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    Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

    [URIS id=2514] Ryan Jarromie Noel Nugent-Hopkins (born April 12, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed “Nuge” by Oilers fans, Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall by the Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Nugent-Hopkins played minor ice hockey for the Burnaby Winter Club in his hometown, while attending Burnaby North Secondary. He played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Burnaby,[1] and led his team to a quarter-final berth, and later in the season captured a provincial championship.[2] He was the captain of the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins when he…