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Caps earn top choice in draft.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 07-APR-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Caps earn top choice in draft.(SPORTS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: David Elfin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Washington Capitals hit the jackpot in yesterday's NHL draft lottery, winning the first pick and the right to select heralded 18-year-old Russian left wing Alexander Ovechkin on June 26 in Raleigh, N.C.

Caps general manager George McPhee, who holds four other picks in the first two rounds, wouldn't comment on specific players, but did say "there are a couple of real good players at the top and it drops off quickly after that."

Ovechkin, who was a day shy of being eligible for the 2003 draft in which he might well have been the first choice, is the consensus top...

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