Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Born	April 12, 1993 (1993-04-12) (age 18) Burnaby, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Edmonton Oilers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	1st overall, 2011 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2009–present

Ryan Jeremy Noel Nugent-Hopkins (born April 12, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. He was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Hockey career

He played most of his minor hockey for the Burnaby Winter Club in his hometown, while attending Burnaby North Secondary. In 2005, he led his team to a quarter-final berth in the annual Quebec Pee-Wee Tournament, and later in the season captured a provincial championship.^[1] He was the captain of the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins when he was drafted first overall in the 2008 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft by the Red Deer Rebels.^[2] In 2007 and 2008, he played in the Western Canada Bantam Championships. The Burnaby Winter Club Bruins captured the gold medal in 2007 and the silver medal in 2008. Nugent-Hopkins was named the tournament MVP in 2008.^[1] After being drafted, Nugent-Hopkins played midget hockey for the Vancouver NW Giants during the 2008–09 season. During the 2008 Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament, Nugent-Hopkins was named the Tournament MVP^[3] and earned a spot on the All-Star Team.^[4] Nugent-Hopkins was named the 2008 BC Minor Hockey Player of the Year, in recognition of his sportsmanship, leadership and hockey skill.^[5]

Junior

Nugent-Hopkins made his WHL debut with the Rebels as an underage player during the 2008–09 WHL season. He played in five games, scoring two goals and adding four assists.^[6] During the 2009–10 WHL season, Nugent-Hopkins played in 67 games, scoring 24 goals and adding 41 assists.^[6] He was awarded the WHL rookie of the year award.^[5] He was a finalist for the CHL rookie of the year but lost to Matt Puempel of the Peterborough Petes.

In their pre-season rankings for the 2011 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft, the International Scouting Service ranked Nugent-Hopkins sixth overall, the second highest WHL player after Vancouver Giants defenceman David Musil.^[7] E.J. McGuire, the director of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau said of Nugent-Hopkins: "He's got great skill and a knack for offense,"^[5] while Cam Moon, the Rebels play-by-play announcer called him the best player the team had ever seen.^[8]

International

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold	2010 Slovakia

Nugent-Hopkins started his experience with Hockey Canada by representing Team Pacific at the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. He finished the tournament with one goal and four assists in five games.^[9] Team Pacific finished the tournament in fifth place.^[1] He had the chance to represent Canada at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament held in Slovakia during the summer. He served as an alternate captain on the team, and scored the game winning goal in the gold medal game against the United States.^[10] Nugent-Hopkins finished the tournament as Canada's leading scorer with five goals and two assists in five games.^[11] He was also selected to play for the WHL team in the 2010 Subway Super Series.^[12] During the 2010–11 season, Nugent-Hopkins was invited to try out at Canada’s 2011 National Junior Team selection camp,^[13] but was amongst the final players cut.^[14]

Professional

On June 24, 2011, Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. On July 2, 2011, he agreed to terms with the Oilers on a three-year NHL entry level contract.^[15] He played his first game for the Oilers in the team's first game of the 2011–12 season, a shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nugent-Hopkins scored the game-tying goal with less than 5 minutes remaining against Brent Johnson for the only Oilers tally in regulation. He also blocked two shots and was named the game's third star by sportswriters and broadcasters. In his third NHL game on October 15, 2011, he scored his first NHL hat trick in a losing cause against the Vancouver Canucks. On October 28, 2011, it was made official that Nugent-Hopkins would remain with the Oilers for the rest of his rookie season.

Personal life

Nugent-Hopkins' parents are Roger Hopkins and Deb Nugent. He has one older brother, Adam. He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and attended Suncrest Elementary School, and Burnaby North Secondary School, where he participated in the school's hockey academy^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		5	2	4	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		67	24	41	65	28		4	0	2	2	0
2010–11	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		69	31	75	106	51		9	4	7	11	6
WHL totals				141	57	120	177	79		13	4	9	13	6

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Junior
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year)	2009–10[16]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "National Men's Summer Under-18 Team" (pdf). Hockey Canada. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/121838/la_id/1.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
2. ^ "Red Deer takes Nugent-Hopkins tops in WHL draft". The Sports Network. 2008-05-01. http://www.tsn.ca/chl/story/?id=236437. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
3. ^ "Mac's AAA Hockey Tournament Male Division Player and Coaches Awards". Mac's AAA Hockey Tournament. http://www.macstournament.ab.ca/tournament_5_maledivisionplayerawards.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
4. ^ "Mac's AAA Hockey Tournament All-Star Selections". Mac's AAA Hockey Tournament. http://www.macstournament.ab.ca/tournament_5_maledivisionallstars.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Morreale, Mike G. (2010-09-02). "No question about Nugent-Hopkins' prospects". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=536777. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins". Western Hockey League. http://www.whl.ca/roster/show/id/716. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
7. ^ "2011 ISS Top 30". The Sports Network. 2010-08-31. http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=11963. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
8. ^ Fisher, Scott (December 7, 2010). "Top prospect is Rebel with a cause". Calgary Sun. http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2010/12/08/16467986.html. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 
9. ^ "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins". Hockey Canada. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=25044&player_id=12655. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
10. ^ "Nugent-Hopkins pots winner for Canada at Hlinka Final". The Sports Network. 2010-08-14. http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=330507. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
11. ^ "Canada Statistics 2010 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka". Hockey Canada. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/139134/la_id/1.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
12. ^ "Top Prospect Nugent-Hopkins a Sophomore Success With Rebels". The Sports Network. November 8, 2010. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=340404. Retrieved March 29, 2011. 
13. ^ Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile
14. ^ "Nugent-Hopkins among final world junior cuts". Canadian Broadcast Corporation. 2010-12-15. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/12/15/sp-wjhc-canada.html. Retrieved 2011-01-16. 
15. ^ THE CANADIAN PRESS (July 2, 2011). "OILERS INK NUGENT-HOPKINS TO THREE-YEAR ENTRY LEVEL DEAL". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=370735&hubname=nhl-oilers. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
16. ^ "WHL Rookie of the Year". Western Hockey League. http://www.whl.ca/page/tab/id/89374. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 

External links

• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's career stats at Eurohockey.com
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins player profile page at WHL.ca

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brett Connolly	Winner of the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy 2009–10	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Taylor Hall	First overall pick in NHL Entry Draft 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Taylor Hall	Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 2011	Succeeded by Oscar Klefbom

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Name	Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan
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Date of birth	1993-04-12
Place of birth	Burnaby, BC, CAN
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