Los Angeles, CA – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 107 CHL players were selected in the seven rounds of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft representing 51% of all 210 drafted players. 

The 51% represents the second time since 1998 that the CHL has produced more than half of all talent selected by the NHL.  52% of all players drafted in 2008 were from the CHL.

The Western Hockey League leads the way with 43 players selected, followed by 42 selected from the Ontario Hockey League, and 22 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.   

The WHL’s Portland Winterhawks produced an impressive eight players in the draft including two players in the first round.  The Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires along with the OHL’s Ottawa 67’s and Owen Sound Attack each produced four players, while the Gatineau Olympiques and Halifax Mooseheads each led the QMJHL with three players selected. 

All 30 NHL teams selected at least one CHL player with the Buffalo Sabres selecting a league-leading eight out of their nine players from the CHL.  The Edmonton Oilers selected the most players from the CHL out of any Canadian team with seven players including first overall pick Taylor Hall.
Canada was the top country represented in the draft with 99 players followed by 59 from the United States.
Last season, 99 CHL players were taken in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft led by 45 OHL players, followed by 31 from the WHL, and 23 from the QMJHL.
The CHL continues to be the number one development league in the world and the leading provider of talent to the NHL.
Here is a complete list of all CHL players selected at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft:

Round One (17 CHL Players):

1.  Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires) – Edmonton Oilers

2.  Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers) – Boston Bruins

3.  Erik Gudbranson (Kingston Frontenacs) – Florida Panthers

4.  Ryan Johansen (Portland Winterhawks) – Columbus Blue Jackets

5.  Nino Niederreiter (Portland Winterhawks) – New York Islanders

6.  Brett Connolly (Prince George Cougars) – Tampa Bay Lightning

7.  Jeff Skinner (Kitchener Rangers) – Carolina Hurricanes

8.   Alexander Burmistrov (Barrie Colts) – Atlanta Thrashers

10.  Dylan McIlrath (Moose Jaw Warriors) – New York Rangers

12.  Cam Fowler (Windsor Spitfires) – Anaheim Ducks

13.  Brandon Gormley (Moncton Wildcats) – Phoenix Coyotes

17.  Joey Hishon (Owen Sound Attack) – Colorado Avalanche

18.  Austin Watson (Peterborough Petes) – Nashville Predators

23.  Mark Pysyk (Edmonton Oil Kings) – Buffalo Sabres

25.  Quinton Howden (Moose Jaw Warriors) – Florida Panthers

27.  Mark Visentin (Niagara IceDogs) – Phoenix Coyotes

29.  Emerson Etem (Medicine Hat Tigers) – Anaheim Ducks

 

Round Two (15 CHL Players):

32.  Jared Knight (London Knights) – Boston Bruins

33.  John McFarland (Sudbury Wolves) – Florida Panthers

34.  Dalton Smith (Ottawa 67’s) – Columbus Blue Jackets

36.  Alexander Petrovic (Red Deer Rebels) – Florida Panthers

39.  Brett Bulmer (Kelowna Rockets) – Minnesota Wild

40.  Christian Thomas (Oshawa Generals) – New York Rangers

42.  Devante Smith-Pelly (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors) – Anaheim Ducks

43.  Brad Ross (Portland Winterhawks) – Toronto Maple Leafs

45.  Ryan Spooner (Peterborough Petes) – Boston Bruins

47.  Tyler Toffoli (Ottawa 67’s) – Los Angeles Kings

48.  Curtis Hamilton (Saskatoon Blades) – Edmonton Oilers

49.  Calvin Pickard (Seattle Thunderbirds) – Colorado Avalanche

52.  Philip Lane (Brampton Battalion) – Phoenix Coyotes

55.  Petr Straka (Rimouski Oceanic) – Columbus Blue Jackets

58.  Kent Simpson (Everett Silvertips) – Chicago Blackhawks

 

Round Three (20 CHL Players):

61.  Ryan Martindale (Ottawa 67’s) – Edmonton Oilers

62.  Greg McKegg (Erie Otters) – Toronto Maple Leafs

63.  Brock Beukeboom (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) – Tampa Bay Lightning

64.  Maxwell Reinhart (Kootenay Ice) – Calgary Flames

65.  Kirill Kabanov (Moncton Wildcats) – New York Islanders

66.  Radko Gudas (Everett Silvertips) – Tampa Bay Lightning

68.  Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) – Buffalo Sabres

70.  Jordan Weal (Regina Pats) – Los Angeles Kings

71.  Michael Bournival (Shawinigan Cataractes) – Colorado Avalanche

72.  Adam Janosik (Gatineau Olympiques) – Tampa Bay Lightning

73.  Joey Leach (Kootenay Ice) – Calgary Flames

75.  Kevin Sundher (Chilliwack Bruins) – Buffalo Sabres

76.  Jakub Culek (Rimouski Oceanic) – Ottawa Senators

78.  Taylor Aronson (Portland Winterhawks) – Nashville Predators

81.  Louis-Marc Aubry (Montreal Juniors) – Detroit Red Wings

83.  Matt MacKenzie (Calgary Hitmen) – Buffalo Sabres

84.  Scott Wedgewood (Plymouth Whalers) – New Jersey Devils

85.  Austin Levi (Plymouth Whalers) – Carolina Hurricanes

86.  Stanislav Galiev (Saint John Sea Dogs) – Washington Capitals

89.  Michael Chaput (Lewsiton MAINEiacs) – Philadelphia Flyers 

 

