Bruins awarded No. 7 pick in NHL draft lottery
Boston went into the night with an 8.5 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick. The franchise hasn't had the top selection since 1997, when it picked Joe Thornton.
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The Bruins began lottery night with the No. 5 pick after putting together a 33-39-10 record, which was tied for last in the Eastern Conference. They had a chance to move to No. 1 or 2 overall depending on how the Ping-Pong balls bounced. They also could have slipped to no worse than No. 7 if one or two teams jumped them in the drawing.
The full first-round order won't be known until the completion of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Bruins have three other picks in the top 100. The club has two second-round selections (Nos. 51 and 55) and one in the third round (No. 69).
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Since 2000, the Bruins have picked in the top 10 five times: Lars Jonsson (seventh in 2000), Phil Kessel (fifth in 2006), Zach Hamill (eighth in 2007), Tyler Seguin (second in 2010), and Hamilton.
Seguin and Hamilton are still active, while Kessel recently retired after collecting 413 goals and 992 points in 1,286 games. Jonsson (eight career games, zero goals) and Hamill (20 career games, zero goals) never made an impact in the NHL.
The Bruins' franchise-best draft pick also came in the top 10, when Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque was plucked at No. 8 in 1979.
Boston took center Dean Letourneau with its first-round pick a year ago. The 6-foot-7-inch Letourneau, the 25th overall pick, had three assists in 36 games for Boston College this past season.
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