
# Toronto's sixth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
# The Rangers' sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on February 12, 2010, that sent Jody Shelley to the Rangers in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Shelley does not re-sign with New York prior to the 2010–11 season. – was converted on July 1, 2010, when the player was signed by Philadelphia.
# Los Angeles' sixth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a third-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.
# Anaheim's acquired sixth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on February 17, 2011, that sent Jarkko Ruutu to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
#: Anaheim previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Petteri Nokelainen to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
# Nashville's sixth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
# Anaheim's sixth-round pick went Toronto as the result of a trade on August 10, 2009, that sent Justin Pogge to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Pogge starts less than 30 regular-season games for Anaheim, or another NHL team he is traded to by Anaheim, between the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons – was converted on February 5, 2011, when Carolina played their 52nd game of the 2010–11 season without using Pogge in one of them (as Pogge had not started a game for any NHL team during the 2009–10 season).

Round seven

;Notes
# Winnipeg's acquired seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft and this pick.The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
#: Atlanta previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent Fredrik Modin to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
# The Rangers' seventh-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a March 3, 2010, trade that sent Anders Eriksson to the Rangers in exchange for Miika Wiikman and this pick.
# Phoenix's seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent Marc-Antoine Pouliot to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
# Anaheim's seventh-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a March 3, 2010, trade that sent Joey MacDonald to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
# Pittsburgh's seventh-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a February 24, 2011, trade that sent Alexei Kovalev to the Penguins in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Pittsburgh does not advance to the 2011 Eastern Conference semifinals – was converted on April 27, 2011.
# San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
# Boston's seventh-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Draftees based on nationality

North American draftees by state/province

See also

* List of NHL first overall draft choices

Notes

References

External links

2011 NHL Entry Draft player stats
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The Internet Hockey Database

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