Because of the NHL Lockout, this years NHL Draft was a one day affair. Here’s a look at the haul Pittsburgh got for the future…
First, the news started early as the Penguins traded away Tyler Kennedy to the San Jose Sharks for the 50th pick in the draft in the second round.
But then the Pens traded that pick, as well as their third round pick (89th) to Columbus to pick 44th.
They selected goaltender Tristan Jarry from the Edmonton Oil Kings from the Western Hockey League.
Some notes on the kid from those in the know…
https://twitter.com/IanAltenbaugh/status/351473051671605248
Jarry is ranked third among North American goalies by Central Scouting and went 18-7-0 with six shutouts, a 1.61 GAA and a .936 SV% with Edmonton last year. Here’s a scouting report from the ever solid The Goalie Guild.
Then in the third round, the Penguins selected Jake Guentzel at #77. He will head to Nebraska-Omaha in the Fall. Here’s a few blurbs:
The remaining picks by Pittsburgh were all kids heading to college in the fall.
In the fourth round they selected defenseman Ryan Segalla, a high schooler destined for University of Connecticut in the Fall. Segalla was born in 1994, or my freshman year of high school.
Penguins had no pick in Round 5, but had two in Round 6. They drafted defenseman Dane Birks. The seventeen year old is committed to play at Michigan Tech next year.
The second pick that in the sixth the Penguins drafted was center Blaine Byron, who is committed to the University of Maine.
The final pick for the Penguins in the seventh round was center Troy Josephs, who is heading to Clarkson University in the Fall.
I am not going to pretend like I know anything about these kids that were drafted other than the links I provide you to those that do. They are all too young to play for Wilkes-Barre or make any immediate impact for Coal Street for years. So with this draft class, we just wait and see.
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