2011 NHL Entry Draft The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft . It was held on June 24 – 25 , 2011 , at the Xcel Energy Center in St . 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 picks consisted of Ryan Nugent - Hopkins , Gabriel Landeskog and Jonathan Huberdeau . In the draft , recently relocated Atlanta Thrashers franchise drafted Mark Scheifele as their first pick as the Winnipeg Jets . Eligibility . Ice hockey players born between January 1 , 1991 and September 14 , 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 . Selections by round . Round one . Notes ( Round one ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Columbus Blue Jackets ' first - round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers 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 and this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' first - round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18 , 2009 that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for a first - round pick in 2010 , a second - round pick in 2010 and this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The St . Louis Blues ' first - round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on February 19 , 2011 that sent Kevin Shattenkirk , Chris Stewart and a conditional second - round pick to the Blues 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 . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Los Angeles Kings ' first - round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 28 , 2011 that sent Dustin Penner to Los Angeles in exchange for Colten Teubert , a conditional third - round pick in 2012 and this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Nashville Predators ' first - round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 10 , 2011 that sent Mike Fisher to Nashville in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 and this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Anaheim Ducks ' first - round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent a first - round pick ( 30th overall ) and a second - round pick ( 39th overall ) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Detroit Red Wings ' first - round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent a pair of second - round picks ( 35th and 48th overall ) to Detroit in exchange for this pick . 8 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Philadelphia Flyers ' first - round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 14 , 2011 that sent Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a third - round pick in 2011 and this pick . 9 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Washington Capitals ' first - round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent Troy Brouwer to Washington in exchange for this pick . 10 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The San Jose Sharks ' first - round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent Brent Burns and a second - round pick in 2012 to San Jose in exchange for Devin Setoguchi , Charlie Coyle and this pick . 11 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Boston Bruins ' first - round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent a first - round pick ( 22nd overall ) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a second - round pick ( 39th overall ) and this pick . Round two . Notes ( Round two ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Colorado Avalanche ' second - round pick went to the St . Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 19 , 2011 that sent Erik Johnson , Jay McClement and a conditional first - round pick 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 . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Ottawa Senators ' second - round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent a first - round pick ( 24th overall ) to Ottawa in exchange for a second - round pick ( # 48 overall ) and this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Winnipeg Jets ' second - round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 1 , 2010 that sent Andrew Ladd to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Ivan Vishnevskiy and this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New Jersey Devils ' second - round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 19 , 2010 that sent Jason Arnott to New Jersey in exchange for Matt Halischuk and this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' second - round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent a first - round pick ( 22nd overall ) to Toronto in exchange for a first - round pick ( 30th overall ) and this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Minnesota Wild second - round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 18 , 2009 that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller , Alexander Fallstrom and this pick . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Calgary Flames ' second - round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 5 , 2009 that sent the Toronto Maple Leafs ' second - round pick in 2010 back to Toronto in exchange for a third - round pick in 2011 and this pick . 8 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > 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 , the 57th overall pick and this pick . 9 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Buffalo Sabres ' second round pick went to the St . Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 27 , 2011 that sent Brad Boyes to Buffalo in exchange for this pick . 10 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Montreal Canadiens ' second - round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a second - round pick ( 59th overall ) and a third - round pick in 2012 to the Florida Panthers in exchange for this pick . 11 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Chicago Blackhawks ' second - round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24 , 2011 that sent a first - round pick ( 24th overall ) to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a second - round pick ( # 35 overall ) and this pick . 12 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Montreal Canadiens ' compensatory second - round pick ( 50th overall ) went to the New York 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 and this pick . 13 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Philadelphia Flyers ' second - round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 4 , 2009 that sent Daniel Carcillo to Philadelphia in exchange for Scottie Upshall and this pick . 14 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Washington Capitals ' 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 the New York Rangers in exchange for Roman Horak , the 45th overall pick and this pick . 15 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The San Jose Sharks ' second - round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a second - round pick ( 47th overall ) to San Jose in exchange for a third - round pick in 2012 and this pick . 16 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Vancouver Canucks ' second - round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a third - round pick ( 71st overall ) and a fourth - round pick ( 101st overall ) to Vancouver in exchange for this pick . 17 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Boston Bruins ' second - round pick went to the 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 ( Round three ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Colorado Avalanche ' s third - round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26 , 2010 that sent a fourth - round pick in 2010 to Colorado in exchange for this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New York Islanders ' third - round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on July 30 , 2010 that sent James Wisniewski to New York 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 . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Ottawa Senators ' third - round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent Nikita Filatov to Ottawa in exchange for this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Columbus Blue Jackets ' third - round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers 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 and this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New Jersey Devils ' third - round pick was forfeited as a 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 , and this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' third - round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on September 5 , 2009 that sent Toronto ' s own second - round pick in 2010 back to Toronto in exchange for Calgary ' s second - round pick in 2011 and this pick . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Minnesota Wild ' s third - round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a second - round pick ( 60th overall ) to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth - round pick ( 101st overall ) and this pick . 8 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The St . Louis Blues ' third - round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent Evgeny Grachev to St . Louis in exchange for this pick . 