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BUFFALO, N.Y. &#8212; Once the &#8220;Go Leafs, Go!&#8221; chants subsided after Toronto selected Arizona-born center Auston Matthews with the first pick in the NHL draft, the Finns began their march to the podium.Three players from Finland were selected among the top five picks, the most by the northern European nation.&#8220;They&#8217;ve got a good thing going on there,&#8221; Canucks President Trevor Linden said after Vancouver rounded out the run of Finns by selecting defenseman Oli Juolevi with the fifth pick. The Winnipeg Jets selected forward Patrik Laine second, and Edmonton took forward Jesse Puljujarvi at No. 4.The draft had an international flavor to it, starting with Matthews becoming the seventh American-born player to be selected No. 1, and first since the Chicago Blackhawks chose Patrick Kane with the top pick in 2007.&#8220;My heart was beating. It was very nerve-wracking,&#8221; Matthews said, noting the Maple Leafs had not tipped their hand on who they were going to select since winning the NHL draft lottery in April. &#8220;Once they called my name, it was definitely a sigh of relief and a lot of excitement.&#8221;Matthews, who grew up a Coyotes fan in Scottsdale, Arizona, was expected to be selected first.NHL Central Scouting ranked the 6-foot-2, 210-pound play-maker as its top draft-eligible project, and he&#8217;s also a natural center, a top-line position that&#8217;s difficult to fill. Matthews already has pro experience after spending last season with Zurich in the Swiss Elite League.For Toronto, Matthews represents a significant piece in general manager Lou Lamoriello&#8217;s extensive rebuilding plans to restore relevance to one of the league&#8217;s most high-profile franchises. The Maple Leafs have missed the playoffs in 10 of the past 11 years, and spent last season purging high-priced contracts and veteran talent with a focus on rebuilding through youth.&#8220;He&#8217;s an elite player with an elite drive train,&#8221; Toronto coach Mike Babcock said. &#8220;He&#8217;s going to make us better, and he&#8217;ll develop into a top, top center in the National Hockey League.&#8221;During a week in which the NHL expanded into Las Vegas, the draft reflected the changing international nature of the sport.Starting with Columbus selecting Pierre-Luc Dubois at No. 3, only three Canadian-born players were taken among the top 10 picks. That matches last year&#8217;s total, which was the fewest for Canada in the draft.Finland&#8217;s presence a reflected how the nation has begun to dominate on the world stage.Finland won the 2015 world championship and the 2016 world junior championships, and lost to Canada in the world championship final last month.&#8220;It&#8217;s a huge thing for our country, ourselves and the players,&#8221; Laine said. &#8220;I think it shows to everybody that we have good juniors, and we can be good at those tournaments and we can get drafted high.&#8221;Laine, regarded as a pure goal-scorer, has the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of fellow countryman, Teemu Selanne, who began his career in Winnipeg in 1992.The Calgary Flames addressed several needs by selecting forward Matt Tkachuk &#8212; the son of former NHL star Keith Tkachuk &#8212; with the No. 6 pick, and acquired goalie Brian Elliott in a trade with St. Louis. The Flames have had difficulty filling the goalie spot after Jonas Hiller, Karri Ramo, Joni Ortio and Niklas Backstrom split the duties last seasonThe Detroit Red Wings gained relief under the salary cap by trading the contract of veteran star Pavel Datsyuk, who is leaving Detroit to play in Russia next season. Detroit freed up $7.5 million in cap space by dealing Datsyuk to Arizona. The teams swapped first-round picks, with the Coyotes moving up four spots to No. 16, where they selected defenseman Jakob Chychrun.The Coyotes also had the seventh pick, with which they drafted center Clayton Keller.Montreal completed two trades. The Canadiens dealt forward Lars Eller to Washington for the Capitals&#8217; second-round draft picks in 2017 and &#8216;18. The Canadiens then acquired forward Andrew Shaw from the Blackhawks for two second-round picks. Montreal sent the 39th and 45th picks to cap-strapped Chicago for the pending restricted free agent.The loudest cheers were reserved for the Sabres, and began when owner Terry Pegula took the stage to welcome everyone to Buffalo.Another roar went up when Buffalo used the eighth pick to select forward Alexander Nylander. His father, Michael was a 15-year NHL veteran, and his brother William plays for the Maple Leafs.Before the draft began, Bettman announced that the league&#8217;s annual pre-draft rookie combine will return to Buffalo for a third consecutive year.