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Events with high posterior probability

Eric Calder	He was originally drafted by the Capitals in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Jeff Jillson	Jillson was drafted 14th overall in the first round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
Taylor Hall	Hall was an early favourite to be the top pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft since entering the junior ranks.
Dwight King	King was drafted 109th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.
Jacques Richard	Richard was drafted 2nd overall in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
Tyson Strachan	He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Lauri Korpikoski	Korpikoski was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.
Sidney Crosby	Crosby went on to be selected first overall in the draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 30, 2005.
Frank Corrado	Corrado was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round, 150th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Tomas Hertl	The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Hertl fifth among European skaters before the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Mike Ricci	Ricci was selected 4th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
Kyle Calder	After scoring 59 points in his sophomore season, he was drafted in the fifth round of the 1997 draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chris Armstrong (ice hockey)	Chris Armstrong was drafted by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 57th overall.
Ryan Murphy (ice hockey, born 1993)	Murphy was selected by the Kitchener Rangers third overall in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Bantam Draft.
Oleg Petrov	Petrov was drafted 127th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, and became the first Russian to play for the team.
Bobby Ryan	Despite telling Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams he would not play major junior, Ryan was selected by the Owen Sound Attack seventh-overall in the 2003 OHL Selection Draft.
Daniel Winnik	Following his freshman year, Winnik was drafted 265th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes.
Trevor Letowski	Letowski was drafted in the 7th round, 174th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Tom Kostopoulos	Kostopoulos was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Sidney Crosby	Nicknamed'' The Next One'', he was one of the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history, leading many to refer to the 2005 Draft Lottery as the'' Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes''.
Richard Kromm	Richard was drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick.
Johan Holmqvist	He then signed with the New York Rangers, who had drafted Holmqvist in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (7th round/175 pick overall).
Kevin Regan	A lifelong Boston Bruins fan, he was drafted by the Bruins in the ninth round (277 overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Roland Eriksson	Following a stellar performance at the 1974 World Junior Championships, Eriksson was selected 131st overall by the Minnesota North Stars, the first Swede ever drafted by the franchise.
Corey Schwab	He was drafted in the 10th round, 200th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.
Rick Bowness	After season, Bowness drafted by Atlanta Flames in second round, 26th overall in 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, as well as in fifth round, 62nd overall by Indianapolis Racers of WHA in 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.
Dale Weise	During the off-season, Weise was selected by the New York Rangers in the 4th round, 111th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Murray Craven	Craven played his junior hockey with his hometown Medicine Hat Tigers, and his success there saw him selected by the Detroit Red Wings with their first-round pick (17th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Jannik Hansen	He played three seasons with Rødovre, during which time he was selected 287th overall by the Canucks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Stephen Peat	He was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Niclas Bergfors	He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Tim Brent	In the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected 75th overall, again by the Ducks.
Ond?ej Pavelec	Pavelec was drafted in the first round of the 2005 CHL Import Draft by the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the (QMJHL).
Michael Vernace	After that season, Vernace was a 9th round choice (163rd overall) in the 2001 OHL Priority Selection by the Brampton Battalion.
Taylor Hall	He has cited New York Islanders forward and 2009 NHL Entry Draft first overall pick, John Tavares, as a role model, both on and off the ice.
Warren Young	Young was selected in the 4th Round, 59th overall by the California Seals in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and the 7th round, 74th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.
Ric Jackman	Jackman was drafted fifth overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Alexander Vasyunov	He was drafted in the second round 58th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Sean Couturier	Drummondville had the second overall pick in the 2008 QMJHL draft and picked Couturier after defenseman Brandon Gormley was selected by the Moncton Wildcats.
Curtis Leschyshyn	Leschyshyn was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the first round (third overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Victor Hedman	Following his performance at the 2009 World Junior Championships, Hedman was listed atop the rankings of European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
Jake Dowell	Dowell was selected in the fifth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Brayden McNabb	He was chosen 66th overall by the Sabres in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Nicklas Jensen	A prospect for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL), he was selected 29th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Jason Bonsignore	As a hockey player, he was drafted in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 4th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, as one of the team's two first-round picks that year (the other was Ryan Smyth two picks later).
Ric Seiling	Seiling was drafted 14th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.
Evander Kane	Following Kane's performance at the 2009 World Junior Championships, he rose to third overall among North American skaters, behind John Tavares and Matt Duchene, and first in the WHL in the NHL CSS's midseason and final rankings.
