Day 2 of the NHL draft seemed like it flew by, and let’s just say the Blackhawks went with that theme, writes _phil_thompson.
A Blackhawks' Connor Bedard sweater is prepared for sale after being pressed at the NHL draft party at the Salt Shed in Chicago on June 28, 2023.
“And with the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL draft, the Chicago Blackhawks are very proud to select, from the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, Connor Bedard.”Oliver Moore is selected by the Blackhawks with the No. 19 pick at the NHL draft on June 28, 2023. Gajan, 19, was the first goalie selected in the draft. The 6-foot-3 netminder from the NAHL Chippewa Steel is committed to the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
“Then we’ll take it year by year,” Doneghey said, adding that it could be a long development process. “But the thought behind going to the USHL is he’ll play 55 to 60 games as a goalie, and that’s really valuable.”The Hawks took the left-shooting right wing from Magnitogorsk, Russia, with their second pick of the second round.He has put up 27 goals and 27 assists in 45 games in the MHL, a Russian major junior hockey league.
The left-shooting right wing played for Nove Zamky in Slovakia’s top men’s league before transferring to USHL’s Youngstown, where he had six goals and 11 assists for the Phantoms’ Clark Cup championship team.
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