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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3AAaron_Ekblad_-_2014_Top_Prospect.jpg">250px</a>The <a href="page.php?w=NHL_entry_draft">NHL entry draft</a>, originally known as the NHL amateur draft, is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the <a href="page.php?w=National_Hockey_League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL) systematically select the exclusive rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. First held in 1963, the draft prior to 1969 was a shorter affair. Any amateur player who</p><p>
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