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2014 NHL draft: The first-round picks

NHL: 2014 NHL Draft
Aaron Ekblad (middle) reacts after being selected as the number one overall pick to the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters)

Aaron Ekblad became the first defenceman in eight years to be taken No. 1 in the NHL draft when the Florida Panthers made the Barrie Colts blueliner the first of 30 picks in the first round Friday night in Philadelphia.