▁the ▁WH L ▁ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁award . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁CH L ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Matt ▁Pu emp el ▁of ▁the ▁Peter borough ▁Pet es . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁pre - season ▁rank ings ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( N HL ) ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁the ▁International ▁Sc out ing ▁Service ▁ranked ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁sixth ▁overall , ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁WH L ▁player ▁after ▁V ancouver ▁Gi ants ▁def enc eman ▁David ▁Mus il . ▁E . ▁J . ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁Central ▁Sc out ing ▁Bureau , ▁said ▁of ▁N ug ent - H op kins , ▁" He ' s ▁got ▁great ▁skill ▁and ▁a ▁kn ack ▁for ▁off ense ," ▁while ▁Cam ▁Moon , ▁the ▁Reb els ' ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer , ▁called ▁him ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁ever ▁seen . ▁ ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers ▁( 2 0 1 1 - present ) ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁was ▁selected ▁first ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁O ilers ▁on