...Ovechkin in 2004.The Columbus Blue Jackets tried to address their woeful defense by taking Ryan Murray, of the Western Hockey League's Everett Silvertips, with the second pick. The 6-foot, 198-pound Murray scored nine goals with 22 assists...

...Oilers could use a young center to pair with last year's prize, left wing Taylor Hall. Nugent-Hopkins led the Western Hockey League with 75 assists last season for the Red Deer Rebels.The native of Burnaby, British Columbia, said he's confident...

...going first overall for the second consecutive year, selected the slick passer from the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. The 18-year-old center led the WHL last season with 75 assists.Nugent-Hopkins is the first WHL player...

...assists his NHL career. Shmyr also played for the Vancouver Canucks in 1966-67, when the team was a member of the Western Hockey League. "Paul was a terrific teammate and, pound for pound, was probably one of the toughest guys to play the game...

...again look back. The 6-foot-3 forward with the quick feet and the soft hands finished in the top-10 in the Western Hockey League in scoring his final season of major junior hockey with Tri-City. Kelman went on to sign a three-year contract...

...scorer for ECHL Jackson last season (51-14-18-32-93). ... Played seven seasons in the major junior Western Hockey League for Seattle, Moose Jaw and Tri-City. ... Was a teammate of former Lynx player Chris Thompson in Seattle...

...He's a great player and a great person," said Lynx coach David Wilkie, who was traded for Dumont in the Western Hockey League in 1994. "Hypothetically speaking, I would love to have him. If Louis was available right now, you'd definitely...

...defensemen with 46 points on nine goals and 37 assists for Idaho. Did you know?: Toor was named to the major junior Western Hockey League postseason all-star team for the 1999-2000 season. He started this season in training camp with AHL Springfield...

...Goalie Jason Saal set club records for games, wins and GAA; left winger Kevin Korol led Regina of the major junior Western Hockey League in scoring; defenseman Matt Pagnutti scored nine goals and tallied 37 assists. OUTLOOK: The RiverBlades won't...

...major junior hockey, which consists of three leagues which fall under the Canadian Hockey League. There's the Western Hockey League, which is based in western Canada and a few cities in the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. There's the Ontario...