2011 NHL Entry Draft



The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft held on June 24–25, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. The top three picks consisted of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Gabriel Landeskog and Jonathan Huberdeau.

The draft was also noteworthy as the venue at which the recently relocated Atlanta Thrashers franchise announced that they would be known as the Winnipeg Jets, making the announcement as they drafted Mark Scheifele with their first pick.