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Highlights from the First Round of the 2021 NHL Draft

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The First Round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft was held virtually on ESPN 2, Friday night.

The Buffalo Sabres selected 6-6 defenseman Owen Power with the first overall pick. The Seattle Kraken went second and took Power’s University of Michigan teammate, center Matthew Beniers, with their first ever pick. The Washington Capitals were idle and did not trade up into the first round.

The draft started fun but ended awkwardly when the Montreal Canadiens selected Logan Mailloux.

Round 1 picks

1. Buffalo – Owen Power (D)
2. Seattle – Matthew Beniers (C)
3. Anaheim – Mason McTavish (C)
4. New Jersey – Luke Hughes (D)
5. Columbus – Kent Johnson (C)
6. Detroit – Simon Edvinsson (D)
7. San Jose – William Eklund (LW)
8. Los Angeles – Brandt Clarke (D)
9. Arizona (from VAN) – Dyland Guenther (RW)
10. Ottawa – Tyler Boucher (RW)
11. ARZ Forfeited pick
12. Columbus (from CHI) – Cole Sillinger (C)
13. Calgary – Matthew Coronato (RW)
14. Buffalo (from PHI) – Isak Rosen (RW)
15. Detroit (from DAL) – Sebastian Cossa (G)
16. NY Rangers – Brennan Othmann O (LW)
17. St. Louis – Zachary Bolduc (C)
18. Winnipeg – Chaz Lucius (C)
19. Nashville – Fedor Svechkov (C)
20. Minnesota (from EDM) – Jesper Wallstedt (G)
21. Boston – Fabian Lysell (RW)
22. Edmonton (from MIN) – Xavier Bourgault (C)
23. Dallas (from DET & WSH) – Wyatt Johnston (C)
24. Florida – Mackie Samoskevich (RW)
25. Columbus (from TOR) – Corson Ceulemans (D)
26. Minnesota (from PIT) – Carson Lambos (D)
27. Nashville (from CAR) – Zachary L’Heureux (LW)
28. Colorado – Oskar Olausson (RW)
29. New Jersey (from NYI) – Chase Stillman (C)
30. Vegas – Zach Dean (C)
31. Montreal – Logan Mailloux D (Mailloux had renounced himself from the Draft after victimizing a woman in Sweden)
32. Chicago (from CBJ and TBL) Nolan Allan D

News from the Night

Taylor Hall will be back in Boston for another four years.

Blue Jackets send Seth Jones to Chicago and then CHI signs him to a monster deal.

Jake Bean is moving across the division.

Sabres draft Owen Power first overall

The 6-6 defenseman will try to turn around a perpetually struggling Sabres team. Here’s Chris’s full write-up on the pick.

The Devils now have two of the three Hughes’ brothers.

Jack Hughes was very excited.

Doug Wilson Jr. making his pick from the stomach of a shark.

Marc Bergevin selected Logan Mailloux after the defenseman renounced being available in the Draft.

Mailloux, who played for SK Lejon with the OHL season canceled, took a photo of a woman in Sweden without her consent while she performed a sex act. Mailloux then sent the pic to some of his teammates. The woman who was victimized told The Athletic that “All I wanted was a heartfelt apology for his behavior” and “I do not think that Logan has understood the seriousness of his behavior.”

Mailloux was convicted in Sweden and was forced to pay a fine. He withdrew his name from consideration for the Draft, saying that he has not “demonstrated strong enough maturity or character to earn that privilege in the 2021 Draft.”

The Canadiens released the following statement after selecting the defenseman.

The pick is being heavily criticized on Twitter. For me personally, that was a disgusting way to end the draft.

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