1) San Jose traded 1st round pick (29th
overall), Devin Setoguchi and Charlie Coyle to Minnesota for Brent Burns and a
2nd round pick (2012) on 6/24/11.
2) San Jose traded 2nd round pick
(59th overall) and 3rd round pick (2012) to the Florida Panthers for a 2nd
round pick (47th overall) (2011) on 6/25/11.
3) San Jose traded 4th
round pick (119th overall) to the Winnipeg Jets for a 5th round pick (133rd
overall) and a 7th round pick (194th overall) on 6/25/11.
4) San Jose
traded 5th round pick (149th overall) to the Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets
for Ben Eager on 1/18/11.
5) San Jose acquired the 6th round pick (166th
overall) from the New York Rangers for Jody Shelley on 2/12/10.
6) San
Jose traded 7th round pick (209th overall) to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 7th
round pick (2010) on 6/26/10.
Central Scouting Bureau Notes - Matthew
Nieto
• In 2010-11, his freshman year at
Boston University, Nieto recorded 21 points (8-13--21) in 36 games – he
played alongside fellow draft prospect Adam Clendening (No. 45 ranked).
• Nieto won back-to-back gold medals with Team USA at the Under-18
World Championship (2009 and 2010) and participated in the evaluation camp for
the 2011 World Junior Championships. In 2009, he was the youngest member to
make the World Championship team, making the jump to the Under-18 team
alongside Jason Zucker (59th overall by Minnesota in 2010) -- both were leading
scorers for the Under-17 team and played youth hockey in Los Angeles.
• He played his minor hockey in California until the age of 14
when he decided to go to Salisbury School in Connecticut for a year and then on
to the U.S. National Team Development Program in Michigan.
• He
got his start in roller hockey at three years old at the local YMCA alongside
2010 Anaheim draft selection Emerson Etem (29th overall) and fellow draft
prospect Rocco Grimaldi (No. 33 ranked).
• Nieto’s childhood
hockey idol was Paul Kariya because he was playing for the Anaheim Ducks and
his favorite piece of sports memorabilia is a puck signed by Kariya.
Central Scouting Bureau Notes - Sean
Kuraly
• Kuraly will attend Miami University
in the fall of 2011 -- his father, Rick, is Miami University’s all-time
leading goal scorer (1980-83).
• Fellow Dublin, Ohio prospect
Connor Murphy (No. 25 ranked) is a close friend -- the two met in fourth grade,
played for the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets together and will be freshman together
next season.
• In his first year with in the United States Hockey
League, Kuraly posted 29 points (8-21--29) in 51 games and was tied for first
in the league with four shorthanded goals.
• Winning a silver
medal with Team USA at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament and winning the
Rocket Richard trophy at the Quebec Peewee International tournament are two of
his favorite hockey moments.
• He got his start in hockey around
the age of three, developing a love for the game while visiting family over the
holidays and skating on ponds outside of Toronto.
• His most
cherished hockey possession is a signed Rick Nash hockey stick.
2011 Draft
Coverage
Wilson
does it again Well, well, well! DW does it again! The San Jose Sharks GM
Doug Wilson pulled no punches with his draft day trade that brings All-Star
D-Man Brent Burns from The Minnesota Wild in exchange for Devin Setoguchi,
Charlie Coyle and the Sharks first round pick from this year's draft. Wilson
has a history of trading a lot of Sharks first and second round picks and this
one was a doozy. More >>
Sharks acquire Burns for
Setoguchi The NHL Entry Draft is an opportunity for teams to stock their
rosters with players that can eventually bring value. Sharks General Manager
Doug Wilson decided to forgo the future in exchange for a proven commodity that
he hopes can bring Northern California its first Stanley Cup now. That
commodity came in the form of defenseman Brent Burns [Profile], who the
Minnesota Wild sent to San Jose along with a 2nd round draft pick in 2012, for
Devin Setoguchi, 2010 1st round pick Charlie Coyle and the Sharks 1st round
pick this year. More >>
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