Auston Matthews is going to be a trail blazer if he is drafted as expected first overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. For one, he'll be the first American since Patrick Kane in 2007 to go first overall. He'll be the first American from a non-traditional state to be selected at the top of the Draft as well.
And if recent indicators are true, he'll be the first North American skater in the 53 year history of the NHL Draft to be selected 1st overall after playing his draft eligible season overseas, as teams from Switzerland to Sweden vie for his services.