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Saturday, in Montreal Second round
Friday, in Montreal (rounds 2-7 today) 1. John Tavares, N.Y. Islanders, C, London (OHL). 2. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay, D, Modo (Sweden). 3. Matt Duchene, Colorado, C, Brampton (OHL). 4. Evander Kane, Atlanta, C, Vancouver (WHL). 5. Brayden Schenn, Los Angeles, C, Brandon (WHL). 6. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Phoenix, D, Leksand (Sweden). 7. Nazem Kadri, Toronto, C, London (OHL). 8. Scott Glennie, Dallas, RW, Brandon (WHL). 9. Jared Cowan, Ottawa, D, Spokane (WHL). 10. Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, Edmonton, C, Timra (Sweden).
2009 NHL draft order Today-Saturday, at Montreal

All hail the Missouri Mavericks. That’s the name of the new minor-league hockey team scheduled to begin play in Independence in November. Franchise officials announced the team name, along with its colors and logo, at a Truman Library news conference Wednesday.
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