Round Four (15 CHL Players):

91.  Jeramie Blain (Acadie-Bathurst Titan) – Edmonton Oilers

94.  Brandon Archibald (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) – Columbus Blue Jackets

95.  Stephen Silas (Belleville Bulls) – Colorado Avalanche

96.  Geoffrey Schemitsch (Owen Sound Attack) – Tampa Bay Lightning

97.  Craig Cunningham (Vancouver Giants) – Boston Bruins

98.  Steven Shipley (Owen Sound Attack) – Buffalo Sabres

100. Andrew Yogan (Erie Otters) – New York Rangers

101. Ivan Telegin (Saginaw Spirit) – Atlanta Thrashers

102. Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault (Halifax Mooseheads) – Columbus Blue Jackets

105. Justin Shugg (Windsor Spitfires) – Carolina Hurricanes

109. Alex Theriau (Everett Silvertips) – Dallas Stars

112. Philipp Grubauer (Windsor Spitfires) – Washington Capitals

117. Morgan Ellis (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles) – Montreal Juniors

119. Tye McGinn (Gatineau Olympiques) – Philadelphia Flyers

120. Rob Flick (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors) – Chicago Blackhawks 

 

Round Five (15 CHL Players):

121. Tyler Bunz (Medicine Hat Tigers) – Edmonton Oilers

124. Austin Madaisky (Kamloops Blazers) – Columbus Blue Jackets

125. Toney DeHart (Oshawa Generals) – New York Islanders

129. Freddie Hamilton (Niagara IceDogs) – San Jose Sharks

130. Jason Wilson (Owen Sound Attack) – New York Rangers

133. Michael Ferland (Brandon Wheat Kings) – Calgary Flames

134. Cody Beach (Calgary Hitmen) – St. Louis Blues

137. Troy Rutkowski (Portland Winterhawks) – Colorado Avalanche

138. Louis Domingue (Quebec Remparts) – Phoenix Coyotes

139. Luke Walker (Portland Winterhawks) – Colorado Avalanche

141. Petr Mrazek (Ottawa 67’s) – Detroit Red Wings

143. Gregg Sutch (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors) – Buffalo Sabres

144. Sam Carrick (Brampton Battalion) – Toronto Maple Leafs

145. Adam Polasek (PEI Rocket) – Vancouver Canucks

147. Brendan Gallagher (Vancouver Giants) – Montreal Canadiens

 

Round Six (16 CHL Players):

152. Joe Rogalski (Sarnia Sting) – Pittsburgh Penguins

153. Corey Durocher (Kingston Frontenacs) – Florida Panthers

154. Dalton Prout (Barrie Colts) – Columbus Blue Jackets

155. Kendall McFaull (Moose Jaw Warriors) – Atlanta Thrashers

162. Brandon Davidson (Regina Pats) – Edmonton Oilers

163. Konrad Abeltshauser (Halifax Mooseheads) – San Jose Sharks

164. Stephen MacAulay (Saint John Sea Dogs) – St. Louis Blues

166. Drew Czerwonka (Kootenay Ice) – Edmonton Oilers

167. Tyler Stahl (Chilliwack Bruins) – Carolina Hurricanes

170. Reid McNeill (London Knights) – Pittsburgh Penguins

171. Brooks Macek (Tri-City Americans) – Detroit Red Wings

172. Alex Friesen (Niagara IceDogs) – Vancouver Canucks

173. Cedrick Henley (Val d’Or Foreurs) – Buffalo Sabres

174. Maxime Clermont (Gatineau Olympiques) – New Jersey Devils

176. Samuel Carrier (Lewsiton MAINEiacs) – Washington Capitals

178. Mark Stone (Brandon Wheat Kings) – Ottawa Senators

 

Round Seven (9 CHL Players):

182. Josh Nicholls (Saskatoon Blades) – Toronto Maple Leafs

186. Teigan Zahn (Saskatoon Blades) – Tampa Bay Lightning

189. Dylen McKinlay (Chilliwack Bruins) – Minnesota Wild

190. Randy McNaught (Saskatoon Blades) – New York Rangers

191. MacMillon Carruth (Portland Winterhawks) – Chicago Blackhawks

193. Patrick Holland (Tri-City Americans) – Calgary Flames

205. Sawyer Hannay (Halifax Mooseheads) – Vancouver Canucks

208. Riley Boychuk (Portland Winterhawks) – Buffalo Sabres

209. Brendan Ranford (Kamloops Blazers) – Philadelphia Flyers 

 

Please visit www.nhl.com for complete results of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.