SouthernHockeyChick
06-21-2003, 11:08 AM
NHL Entry Draft gets under way on TSN
Sports Ticker
6/21/2003
The Florida Panthers have traded their 2003 first overall selection to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Mikael Samuelsson and the third overall pick in the 2003 draft, TSN has learned.
With their first No. 1 selection since 1984, the Penguins are expected to take Marc-Andre Fleury.
By picking Fleury, a goaltender will go first overall for the first time since 2000, when the New York Islanders selected Rick DiPietro.
The Panthers, who won the National Hockey League's annual draft lottery last month, were rumoured to be shopping their No. 1 selection.
In 2002, general manager Rick Dudley traded with the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping down two spots and still getting the player he wanted in defenceman Jay Bouwmeester.
Sports Ticker
6/21/2003
The Florida Panthers have traded their 2003 first overall selection to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Mikael Samuelsson and the third overall pick in the 2003 draft, TSN has learned.
With their first No. 1 selection since 1984, the Penguins are expected to take Marc-Andre Fleury.
By picking Fleury, a goaltender will go first overall for the first time since 2000, when the New York Islanders selected Rick DiPietro.
The Panthers, who won the National Hockey League's annual draft lottery last month, were rumoured to be shopping their No. 1 selection.
In 2002, general manager Rick Dudley traded with the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping down two spots and still getting the player he wanted in defenceman Jay Bouwmeester.