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NHL Draft: U.S., European players could dominate top five

Official Site of the Blue Jackets | June 24, 2016

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BUFFALO -- For the first time in almost two decades a Canadian-born and raised player might not be selected among the top five picks at the 2016 NHL Draft, which will be held at First Niagara Center in Buffalo on June 24-25.

Zurich center Auston Matthews (6-foot-2, 216 pounds) of Scottsdale, Ariz., is projected to be the first American-born player chosen No. 1 since forward Patrick Kane was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2007.


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