9 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Calgary Flames ' third - round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 3 , 2010 that sent Steve Staios to the Flames in exchange for Aaron Johnson and this pick ( being conditional at the time of the trade ) . The condition – Calgary elects to transfer its own third - round pick in 2011 instead of 2010 – was converted on June 26 , 2010 when Calgary retained their 2010 pick ( 73rd overall ) . 10 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Dallas Stars ' third - round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on January 7 , 2011 that sent Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 and this pick ( being conditional at the time of the trade ) . The condition - Dallas Stars does not win a round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re - sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft - has been converted on June 24 , 2011 . 11 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New York Rangers ' third - round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 26 , 2011 that sent Bryan McCabe to New York in exchange for Tim Kennedy and this pick . 12 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Montreal Canadiens ' third - round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a pair of fourth - round picks ( 97th and 108th overall ) to Montreal in exchange for this pick . 13 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Phoenix Coyotes ' third - round pick went to the Boston Bruins 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 – has been converted on July 1 , 2010 . 14 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Nashville Predators ' third - round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a sixth - round pick ( 170th overall ) and a third - round pick in 2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick . 15 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Pittsburgh Penguins ' third - round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 7 , 2011 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Matt Clackson , future considerations 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 . 16 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Philadelphia Flyers ' third - round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 14 , 2011 that sent Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia in exchange for a first - round pick in 2011 and this pick . 17 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Washington Capitals ' third - round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 28 , 2011 that sent Dennis Wideman to Washington in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick . 18 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Tampa Bay Lightning ' 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 . 19 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Boston Bruins ' third - round pick went to the Florida Panthers 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 2010 and this pick . Round four . Notes ( Round four ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Florida Panthers ' fourth - round pick went to the Nashville Predators 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 . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Winnipeg Jets ' fourth - round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a third - round pick ( 78th overall ) to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth - round pick ( 108th overall ) and this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Minnesota Wild ' s fourth - round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a second - round pick ( 60th overall ) to Minnesota in exchange for a third - round pick ( 71st overall ) and this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Montreal Canadiens ' fourth - round pick was re - acquired by them from the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a third - round pick ( 78th overall ) to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth - round pick ( 97th overall ) and this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Anaheim Ducks ' fourth - round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on December 2 , 2009 that sent Kyle Chipchura to Anaheim in exchange for this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Pittsburgh Penguins ' fourth - round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers 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 . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Tampa Bay Lightning ' s fourth - round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers 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 . 8 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The San Jose Sharks ' fourth - round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a fifth - round pick ( 133rd overall ) and a seventh - round pick ( 194th overall ) to San Jose in exchange for this pick . Round five . Notes ( Round five ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Winnipeg Jets ' fifth - round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26 , 2010 that sent a pair of sixth - round picks in 2010 to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Carolina Hurricanes ' fifth - round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a fourth - round pick ( 119th overall ) to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a seventh - round pick ( 194th overall ) and this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Calgary Flames ' fifth - round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 1 , 2011 that sent Roman Horak and two second - round picks in 2011 to Calgary in exchange for Tim Erixon and this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Philadelphia Flyers ' fifth - round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings 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 . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The San Jose Sharks ' fifth - round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on January 18 , 2011 that sent Ben Eager from the Atlanta Thrashers to San Jose in exchange for this pick . Round six . Notes ( Round six ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Edmonton Oilers ' sixth - round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26 , 2010 that sent a seventh - round pick in 2010 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New York Islanders ' sixth - round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 9 , 2011 that sent Al Montoya to New York in exchange for this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Toronto Maple Leafs ' sixth - round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a sixth - round pick in 2012 to Toronto in exchange for this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New York Rangers ' sixth - round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 12 , 2010 that sent Jody Shelley to New York 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 the Philadelphia Flyers . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Los Angeles Kings ' sixth - round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a third - round pick ( 82nd overall ) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third - round pick in 2012 and this pick . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Phoenix Coyotes ' sixth - round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 17 , 2011 that sent Jarkko Ruutu to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for this pick . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Nashville Predators ' sixth - round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a sixth - round pick in 2012 to Nashville in exchange for this pick . 8 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Anaheim Ducks ' sixth - round pick went the Toronto Maple Leafs 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 ( Round seven ) . 1 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Calgary Flames ' seventh - round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent a fourth - round pick ( 119th overall ) to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a fifth - round pick ( 133rd overall ) and this pick . 2 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The New York Rangers ' seventh - round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a March 3 , 2010 trade that sent Anders Eriksson to the Rangers in exchange for Miika Wiikman and this pick . 3 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Phoenix Coyotes ' seventh - round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 25 , 2011 that sent Marc - Antoine Pouliot to Phoenix in exchange for this pick . 4 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Anaheim Ducks ' seventh - round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a March 3 , 2010 trade that sent Joey MacDonald to the Ducks in exchange for this pick . 5 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Pittsburgh Penguins ' seventh - round pick went to the Ottawa Senators 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 . 6 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The San Jose Sharks ' seventh - round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 26 , 2010 that sent a seventh - round pick in 2010 to San Jose in exchange for this pick . 7 . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > The Boston Bruins ' seventh - round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 26 , 2010 that sent a seventh - round pick in 2010 to Boston in exchange for this pick .