Taylor Hall goes #1 overall to Edmonton, Tyler Seguin #2 to Boston

Two of hockey's brightest prospects are off the board.

As predicted, Taylor Hall, the top talent in the draft, went #1 to the Edmonton Oilers, who finished last season with a league worst 62 points. For almost a year, Hall was predicted to go first overall in the draft. Fresh out of the OHL's Windsor Spitfires, Hall, 18, finished this season particulary strong, his best season in the pros, with 106 points by scoring 40 goals and 66 assists to win the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy alongside Tyler Seguin. He helped lead the Spitfires to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the 2009-10 season by scoring 35 points in 19 games. However, Hall's amazing journey wouldn't end there, as he continued to prove why he was the top talent. He led the Spitfires to win their second consecutive Memorial Cup in 2009-10 and was named tournament MVP by being awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy for the second year in a row, making Hall the first player to repeat as tournament MVP in OHL history. He was awarded a spot on the tournament All-Star team for the second year in a row, and was awarded the Ed Chynoweth Trophy for being the playoff scoring leader.

Tyler Seguin was selected behind Hall at #2 overall by the Boston Bruins. Seguin, also 18, finished his second season with the OHL's Plymouth Whalers with a career high 48 goals, 58 assists and also 106 points, tying him with Hall for MVP. In 2009, Seguin played for Team Canada in the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The tournament, played in the Czech Republic, ended with a Canada victory, as Seguin led the team to a gold medal by scoring ten points in four games. Ranked the #2 best talent in the draft, Seguin fell to second overall as predicted.

No matter which order they were selected, the future is bright for these two young stars.

The National Hockey League's Draft is still ongoing tonight from Los Angeles, California.