With no decisive score in regulation, Vermont Catamounts' home game against New Hampshire ran into overtime on Friday. Vermont snatched the win with a final score of 2-1.
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Colorado selected three forwards and one defenseman at this year s draft, choosing one player each from Sweden, the U.S. National Team Development Program, the United States Hockey League and the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
During the first round on Friday, the Avalanche selected forward Oskar Olausson with the 28th overall pick. Olausson, 18, made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League, the top professional hockey league in Sweden, during the 2020-21 campaign and recorded four points (3g/1a) in 16 games for HV71. He began the year with HV71 s team in J20 Nationell, Sweden s junior league, and collected 27 points (14g/13a) in 16 games before joining the senior team. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound right wing was loaned to Södertälje in Allsvenskan, Sweden s second-tier league to finish the campaign, recording six points (3g/3a) in 11 outings. Olausson has totaled 47 points (22g/25a) in 48 career games in J20 Nationell, all with the HV71 organization.
Development Focus For Avs 2021 Draft Class
Three of the picks are heading to college, while another is playing in Swedden by Ron Knabenbauer / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche appears to have played the long game with its selections in the 2021 NHL Draft.
In a year like no other where games were far less than normal for draft-eligible players and live viewings of the prospects for scouts were even more limited due to COVID-19, allowing a little extra time for seasoning might not be the worst thing for the newest crop of NHL talent.
The Avalanche had four picks, one each in the first three round and another in the seventh (fifth to last, and chose three players that are committed to playing in college and another that is skating in Sweden and has options for his development. The four draft choices were the fewest the franchise has ever made in