Five of them came from one city: St. Louis, MO.
Maybe that's why they call it the "Heartland of Hockey."
Matthew Tkachuk (No. 6 - Calgary Flames), Clayton Keller (No. 7 - Arizona Coyotes), Logan Brown (No. 11 - Ottawa Senators), Luke Kunin (No. 15 - Minnesota Wild) and Trent Frederic (No. 28 - Boston Bruins) all heard their names called in the first round Friday. All five players once played for the St. Louis AAA Blues.
A sixth St. Louis native - goalie Joseph Woll - is expected to be drafted Saturday.
"I'm blown away," said TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie during NBC Sports Network's draft coverage.