Red Wings draft six players on second day of 2021 NHL Entry Draft
Four forwards and two defensemen added to Detroit s prospect pool on Saturday by Kyle Kujawa @DetroitRedWings / DetroitRedWings.com
DETROIT The Detroit Red Wings today selected six players during the second day of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The Red Wings began the day by trading up in the second round to draft defenseman Shai Buium (36th overall), then selected left wing Carter Mazur in the third round (70th overall), center Red Savage (114th overall), center Liam Dower Nilsson (134th overall), defenseman Oscar Plandowski (155th overall) and center Pasquale Zito (166th overall).
Islanders Select Six in 2021 NHL Draft
Islanders select three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie at 2021 NHL Draft by New York Islanders PR @NYIslanders / NewYorkIslanders.com
The New York Islanders selected six players during the 2021 National Hockey League Draft. Forwards Aatu Räty (52nd overall), Cameron Berg (125th) and Eetu Liukas (157th), defensemen Aleksi Malinen (189th) and Tomas Machu (221st), and goaltender Tristan Lennox (93rd) were selected in rounds two through seven.
Räty, 18, has 59 points (22 goals, 37 assists) in 79 games with Kärpät s under-20 team in Finland s under-20 SM-liiga and 10 points (five goals, five assists) through two seasons with Kärpät of Finland s Liiga. In 2020-21, he recorded six points (three goals, three assists) in 35 games for Kärpät and made his Liiga postsea
CBJ select six players on Day 2 of 2021 NHL Draft by Blue Jackets Staff @BlueJacketsNHL / BlueJackets.com
The Columbus Blue Jackets wrapped up the 2021 National Hockey League Draft by selecting six players during rounds two through seven on Saturday. During the two-day draft, the Blue Jackets used their nine picks to select five forwards and four defensemen.
The Blue Jackets selected defenseman Stanislav Svozil, 18, from HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga in the third round, 69th overall. The Prerov, Czech Republic native was named the Czech Extraliga Rookie of the Year in 2019-20 and has recorded three goals and five assists for eight points with 16 penalty minutes in 71 career games with Brno from 2019-21. He notched 1-2-3 and eight penalty minutes in 30 contests this past season. The 6-1, 182-pound blueline
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
2021 NHL Draft top 10 moments
Kraken history; Hughes, Dach brothers united; Doan to Coyotes among highlights by Mike G. Morreale @mikemorrealeNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
The Buffalo Sabres stocked up on future assets to help fast-track their rebuild at the 2021 NHL Draft.
The Sabres made 11 picks, including two in the first round Friday: defenseman Owen Power at No. 1, and right wing Isak Rosen at No. 14.
The draft was held virtually for the second time in its 59-year history and had plenty of firsts.
Here are 10 moments to remember from the 2021 draft:
Seattle s historic pick
The expansion Seattle Kraken, who begin play next season, chose center Matthew Beniers from the University of Michigan with the No. 2 pick Friday as the first NHL Draft pick in their history.