DEFENDERS GO FIRST.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (French: Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa) are a professional men's hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). started a run of defensive picks by taking 18-year-old defenseman Chris Phillips with the first choice of Saturday's NHL Entry Draft The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. . Three picks of the first five and 13 in the first round were defenseman, including No. 2 overall Andrei Zyuzin of Russia, taken by the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . Draft day also featured a handful of deals. Before the draft began the Senators acquired center Shawn McEachern from Boston for right wing Trent McCleary and a third-round pick in Saturday's draft. At the end of the first round Pittsburgh and Dallas swapped defensemen, with Sergei Zubov going to the Stars and Kevin Hatcher to Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay and New Jersey swapped goaltenders, with Jeff Reese going to the Devils and Corey Schwab going to the Lightning. Toronto traded forward Mike Gartner to Phoenix for the Coyotes' fourth-round pick. |
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