Travis Hamonic<\/a>, who played for Brandon of the Western Hockey League, and went face first into the end boards in the opening game of the 2010 tournament.<\/p>\nHall had to be helped off the ice but returned to score two goals in a 9-3 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember I looked at \u2018Tamby\u2019 and said, \u2018Our decision could be done,\u2019\u201d\u00a0MacGregor said. \u201cHe looked like he was hurt badly. He went into the boards so hard, but he got up and kept playing. Then I went, \u2018Oh man, this guy\u2019s driven.\u2019 And he played really well. I think he scored a really big goal in that game if I remember right. For me, it kind of was one of those moments where it helps you make your decision.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hall had a strong rookie season for Edmonton in 2010-11 with 42 points (22 goals, 20 assists) in 65 games. The following season he had 53 points (27 goals, 26 assists) in 61 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edmonton had bottomed out after getting to the 2006 Stanley Cup Final and losing to Carolina in seven games. The Oilers won just 27 games the year before they drafted Hall and 25 when he was a rookie. They would not get back to the playoffs until 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are not too many 18-year-olds that are the drivers of the line he\u2019s out there with and he did that his first year, so that was impressive,\u201d Tambellini said. \u201cWe were in a full rebuild and brought in Taylor. And sometimes, not every night, but sometimes, he would be the best player on the ice as an 18-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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