As expected, the Avalanche selected Nathan MacKinnon with the first overall selection in the 2013 NHL Draft on Sunday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

MacKinnon, a fast center playing for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, was projected to go No. 1 overall through the pre-draft process. He will turn 18 on Sept. 1.

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