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Landeskog Live on TSN for NHL Draft Lottery

April 12, 2011 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
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2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY Headlines TSN's Playoff Preview Coverage Live April 12 (tonight)

- NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly reveals NHL DRAFT LOTTERY results exclusively in TSN studios, alongside representatives from teams eligible to win #1 overall pick.

- Kitchener Rangers' left winger Gabriel Landeskog, one of the top-rated prospects for this year's draft will be live in studio.

- NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS '11: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL and PREVIEW SHOW set the table for the 2011 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS.

- TSN.ca hosts live blog for fans during 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY.

One NHL team is going home with the evening's biggest prize - the #1 overall pick in the 2011 NHL ENTRY DRAFT - when NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly reveals the draft order on the 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, live Tuesday, April 12 at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on TSN.

Daly joins host James Duthie and Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie for the 30-minute TSN original production, which also features representatives from each of the five teams eligible to win the #1 overall pick, including Edmonton Oilers' GM Steve Tambellini, Ottawa Senators' Executive VP and GM Bryan Murray, Colorado Avalanche's Executive VP and GM Greg Sherman and Florida Panthers' Alternate Governor Bill Torrey. The New York Islanders will also be represented at the lottery.

For the second year in a row, the Oilers have the greatest probability of picking first overall in the NHL Entry Draft.

Also in studio for the 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY is Kitchener Rangers' left winger Gabriel Landeskog, one of the top-rated prospects for this year's draft. In addition, the show includes a feature on top-rated Red Deer Rebels centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

TSN's production of the 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY will also air live on Versus in the U.S.

The 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY headlines TSN's prime-time lineup of extensive Playoff Preview coverage on April 12 - one day prior to the start of the 2011 STANLEY CUP© PLAYOFFS. Along with the 2011 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY, TSN gets hockey fans pumped for the post-season with the 60-minute NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS '11: FANTASY DRAFT SPECIAL at 7 p.m. ET and the 90-minute NHL ON TSN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS '11: PREVIEW SHOW at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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