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Toronto Maple Leafs first overall pick, Auston Matthews, center, became the first American-born player taken as the No. 1 pick since Patrick Kane in 2007. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_Matthews-Leafs-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Toronto Maple Leafs first overall pick, Auston Matthews, center, became the first American-born player taken as the No. 1 pick since Patrick Kane in 2007. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>18-year-old becomes 7th American-born player selected first</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By John WawrowAP Hockey Writer</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>NHL Number 1 Draft PicksFirst overall selections at the National Hockey League&#8217;s entry draft(with year, player, team, position and previous club with league or country in parentheses)2016 &#8212; Auston Matthews, Toronto, C, Zurich (SUI).2015 &#8212; Connor McDavid, Edmonton, C, Erie (OHL).2014 &#8212; Aaron Ekblad, Florida, D, Barrie (OHL).2013 &#8212; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado, C, Halifax (QMJHL).2012 &#8212; Nail Yakupov, Edmonton, RW, Sarnia (OHL).2011 &#8212; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton, C, Red Deer (WHL)2010 &#8212; Taylor Hall, Edmonton, LW, Windsor (OHL)2009 &#8212; John Tavares, N.Y. Islanders, C, London (OHL)2008 &#8212; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay, C, Sarnia (OHL)2007 &#8212; Patrick Kane, Chicago, RW, London (OHL)2006 &#8212; Erik Johnson, St. Louis, D, National U-18 (U.S.)2005 &#8212; Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh, F, Rimouski (QMJHL)2004 &#8212; Alexander Ovechkin, Washington, LW, Dynamo (Russia)2003 &#8212; Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh, G, Cape Breton (QMJHL)2002 &#8212; Rick Nash, Columbus, LW, London (OHL)2001 &#8212; Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta, C, Spartak (Russia)2000 &#8212; Rick DiPietro, N.Y. Islanders, G, Boston U. (NCAA)1999 &#8212; Patrik Stefan, Atlanta, C, Long Beach (IHL)1998 &#8212; Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay, C, Rimouski (QMJHL)1997 &#8212; Joe Thornton, Boston, C, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)1996 &#8212; Chris Phillips, Ottawa, D, Prince Albert (WHL)1995 &#8212; Bryan Berard, Ottawa, D, Detroit (OHL)1994 &#8212; Ed Jovanovski, Florida, D, Windsor (OHL)1993 &#8212; Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa, C, Victoriaville (QMJHL)1992 &#8212; Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay, D, ZPS Zin (Czech Republic)1991 &#8212; Eric Lindros, Quebec, C, Oshawa (OHL)1990 &#8212; Owen Nolan, Quebec, RW, Cornwall (OHL)1989 &#8212; Mats Sundin, Quebec, RW, Nacka (Sweden)1988 &#8212; Mike Modano, Minnesota, C, Prince Albert (WHL)1987 &#8212; Pierre Turgeon, Buffalo, C, Granby (QMJHL)1986 &#8212; Joe Murphy, Detroit, C, Michigan St. (NCAA)1985 &#8212; Wendel Clark, Toronto, LW/D, Saskatoon (WHL)1984 &#8212; Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh, C, Laval (QMJHL)1983 &#8212; Brian Lawton, Minnesota, C, Mount St. Charles (U.S. high school)1982 &#8212; Gord Kluzak, Boston, D, Billings (WHL)1981 &#8212; Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg, C, Cornwall (QMJHL)1980 &#8212; Doug Wickenheiser, Montreal, C, Regina (WHL)1979 &#8212; Rob Ramage, Colorado, D, London (OHL)1978 &#8212; Bobby Smith, Minnesota, C, Ottawa (OHL)1977 &#8212; Dale McCourt, Detroit, C, St. Catharines (OHL)1976 &#8212; Rick Green, Washington, D, London (OHL)1975 &#8212; Mel Bridgman, Philadelphia, C, Victoria (WHL)1974 &#8212; Greg Joly, Washington, D, Regina (WHL)1973 &#8212; Denis Potvin, N.Y. Islanders, D, Ottawa (OHL)1972 &#8212; Bill Harris, N.Y. Islanders, RW, Toronto (OHL)1971 &#8212; Guy Lafleur, Montreal, RW, Quebec (QMJHL)1970 &#8212; Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, C, Montreal (OHL)1969 &#8212; Rejean Houle, Montreal, LW, Montreal (OHL)1968 &#8212; Michel Plasse, Montreal, G, Drummondville (QMJHL)1967 &#8212; Rick Pagnutti, Los Angeles, D, Garson (Northern Ont.)1966 &#8212; Barry Gibbs, Boston, D, Estevan (SJHL)1965 &#8212; Andre Veilleux, N.Y. Rangers, RW, Montreal Ranger (Jr.B)1964 &#8212; Claude Gauthier, Detroit, NA, Rosemont (Que.)1963 &#8212; Garry Monahan, Montreal, LW, St. Michael&#8217;s Juveniles</factboxMeta></div>

Leafs select Matthews at No. 1