Ottawa selects Rick Nash, LW
6'4", 216 lbs
5th in NHL regular season goals scored from the 2003-04 season to the 2010-11 season (behind Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Iginla, Heatley)
4th in NHL regular season even strength goals scored over the same period (Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Iginla).
Played for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics.
21 goals and 39 points in 27 games at the World Championships.
Awards and Achievements:
Olympic Gold Medal (2010)
World Championship Gold Medal (2007)
2 x World Championship Silver Medal (2005, 2008)
IIHF MVP (2007)
3 x IIHF All-Star (2005, 2007, 2008)
4 x NHL All-Star (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Rocket Richard Trophy (2004)
NHL Foundation Player Award (2009)
Columbus Captain from 2007 to present.
NHL Scoring:
Goals – 1st(2004), 5th(2009), 11th(2008), 11th(2010)
Goals per Game – 9th(2006)
International Scoring:
Points – 2nd(2005), 3rd(2008), 6th(2007)
Goals – 1st(2005), 2nd(2008), 3rd(2007)