The NHL Draft was first held in 1963 and allows teams from the league select available young players to add to their squad.
"As well as having that size and ability to defend using his size and reach, we feel there is a little more un-tapped offensive dimension there in his game".
"Just remember, I went two picks higher than [Toews] did", Kane said to the crowd.
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As the sixth overall pick, Winterhawks forward Cody Glass became the first ever draft selection for the Vegas Golden Knights, a new expansion team in the league.
The 18-year-old centre, who has been part of the national team who featured at the last three International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-18 Championships, was selected by the New Jersey Devils at the United Center.
After a brief Stan Bowman fakeout, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane - the two draft picks who changed the course of franchise history - announced the pick. He had eight goals and 29 assists in 53 games for the Spruce Grove Saints of the AJHL last season. New Jersey is coming off its worst season in almost three decades, finishing with a 28-40-14 record. He sustained a sport hernia last summer that hampered him during his season with Brandon of the Western Hockey League, but he finished with 20 goals and 46 points in 33 games. NY got the No. 7 pick in a trade with Arizona and selected center Lias Andersson, whose father Niklas played in the league.
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