It’s not often that you see a goaltender drafted in the first round of an NHL entry draft. If a goalie is ever taken within the first 15 picks, it typically means that he is probably at most one or two years away from being a regular in the NHL. It is rare to ever see a goalie taken in the first 15.
Yet the Dallas Stars did just that when they drafted G Jack Campbell at 11th overall in the 2010 draft. The American-born goalie had a stellar pre-draft career, and the Stars were hoping for a homegrown goaltender that would lead the franchise for years to come.