The Edmonton Oilers selected Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the first pick in the draft on June 24, 2011. Exactly 13 years to the day later, the organization's most tenured player will play in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final with the chance to put a winning touch on a career in which he has been associated with the the good and bad of the Oilers.
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky makes a save on a tip by Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins during second-period Game 2 action in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals in Sunrise, Fla., Monday, June 10, 2024. Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov and Edmonton Oilers ’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins vie for the puck during the first period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta.
Nugent-Hopkins, who turned 31 just before the playoffs started, was making $6 million a season from 2014-21 on a contract signed two years before McDavid’s debut.
“A lot of players have a lot of respect for him because he’s seen it all, seen a lot of down years, not making the playoffs, playoff disappointments. Now to have the opportunity to win that last game of the season, I think everyone’s very happy for him.” Nugent-Hopkins’ only team in the NHL has been the Oilers, and he considers himself lucky. He almost considers himself fortunate for going through so much losing early on as a way to learn the toughest parts before experiencing some playoff exits that only added to the pain.
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