James Mirtle, general manager of Quebec, and Gabriel Desjardins, general manager of Winnipeg, each selected 26 players a piece. Originally, the plan was to select 30 players for each team, which would have resulted in a 60 player draft, however as the event progressed, the two GM's agreed that 26 players per team worked just fine.
No more than two players could be taken from each NHL team, and Pittsburgh was lucky enough to not have any players taken off of their roster. Teams could also not lose more than one defenseman OR one goaltender.
Here it is, the complete draft.
| # | Team | Player | Pos. | Previous Team |
| 1 | Winnipeg | Colin White | D | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | Quebec | Barrett Jackman | D | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | Quebec | Scott Gomez | F | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | Winnipeg | Josh Harding | G | Minnesota Wild |
| 5 | Winnipeg | Michael Ryder | F | Boston Bruins |
| 6 | Quebec | Ondrej Pavelec | G | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 7 | Quebec | Antti Niemi | G | San Jose Sharks |
| 8 | Winnipeg | Radim Vrbata | F | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 9 | Winnipeg | Roman Hamrlik | D | Montreal Canadiens |
| 10 | Quebec | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | F | Minnesota Wild |
| 11 | Winnipeg | Dan Carcillo | F | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 12 | Quebec | Craig Rivet | D | Buffalo Sabres |
| 13 | Quebec | Ryan Malone | F | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 14 | Winnipeg | Vernon Fiddler | F | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 15 | Winnipeg | Dave Steckel | F | Washington Capitals |
| 16 | Quebec | Chris Kelly | F | Ottawa Senators |
| 17 | Quebec | Rostislav Klesla | D | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 18 | Winnipeg | Adam Foote | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| 19 | Winnipeg | Sean O'Donnell | D | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 20 | Quebec | Erik Christensen | F | New York Rangers |
| 21 | Quebec | Kevin Porter | F | Colorado Avalanche |
| 22 | Winnipeg | BJ Crombeen | F | St. Louis Blues |
| 23 | Winnipeg | Jerrod Smithson | D | Nashville Predators |
| 24 | Quebec | Anton Babchuk | D | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 25 | Quebec | Steve Bernier | F | Florida Panthers |
| 26 | Winnipeg | Shawn Horcoff | F | Edmonton Oilers |
| 27 | Winnipeg | Mattias Ohlund | D | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 28 | Quebec | Tim Kennedy | F | New York Rangers |
| 29 | Quebec | Jordin Tootoo | F | Nashville Predators |
| 30 | Winnipeg | Erik Ersberg | G | Los Angeles Kings |
| 31 | Winnipeg | Bruno Gervais | D | New York Islanders |
| 32 | Quebec | Tomas Kopecky | F | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 33 | Quebec | Cory Sarich | D | Calgary Flames |
| 34 | Winnipeg | Rob Niedermayer | F | Buffalo Sabres |
| 35 | Winnipeg | Karlis Skrastins | D | Dallas Stars |
| 36 | Quebec | Colby Armstrong | F | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 37 | Quebec | Andrew Ference | D | Boston Bruins |
| 38 | Winnipeg | Scott Nichol | F | San Jose Sharks |
| 39 | Winnipeg | Brian Rolston | F | New Jersey Devils |
| 40 | Quebec | Justin Williams | F | Los Angeles Kings |
| 41 | Winnipeg | Tim Jackman | F | Calgary Flames |
| 42 | Quebec | Cory Stillman | F | Florida Panthers |
| 43 | Quebec | Ruslan Salei | D | Detroit Red Wings |
| 44 | Winnipeg | John Scott | D | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 45 | Winnipeg | Drew Miller | F | Detroit Red Wings |
| 46 | Quebec | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 47 | Quebec | Brett Festerling | D | Anaheim Ducks |
| 48 | Winnipeg | Rick Rypien | F | Vancouver Canucks |
| 49 | Winnipeg | Sami Salo | D | Vancouver Canucks |
| 50 | Quebec | Ryan Shannon | F | Ottawa Senators |
| 51 | Quebec | Krys Barch | F | Dallas Stars |
| 52 | Winnipeg | Ryan Carter | F | Anaheim Ducks |
You'll notice that these two teams are, well, kind of weak. Normally, in a true expansion, these teams would have the ability to fully participate in summer free agency, thus bolstering their rosters . That's not the case in our draft, but when you think about it, they're not going to face off against real NHL clubs anyway, so it's not too big of an issue.
