The top three selections were Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart and Leon Draisaitl, going to the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers, respectively. This draft featured the first selection of a player from Oceania with Australian Nathan Walker, being selected by the Washington Capitals in the third-round.

Jun 5, 2024 · It was 10 years ago this month when Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Leon Draisaitl and Sam Bennett were clearly the top four players entering the 2014 NHL Draft, though nobody knew what the order of their selection was going to be. …

8 Acquired from Toronto with Jesse Blacker and round 7 pick in the 2014 draft (Ondrej Kase) for Brad Staubitz and Peter Holland.

Jun 7, 2024 · Aaron Ekblad, Leon Draisaitl, Sam Reinhart, and Sam Bennett were the top 4 picks in the 2014 Draft, and are now all playing for the Stanley Cup 10 years later.

Jun 27, 2014 · Before Bennett and Draisaitl climbed into the picture, Ekblad was duelling for No. 1 status alone with Reinhart, the third child of ex-NHLer Paul Reinhart and perhaps the most talented.

Jun 4, 2024 · Ekblad and Draisaitl remain with the teams that drafted them, the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers, while Reinhart and Bennett were each acquired by the Panthers in 2021; Bennett at the...

Jun 6, 2024 · On one side is Leon Draisaitl, who was picked third by the Edmonton Oilers. Opposing him is the Florida Panthers’ own top choice, Aaron Ekblad, and two players in Sam Reinhart and Sam...

Jun 5, 2024 · It was 10 years ago this month when Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Leon Draisaitl and Sam Bennett were clearly the top four players entering the 2014 NHL Draft, though nobody knew what the...

Jun 27, 2014 · NHL prospects (from left) Michael Dal Colle, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Aaron Ekblad and Leon Draisaitl didn't go to Philadelphia just for batting practice.

Oct 5, 2024 · Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett and Carter Verhaeghe are in the last year of their contracts as the Florida Panthers try to defend their Stanley Cup title.