Derek Forbort	He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Ryan Garlock	Garlock was drafted 45th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks from the OHL.
Steve Tambellini	In the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Tambellini was chosen 15th overall by the New York Islanders.
Brent Sutter	Selected by the New York Islanders 17th overall at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Sutter played over 1,000 games for the Islanders and Chicago Blackhawks during his 18-year career.
Vladim?r Sobotka	Sobotka was drafted 106th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins from HC Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga.
Malcolm Subban	Subban was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Luke Adam	He played there for two seasons before being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Trevor Lewis	Lewis was drafted 17th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, following an award-winning season in the United States Hockey League with the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Adam Bennett	He was selected in the first round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 6th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks.
John Pohl	He was drafted by the Blues 255th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Morgan Rielly	Rielly was selected second overall by the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft in 2009.
Petri Kontiola	Kontiola was drafted 196th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks from Tappara Tampere of the SM-liiga.
Jared Cowen	Cowen was selected by the Chiefs with the first-overall pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft.
Jason Allison	Allison was drafted 17th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, amidst a stellar junior career for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Mark Bell (ice hockey)	Bell was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Adam McQuaid	McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection as a 17-year old overage player.
Grant Tkachuk	He was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 9th round (169th overall) of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
Petri Skriko	That summer, he was drafted into the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks as the 157th pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Brad Richardson	After a strong season in Bantam, Richardson was the 1st round choice (10th overall) in the 2001 OHL Priority Selection by the Owen Sound Attack.
Craig Smith (ice hockey)	He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Mikko Lehtonen (ice hockey b. 1987)	Lehtonen was drafted by Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (83rd selection) of 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Terry O'Reilly	O'Reilly was picked by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round as the 14th pick overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
Dan Ratushny	Ratushny was selected 25th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets following his freshman season at Cornell University.
Tom Fritsche	Tom is the younger brother of Dan Fritsche who plays for the Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League A. Fritsche was drafted 47th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.
Niklas Andersson	Andersson was selected in the 4th round (68th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques, while he was playing in his native Sweden for Västra Frölunda HC.
Martin Hanzal	Hanzal was the Phoenix Coyotes' first round draft pick, 17th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Mike Blunden	Blunden was drafted 43rd overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks from the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League.
James Neal (ice hockey)	While playing junior with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he was selected 33rd overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Jay Rosehill	He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Chris Nielsen	Nielsen was drafted in the 2nd round, 36th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Brendan Gallagher	He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round (147th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	He was selected sixth overall by Phoenix in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Cody Ceci	Ceci was selected 15th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Senators.
Don Dufek	Dufek made a sufficiently solid showing in his freshman and sophomore years at Michigan that the Detroit Red Wings selected him in the sixth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
Peter Forsberg	At the end of the season, Forsberg was drafted sixth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft ; he was the first European player taken that year.
Mark Stone (ice hockey)	During the off-season, he was selected in the sixth round, 178th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Evgeni Nabokov	Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft (9th round, 219th overall).
Jeff Carter	Carter was selected in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2001 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Shea Guthrie	He was selected 76th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.
Bill Lochead	Lochead was drafted 2nd overall to the OHA Oshawa Generals in 1971.
Taylor Cammarata	He was selected by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Tom Fergus	Tom Fergus grew up in Montreal, Quebec where he played his junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes, and was selected 60th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
Shane Endicott	Endicott was drafted 52nd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League.
Kyle Turris	He was selected third overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes.
James van Riemsdyk	Van Riemsdyk was drafted second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft - following fellow American Patrick Kane, marking the first time in league history that Americans were chosen first and second overall in the same draft.
Billy Sauer	Sauer was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round (201st overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft while playing with the University of Michigan in the CCHA.
Filip Forsberg	In final rankings done by NHL Central Scouting, Forsberg was the highest rated Europe an forward available in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Mike Dunham	He was drafted in the 3rd round (53rd overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.
Tiger Williams	Williams was drafted in the second round (31st overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
Boyd Devereaux	He was drafted 6th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and eventually played 627 career NHL games, scoring 67 goals and 112 assists for 179 points.
Alexei Cherepanov	The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) drafted Cherepanov with their first selection, seventeenth overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Justin Williams	Williams was drafted in the 6th round (125th overall) by the Plymouth Whalers in the 1998 OHL Priority Selection.
John Anderson (ice hockey)	Anderson was drafted in the 1st round, 11th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft.