![]() ![]() ![]() 27) and Finnish winger Samu Tuomaala (No. 26), Canadian forward Logan Stankoven (No. 24), Russian defenseman Daniil Chayka (No. Other players in McKenzie’s top 30 who did not get selected on Friday include Canadian center Francesco Pinelli (No.23), Russian winger Nikita Chibrikov (No. 28 on Bob McKenzie’s highly regarded draft rankings, an aggregation of the draft lists of 10 NHL scouts. With his skillset, he could bring a high reward to the team that makes him a later-round selection on Saturday. But I’m not sure anybody expected him to fall all the way out of the first round. Raty’s stock plummeted after a pair of so-so seasons and a national team snub when he was left off Finland’s 2021 World Junior roster after playing in 2020. Two years ago, he was expected to be the first-overall pick in this draft. Listed third on Central Scouting’s list of European skaters, Raty is a center with decent size. So for every Tyler Boucher, ranked by Central Scouting as the 25th-best North American skater but chosen 10th overall by Ottawa, there’s a player like Aatu Raty. Losers: Aatu Raty And Other DroppersĮvery time a player rises in the draft, someone else has to fall. With their lofty selections, the Hughes brothers surpassed out the Staals - Eric (No. ![]() Jack couldn’t contain his excitement on Friday when he learned that his youngest, tallest sibling had just become his teammate. Jack, a forward, went first in 2019, also to New Jersey. Oldest brother Quinn, now 21, was selected seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2018. Selected fourth overall by the New Jersey Devils, defenseman Luke Hughes made his family the first in NHL history to see three brothers all drafted within the top 10. Winners: The Hughes FamilyĪs Michigan made history, so did one of its recruits. It was a shocking and controversial end to a day that’s supposed to be about hope and celebration. With the second-last pick of the first round, the Montreal Canadiens drafted the big right-shot blueliner anyway, prompting an instant uproar on social media. ![]() On Monday, Luke Prokop, a third-round draft pick of the Nashville Predators in 2020, was roundly supported when he became the first active player in an NHL organization to come out as gay.īut the Montreal Canadiens added another black eye for the league on Friday, when they selected defenseman Logan Mailloux with the 31st pick.Įarlier this week, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reported that Mailloux had been charged and paid a fine after secretly taking and distributing a photo of a woman engaging in a consenual sex act shortly after he arrived to play hockey in Sweden last fall, while his OHL London Knights were shut down due to Covid-19.Įarlier this week, Mailloux posted to Twitter, asking to be omitted from the draft as he works to learn from and move past the incident. The NHL walked the walk on its ‘Hockey Is For Everyone’ slogan to start the week. If he and his fellow top picks return, the Wolverines could ice a stacked roster next season that would be the team to beat in the NCAA. But after a year of online classes and playing games in empty Yost Arena, he says he’s inclined to return for a sophomore season, to soak up the full college experience. 24.Īt 6’6” and 213 pounds, Power has the physical tools to step directly into the NHL. Defenseman Luke Hughes went fourth to the New Jersey Devils, while forward Mackie Samoskevich went to the Florida Panthers at No. Adding to the historic day, two incoming Michigan freshmen were also first-round selections. ![]()
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