Jun 26, 2015, 01:05 PM ET Connor McDavid is projected to be the No. 1 pick Friday at the draft in Sunrise, Florida. With that in mind, let's look back at the No. 1 picks dating back to when Alex Ovechkin was chosen in 2004.
Alex Ovechkin was taken by the Washington Capitals in Raleigh, N.C., in 2004. Sara Davis/Getty Images Sidney Crosby was taken by the Pittsburgh Penguins in Ottawa, Ontario, in 2005. Reuters/Chris Wattie CW/NL Erik Johnson (center) was taken by the St. Louis Blues in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2006. Reuters/Lyle Stafford Patrick Kane was taken by the Chicago Blackhawks in Columbus, Ohio, in 2007. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Steven Stamkos was taken by the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2008 draft in Ottawa. Victor Decolongon/Getty Images John Tavares was taken by the New York Islanders in Montreal in 2009. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Taylor Hall was taken by the Edmonton Oilers in Los Angeles in 2010. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was taken by the Oilers in St. Paul, Minn., in 2011. AP Images/Jim Mone Nail Yakupov was taken by the Oilers in Pittsburgh in 2012. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Nathan MacKinnon was taken by the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., in 2013. Dave Sandford/Getty Images Aaron Ekblad was taken by the Florida Panthers in Philadelphia in 2014. AP Images/Matt Slocum 