Later in the week, however, our fake Winnipeg Jets and our fake Quebec Nordiques will face off in a seven-game series against each other -- a battle for expansion supremacy. Stay tuned for that, and stay tuned to your favorite SB Nation team blog for their reaction to losing players in this expansion draft.
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Winnipeg
F: Michael Ryder, Radim Vrbata, Daniel Carcillo, Vernon Fiddler, David Steckel, BJ Crombeen, Sean Horcoff, Rob Niedermayer, Scott Nichol, Brian Rolston, Tim Jackman, Drew Miller, Rick Rypien, Ryan Carter
D: Colin White, Roman Hamrlik, Adam Foote, Sean O’Donnell, Jerrod Smithson, Mattias Ohlund, Bruno Gervais, Karlis Skrastins, John Scott, Sami Salo
G: Josh Harding, Erik Ersberg
Quebec
F: Scott Gomez, P-M Bouchard, Ryan Malone, Chris Kelly, Erik Christiensen, Kevin Porter, Steve Bernier, Tim Kennedy, Jordan Tootoo, Tomas Kopecky, Cory Sarich, Colby Armstrong, Justin Williams, Cory Stillman, Ryan Shannon, Krys Barch
D: Barret Jackman, Craig Rivet, Rostislav Klesla, Anton Babchuk, Andrew Ference, Ruslan Salei, Brett Festerling,
G: Ondrej Pavelec, Antti Niemi, JS Giguere
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by red army line on Sep 7, 2010 12:56 PM EDT reply actions
i don’t know, Ohlund and Salo used to be one of Vancouver’s top D pairings….
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by missy on Sep 7, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Just an FYI to whomever made the chart… Cory Sarich is a D not an F.
by Parallex on Sep 7, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I was confused about that too, but the Caps switch D and F all the type (Joe Finley, Tyler Sloan, Ben Clymer) so I went along with it. Probably should have Wikipedia’d him.
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by red army line on Sep 7, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks… lots of players, mistakes were sure to be made. Appreciate the heads up.
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by Travis Hughes on Sep 8, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
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by John Beatty on Sep 10, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
This makes me weep
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by ToddtheFox on Sep 12, 2010 4:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Mirtle looking for some 06 Carolina Cup mojo … Williams, Stillman both key parts, and Babchuk got his name on the Cup despite limited involvement.
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by Cory Lavalette on Sep 7, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
Looking for any mojo at all in this bunch.
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by James Mirtle on Sep 7, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but have you seen Stillman lately? He’d fare better on that squad than with our sorry bunch, but he’s lost more than a step. Still a really heads-up player with alot of hockey sense, but he’s slow.
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by John Beatty on Sep 10, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I was hoping they’d name their coaches soon.
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by Bruce Peter on Sep 8, 2010 2:17 AM EDT reply actions
I’m surprised and disappointed that neither team took BizNasty2point0. From a fan relations perspective, that would be a gold mine.
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by ToddtheFox on Sep 8, 2010 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
I am floored that Hamrlik was left available. All he did was play tough minutes and move the puck in the right direction better than anyone else on the Canadiens last year. So he didn’t score; so what? He’ll be a great anchor for the Nu-Jets. Fantastic grab, Gabe.
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by Doogie2K on Sep 9, 2010 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
Same idea with Gomez. Two top-end players left to the vultures, no less. I wish Robert would come along and let us know what he was thinking — Bruce gave us an inkling on Lions in Winter, but it’d be better from the horse’s mouth.
Frankly, leaving Gomez and Hamrlik unprotected was a really… odd move and it’s no surprise that they both got grabbed in the top ten picks. They were no-brainers for the expansion teams to pick up. I can’t imagine that the real Habs wouldn’t protect them and expose some of their grinders or low-end D-men instead!
Yes, they have big contracts, but that doesn’t translate into a need to get out of them at any cost. Minus these two guys I think the Habs would be pretty much a shoo-in for the lottery. Empty cap space won’t help the Habs win anything, and it’s no guarantee you can pick up someone as good substitute — the reason the Habs picked up Gomez in the first place was exactly because they couldn’t find a top-end center anywhere else.
by MathMan on Sep 10, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
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