Update at 10:05 a.m.
Nico Myatovic of Prince George, a forward with the Seattle Thunderbirds, plus Riley Heidt of the Prince George Cougars, were selected today (Thursday) in the second round of the NHL Draft which was held in Nashville.
Myatovic was the first pick of round two, 33rd overall to the Anaheim Ducks while Heidt was the last pick of the second round, 64th overall to the Minnesota Wild.
Sniper Koehn Ziemmer of the P.G. Cougars was chosen in the third round, 78th overall by the Los Angeles Kings.
Saskatoon Blades defenceman Tanner Molendyk of McBride was selected Wednesday night in the first round, 24th overall by the Nashville Predators.
Earlier stories are below:
The NHL Draft Tracker is here.
Update 9:10 AM
The wait for Koehn Ziemmer is over. The Cougars’ scoring forward was taken 78th overall (3rd Round) by the Los Angeles Kings.
Ziemmer tallied 89 points in 68 games last season, including 41 goals.
With the 78th overall selection in the #NHLDraft, the @LAKings select Koehn Ziemmer from the @PGCougars! pic.twitter.com/WhAHCUkjLn
— The WHL (@TheWHL) June 29, 2023
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The first Prince George Cougar is off the board at the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville.
Riley Heidt was taken with the last pick of the 2nd Round (63rd overall) by the Minnesota Wild.
Another one! Welcome to Minnesota, Riley! 👏#mnwild x #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/3Zxr8ag604
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) June 29, 2023
PG’s Nico Myatovic had his name called first in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Anaheim Ducks.
Myatovic notched a career-high 30 goals and 30 assists during the regular season for the Seattle Thunderbirds who eventually won the 2023 WHL Championship. The T-Birds fell in the Memorial Cup final to the Quebec Remparts.
Learn more about new Duck Nico! https://t.co/uCWZ9K4LGG
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) June 29, 2023
Last night (Wednesday), McBride’s Tanner Molendyk was the first player from Northern BC to be picked.
The Saskatoon Blades defenceman was selected 24th overall by the Nashville Predators, the Preds’ second pick in the first round.
Molendyk notched nine goals and 28 assists in 67 games with the Blades this season.
He was the 28th-ranked North American Skater in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings.
(With files by Brendan Pawliw and Hartley Miller)
With the 24th pick in the 2023 #NHLDraft, the Preds have selected…
Tanner Molendyk! pic.twitter.com/ElohAzB7MZ
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) June 29, 2023
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