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Overview of Canada’s players in the 2021 NHL Draft – from Owen Power to Taylor Makar

After another successful NHL Draft, one thing remains clear – no other country develops hockey players like Canada.

In total, more than a third of the players who have heard their names called up for this virtual draft – 89 out of 223 – come from the country of the maple leaf. (That number includes players who were born outside the country but grew up in the Canadian hockey system, such as the third overall pick, Mason McTavish.)

This is a huge increase from last October’s 73 selections in the 2020 draft.

These hockey players represent ten members of Hockey Canada and 49 have already worn the colors of Canada in international competition. Eighteen of them are gold medalists from the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship.

From the first choice of the auction, red and white was in the spotlight. The Buffalo Sabers have set their sights on 2021 IIHF World Championship gold medalist Owen Power. The Mississauga, Ont., native is only the second Canadian defenseman to be selected at the top level since 1996, after Aaron Ekblad (2014).

From Mississauga, Ontario, to the 1st choice of the #NHL Draft of 2021, Owen Power attributes achieving his dreams to the support of his family.
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— Hockey Canada FR (@HockeyCanada_fr) July 24, 2021

McTavish was claimed shortly after him when the Anaheim Ducks called his name at No. 3. He was the first of eight World U18 gold medalists who were chosen in the first round. The others were Brandt Clarke (8^e par Los Angeles), Dylan
Guenther (9^e par Arizona), Brennan Othmann (16^e by the New York Rangers), Wyatt Johnston (23^e par Dallas), Corson Ceulemans (25^e par Columbus), Chase Stillman (29 ^e by New Jersey) and Nolan Allan (32^e par Chicago).

Eighteen of the 31 first-round picks are Canadians. (Arizona had to give up its first-round selection on 11^e rung). This is the second highest number since the draft became an event in 1990 giving players from all over the world access to a single pick from the record set last year.

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) was well represented among the Canadian delegation; 77 of the 89 players selected – including 15 of the 18 first-round picks – are products of 46 CHL teams. The Western Hockey League distinguished itself with 32
selections, followed by the Ontario Hockey League with 23 and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 22.

The Western Hockey League was the leading provider of talent during the 2021 #NHLDraftwith 33 players selected.

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The Western Hockey League was the top supplier of hockey players to the 2021 NHL Draft with 33 players selected.

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CANADIAN PLAYERS DRAFT – BY MEMBER

Fédération de hockey de l’Ontario (26) – Francesco Arcuri, Jack Bar, Jack
Beck, Joshua Bloom, Talyn Boyko, Ethan Cardwell, Ethan Del Mastro, Justin
Ertel, Benjamin Gaudreau, Braden Haché, Brett Harrison, Jacob Holmes, Wyatt
Johnston, Tristan Lennox, Logan Mailloux, Jack Matier, Ayrton Marino, Max
McCue, Brennan Othmann, Francesco Pinelli, Owen Power, Ben Roger, Chandler
Romeo, Chase Stillman, Joe Vrbetic, Ryan Winterton

Hockey Alberta (16) – Gage Alexander, Corson Ceulemans, Lucas Ciona,
Sebastian Cossa, Colton Dach, Ryker Evans, Jayden Grubbe, Dylan Guenther,
Taige Harding, Dru Krebs, Gannon Laroque, Taylor Makar, Kyle Masters, Zack
Ostapchuk, Sean Tschigerl, Olen Zellweger

Hockey Quebec (15) – Isaac Belliveau, Zachary Bolduc, Xavier Bourgault, Tyson Hinds, Zachary L’Heureux, Manix Landry, Joaquim Lemay, James Malatesta, Olivier Nadeau, Robert Orr, Guillaume Richard, Justin Robidas, Joshua Roy, Xavier Simoneau, William Trudeau

Hockey C.-B. (9) – Caedan Bankier, Jake Chiasson, Tyson Galloway, Vincent
Iorio, Kent Johnson, Carson Latimer, Jalen Luypen, Ethan Samson, Logan
Stankoven

Hockey Nova Scotia (6) – Ben Boyd, Riley Kidney, Cameron MacDonald, Jacob Melanson, Oscar Plandowski, Cameron Whynot

Association de Hockey de la Saskatchewan (6) – Nolan Allan, Ryder Korczak,
Ryan McCleary, Josh Pillar, Cole Sillinger, Max Wanner

Hockey Est de l’Ontario (4) – Brandt Clarke, Connor Lockhart, Mason McTavish, Pasquale Zito

Hockey Manitoba (4) – Cole Jordan, Tyson Kozak, Carson Lambos, Conner
Roulette

Hockey Nouveau-Brunswick (2) – Cole Huckins, Evan Nause

Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (1) – Zach Dean

CANADIAN PLAYERS DRAFT – BY INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 Men’s National Team
Owen Power

2021 National Men’s Under-18 Team
Nolan Allan, Corson Ceulemans, Brandt Clarke, Benjamin Gaudreau, Dylan
Guenther, Brett Harrison, Wyatt Johnston, Jack Matier, Mason McTavish,
Brennan Othmann, Francesco Pinelli, Guillaume Richard, Logan Stankoven,
Chase Stillman, Ryan Winterton, Olen Zellweger

2019 World Junior A Challenge
East: Ayrton Martino

West: Corson Ceulemans, Kent Johnson

2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Noirs : Corson Ceulemans, Brandt Clarke, Zach Dean, Ethan Del Mastro,
Benjamin Gaudreau, Jayden Grubbe, Zachary L’Heureux, James Malatesta, Max
McCue, Brennan Othmann, Sean Tschigerl, Cameron Whynot, Ryan Winterton

Blancs : Jack Beck, Dylan Guenther, Brett Harrison, Tyson Hinds, Riley
Kidney, Carson Lambos, Mason McTavish, Oscar Plandowski, Guillaume Richard,
Justin Robidas, Cole Sillinger, Chase Stillman

Rouges: Nolan Allan, Joshua Bloom, Zachary Bolduc, Jacob Holmes, Wyatt Johnston, Connor Lockhart, Kyle Masters, Olivier Nadeau, Evan Nause, Francesco Pinelli, Conner Roulette, Joshua Roy, Logan Stankoven, Olen Zellweger

2019 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team
Tristan Lennox

2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Noirs : Joe Vrbetic

Whites: Xavier Bourgault, Sebastian Cossa, Tristan Lennox, Owen Power

2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Reds: Xavier Simoneau