European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and strip e s Page 41 americans show True colors in nil draft players taken with top two selections for first time by Rusty Miller the associated press Ohio it was a White and Blue night All around the nil already prominent As the col ors of the Host Columbus Blue the shades took on a More important role As american players were taken with the top two picks for the first time in draft the Chicago try ing to rebuild a once proud fran Chise after four consecutive los ing selected native Patrick Kane with the 1 selection Friday then the Philadelphia flyers chose left Wing James Van rims a member of the nation Al team development program from its its something ill never Vanriemsdyk it just shows How Ameri can hockey has taken huge two americans going with the first two picks its an in Happy to be a part of with the third Phoenix took Kyle the highly touted Center who already commit Ted to play at the University of the los Angeles Kings selected defens Eman Tho Mas Hickey with pick 4 sur prising Many of the experts and the Washington capitals grabbed the to rated defense Karl at but the night belonged to Usa its Good to have the 1 and 2 said a 160pound right Wing who had 62 goals and 83 assists in 58 games last season for the Lon Don knights of the Ontario hockey its its Good to see the americans Start coming into the Jay first pick Patrick of the Chicago second pick James of the Philadelphia and third pick Kyle Turris of the Phoenix coyotes pose together Friday during the first round of the nil it was the first time two american players were taken with the first two in 1983 and players were picked with two of the top three there were 10 americans chosen in the first round of this tying the record set in the selection process was to resume saturday for the final six rated the 2 skater in North America by the nil Central scouting Kane is expected to give the Blackhawk a creative scorer and deft puck an the 200pound Vanriemsdyk had 33 goals and 30 assists in 42 games for the under18 team a year there was speculation that teams would shy away from the to ranked North Ameri can skater from British because of his commit ment to but after coyotes president and coach Wayne Gretzky received a minute Long stand ing he stepped to the podium and took him off the who said he was in Caps fan shows Devotion to team Kevin Jim Greene of is tattooed with the new Washington capitals logo by Kris after the capitals unveiled their new jerseys on Friday in Shock and Awe for an hour and a half when he and his parents had breakfast with Gretzky on nearly swooned when he received a hat and Jersey from the great in said a Skinny Center who piled up 121 Points in 53 games for the Burnaby express of the British Columbia hockey league last Hickey was ranked As the 26th Best North american skater by the Nils scouting but the Kings still took him at the capitals returned to form with the fifth grabbing who scouts compare to Anaheim Allstar Chris after Edmonton selected Cen Ter Sam a teammate of Kanes in the biggest Roar of the night came when the Host Blue jackets grabbed right Wing Jakub he comes from the same Hometown Klad czech Republic As new York rangers Star Jaromir who has 621 goals and 907 assists in his 16year career in the Boston then took Center Zach san Jose traded up with Louis to get Center Logan Cou and Florida picked defense Man Keaton Ellerby the loudest Boos of the night came when the Detroit red wings took Brendan Smith with the 27th folks from Colum Home of Ohio state universe cant pass up an Opportunity to boo any team from the biggest Surprise was How far forwards Alexei Cherepanov and Angelo Esposito ranked 1 in Cen trial scouting mid season hoped to go to the Hometown Mon Treal canadians with the 12th pick but instead had to wait eight nil draft at Ohio first round Patrick London James National under18 Kyle Burnaby los Thomas Seattle Karl Calgary Sam Lon Don Jakub Hall fax Zach Everett who san Jose from Logan Ottawa Keaton Kam loops Brandon red Deer Ryan Cre tinder am Hall Louis from Toronto through san Lars Frolund Kevin National under18 Edmonton from Alex Calgary Minnesota from Tampa Bay through Colton Saskatoon Alexei Omsk Louis from Ian National under18 Anaheim from Logan Halifax Angelo que Bec Edmonton from Dallas through Riley Salmon Arm Montreal from san Max a Sioux City Nashville from Philadelphia through Jonathon Vancouver Calgary from Atlanta through so Mikae vast eras Patrick Trinity Louis from new Jersey through san David Lewiston Brendan St Michaels Ontario san Jose from Buffalo through Nicholas Omaha James University of Minnesota Phoenix from Anaheim through de Nick Regina More selections until Pittsburgh added him to its stable of talented forwards at Cherepanova unexpected wait ended but it was every bit As Long for the russian right Wing the rangers took him with the 17th after he Slid through the round for a variety of who said he will play another season with his Hometown Omsk broke Pavel Bures Rookie record by scoring 18 goals in russian elite the Lack of a Transfer agree ment Between the International ice hockey federation nil and the russian hockey federation could also have turned teams fearing he would be Tough to get to the even before the first pick was it was a Busy Day for Many the Toronto Maple Leafs dealt three draft picks including one from fridays first round to san Jose for goalie Vesa Moskala and Forward Mark the Nashville predators dealt goaltender Tomas to the Florida panthers for three the Blackhawk sent defend Seman Adrian Aucoin and a Sev tenth round selection to Calgary for defens Emen Andrei Zuzin and Steve in Veteran Gary Roberts and Mark Recchi Tyler Arnason col and Dean Mcammond and defens Eman Craig rivet san Jose resigned with their