2010 NHL Entry Draft: DUB-Style

The 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft was held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles California. With the first overall pick, the Edmonton Oilers selected forward Taylor Hall.

At DUBNetwork, we’ll supply one of these features from now until Christmas Day, culminating with the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Here’s a look at the Western Hockey League players chosen in the first round, along with a few statistics.

2010 NHL Entry Draft – Round 1
				NHL
OVERALL	PLAYER	WHL	NHL	GAMES	GOALS	ASSISTS
4	Ryan Johansen*	Portland	Columbus	624	136	289
5	Nino Neiderreiter*	Portland	NY Islanders	567	130	144
6	Brett Connolly*	Prince George	Tampa Bay	460	93	84
10	Dylan McIlrath	Moose Jaw	NY Rangers	66	3	2
23	Mark Pysyk*	Edmonton	Buffalo	383	15	59
25	Quinton Howden	Moose Jaw	Florida	97	10	7
29	Emerson Etem	Medicine Hat	Anaheim	173	22	24
NOTABLE
178	Mark Stone*	Brandon	Ottawa	420	140	212

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Ryan Johansen was a prolific scorer in junior and joined a young group in Columbus with high expectations. But just a few short seasons later, on January 6, 2016, he was part of an enormous NHL trade that included another Winterhawks alum.

Johansen was sent to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Seth Jones, the fourth overall pick at the 2013 NHL Draft. From a WHL perspective, this came across as a coming out party for the Portland Winterhawks.

Nino Neiderreiter exploded onto the hockey scene at the 2010 World Junior Championship in Saskatoon, where he almost single-handedly led Switzerland to an unlikely semi-final berth that included a quarter-final victory over Russia.

Surprisingly, Tampa Bay took a chance on Brett Connelly who, due to recurring hip injuries, played only 16 games during his draft year. While he did not light it up early on, he became a key depth contributor to the Washington Capitals during their Stanley Cup championship season.

Forwards Quinton Howden and Emerson Etem were outstanding juniors but were unable to prolong their stay in the NHL.

Defenceman Mark Pysyk has worked his way into the NHL over the years, a steady depth defender. However, rugged blueliner Dylan McIlrath never did deliver on what promise the New York Rangers saw in him.

Of note at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft are a couple of late round picks — two forwards who continue to perform as impact players.

At 147th overall, Brendan Gallagher has provided excellent value during is professional career with the Montreal Canadiens. It’s likely he dropped to the later rounds in 2010 due to his diminutive dimensions.

Indeed, Gallagher has played bigger than his frame throughout his days in the WHL and NHL.

Forward Mark Stone of the Brandon Wheat Kings somehow dropped to 178^th, ostensibly due to concerns about his skating.

The Senators were smart enough to overlook this, and Stone proved his hockey IQ and quick release were well worth Ottawa’s consideration.

Unfortunately for the Sens, the parties were unable to secure an ideal arrangement and Stone was dealt to the Vegas Golden Knights on February 25, 2019.

He subsequently signed an eight-year deal in Sin City.

2010 NHL Entry Draft: Rounds 2-7
					NHL
Round	Overall	Player	WHL	NHL	Games	Goals	Assists
2	36	Alex Petrovic	Red Deer	Florida	263	5	45
	39	Brett Bulmer	Kelowna	Minnesota	17	0	3
	43	Brad Ross	Portland	Toronto
	48	Curtis Hamilton	Saskatoon	Edmonton	1	0	0
	49	Calvin Pickard*	Seattle	Colorado	204
	58	Kent Simpson	Everett	Chicago	1
3	64	Max Reinhart	Kootenay	Calgary	23	1	4
	66	Radko Gudas*	Everett	Tampa Bay	451	24	89
	70	Jordan Weal*	Regina	LA	195	27	31
	73	Joey Leach	Kootenay	Calgary
	75	Kevin Sundher	Chilliwack	Buffalo
	78	Taylor Aronson	Portland	Nashville
	83	Matt MacKenzie	Calgary	Buffalo
4	97	Craig Cunningham	Vancouver	Boston	63	3	5
	109	Alex Theriau	Everett	Dallas
5	121	Tyler Bunz	Medicine Hat	Edmonton	1
	124	Austin Madaisky	Kamloops	Columbus
	133	Michael Ferland*	Brandon	Calgary	335	60	74
	134	Cody Beach	Calgary	St. Louis
	137	Troy Rutkowski	Portland	Colorado
	139	Luke Walker	Portland	Colorado
	147	Brendan Gallagher*	Vancouver	Montreal	522	165	153
6	155	Kendall McFaull	Moose Jaw	Atlanta
	162	Brandon Davidson*	Regina	Edmonton	165	9	14
	166	Drew Czerwonka	Kootenay	Edmonton
	167	Tyler Stahl	Chilliwack	Carolina
	171	Brooks Macek	Tri-City	Detroit
	178	Mark Stone*	Brandon	Ottawa	421	140	214
7	182	Josh Nicholls	Saskatoon	Toronto
	186	Teigan Zahn	Saskatoon	Tampa Bay
	189	Dylen McKinlay	Chilliwack	Minnesota
	190	Randy McNaught	Saskatoon	New York Rangers
	191	Mac Carruth	Portland	Chicago
	193	Patrick Holland	Tri-City	Calgary	5	0	0
	208	Riley Boychuk	Portland	Buffalo
	209	Brendan Ranford	Kamloops	Philadelphia	1	0	0