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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).
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
Drafted: No. 114.
Shoots: Left.
Draft year: 10 goals, 10 assists in 22 games with USNTDP Juniors; 18 goals, 24 assists in 46 games with US National U18 team. Captained Team USA at U18 World Championship; had one goal in five games.
Scouting report: Son of former NHLer Brian Savage is dynamic offensive player and solid forechecker.
Round 5: F Liam Dower Nilsson
Drafted: No. 134.
Shoots: Left.
Draft year: No points in five games with Frölunda’s SHL club; 17 points in 16 games with club’s J20 team; 14 points in 14 games with Hanhais IF in third-tier league; three points in seven games with Sweden’s U18 team at World Junior Championship.
Oilers pick centre Bourgault 22nd overall in NHL entry draft
The Edmonton Oilers swapped their first-round pick before selecting forward Xavier Bourgault 22nd overall in the NHL entry draft Friday.
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EDMONTON The Edmonton Oilers swapped their first-round pick before selecting forward Xavier Bourgault 22nd overall in the NHL entry draft Friday.
The six-foot, 172-pound centre had 40 points (20 goals, 20 assists) in 29 games for the Shawinigan Cataractes in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season.
Bourgault was the No. 13-ranked North American skater heading into the draft.
The Oilers originally had the No. 20 pick in the first round but dealt it to the Minnesota Wild for the 22nd and the 90th.