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Gare Joyce looks at the players selected in the first round of this season's draft to see when they should arrive in the National Hockey League.

Blog | Conversation | June 27, 2011

Gare Joyce puts out his final mock draft, which features lots of movement at the top and throughout the first round.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2011

In Gare Joyce's third 2011 NHL mock draft, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the No. 1 pick while Mika Zibanejad keeps rising.

Story | Conversation | June 17, 2011

In Gare Joyce's second 2011 NHL mock draft, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the No. 1 pick and Ryan Strome overtakes Gabriel Landeskog in the top five.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2011

Gare Joyce provides an updated mock draft for all teams in the NHL lottery. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goes first to the Edmonton Oilers.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2011

Gare Joyce breaks down the top 50 prospects for the 2011 NHL entry draft, updating our January rankings. This time, there's movement in the top three, but bigger waves are being made near No. 20, where a pair of prospects previously outside our Top 50 have surged into first-round territory.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2011

In Gare Joyce's first 2011 NHL mock draft, D Adam Larsson takes the top spot, but the top 10 is dominated by forwards. Such is life in the higher-scoring NHL.

Story | Conversation | February 17, 2011

Gare Joyce breaks down the top 50 prospects for the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2011

Gare Joyce offers his first early look at the top 50 prospects for the 2011 NHL draft. Sean Couturier is No. 1 with 240 days to go, but the case of Adam Larsson -- a top-flight defenseman -- might be the story that defines the Xcel Center proceedings.

Blog | Conversation | October 27, 2010

Gare Joyce profiles Swedish D Adam Larsson, a good bet as the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NHL draft. Already thought of more highly than 2009 No. 2 pick Victor Hedman and 2010 No. 3 pick Erik Gudbranson, Larsson has drawn comparisons to Bourque and Lidstrom.

Blog | Conversation | July 08, 2010