Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby share a hometown. Darnell Nurse can swap draft day stories with his uncle, Donovan McNabb. And Martin Brodeur can share a team, and a ride, with his son. The NHL draft was full of family and provincial ties Sunday, starting with the first overall pick. The Avalanche won the draft lottery for the first time in team history and Joe Sakic, the man put in charge of Colorado's rebuilding project, had made it clear that MacKinnon was going to be the top pick. He wasn't bluffing. The Avalanche made the 17-year-old MacKinnon the first pick of the draft on Sunday at the Prudential Center. He was the first player drafted No. 1 overall out of the Quebec Major Junior...
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