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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

North American Skater - Red Deer, WHL
Final Rank:1Midterm Rank:3
Position:CenterShoots:Left
Height:6' 0"Weight:164
Born:April 12, 1993Hometown:Burnaby, BC
Born in:Burnaby, BC, CAN
Drafted: 2011: EDM (1st Round / 1st Overall) 
• In 2010-11, Nugent-Hopkins led the WHL in assists (75), finished fourth overall in points (106) and was named an Eastern Conference First-Team All-Star after helping the Red Deer Rebels to a first place finish in the Central Division.

• He served as an assistant captain with Canada’s Under-18 team at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial in the Czech Republic, where he won gold and scored the game-winning goal, beating the U.S. 1-0.

• His 65 points (24-41--65) in 67 games as a 16-year-old in 2009-10, earned him the WHL’s Rookie of the Year Award and helped Red Deer make it to the playoffs for the first time in three years.

• Nugent-Hopkins was named the 2008 BC Minor Hockey Player of the Year, an honor handed out annually to a BC Amateur Hockey Association player who best exemplifies sportsmanship, leadership, and hockey skill. Previous winners of the award include: Edmonton Oilers forwards Gilbert Brule and Colin Fraser as well as Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner.

• The first overall pick in the 2008 WHL bantam draft, he played Major Midget with the Vancouver North West Giants in 2008-09 winning the league championship -- his 87 points led the league by 24.

• His pre-game rituals include listening to ‘Savior’ by Rise Against and always eating an apple.

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FAVOURITES

NHL team: Pittsburgh and Ottawa
NHL player: Sidney Crosby
Shootout move: “Fake shot, fake backhand, back to forehand”
Goal celebration: “One knee up, double fist pump, look to the sky”
Video game: NHL ‘10
Movie: Legends of the Fall
TV show: Friends
Actor/Actress: Leonardo DiCaprio, Anne Hathaway
Cartoon: The Simpsons
Website: facebook.com
Pump-up song: ‘Savior’ by Rise Against
Restaurant: Cactus Club Café
Sport (other than hockey): Football
Breakfast food: French toast
Superhero: Batman

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAPPIM
2010-2011RED DEERWHL69317510651
2009-2010RED DEERWHL6724416528
2008-2009RED DEERWHL52460




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