Cika wannan jumla: A cikin jerin sunayen da aka yi a kakar wasa ta bana don
2011 National Hockey League (NHL) Shigar da Zane, Sabis na Scouting na Duniya ya sanya Nugent-Hopkins na shida gaba ɗaya, na biyu mafi girman ɗan wasan WHL bayan mai tsaron gidan Vancouver Giants David Musil. E. J. McGuire, Daraktan Hukumar Kula da 'Yan wasa ta NHL, ya ce game da Nugent-Hopkins, "Yana da ƙwarewa da ƙwarewa don laifi", yayin da Cam Moon, mai ba da labarin wasan 'yan tawayen, ya kira shi mafi kyawun ɗan wasan da ƙungiyar ta taɓa gani.