Bruins picks in 2018 NHL Entry Draft
The 2018 NHL entry draft was this past Friday and Saturday. The Bruins had no first-round picks but they came away with two defensemen and three forwards in the following rounds. Below is some information about the possible future-Bruins.
The Bruins 2018 draft picks
- Axel Andersson, defenseman, picked in the 2nd round, 57th overall pick, 6-foot, 178-pounds, native of Sweden, is 18 years old (born on February 10, 2000), shoots right, and last season he skated with Djugardens IF J20, in 42 games he scored 6 goals and recorded 25 assists for 31 points.
- Jakub Lauko, forward (can play center and wing), picked in the 3rd round, 77th overall pick, 6-foot, 159-pounds, native of Czech Republic, is 18 years old (born on March 28, 2000), shoots left, and last season he skated with Pirati Chomutov in the Czech league, in 42 games, he scored 3 goals and recorded 6 assists for 9 points.
- Curtis Hall, forward (can play center and wing), picked in the 4th round, 119th overall pick, 6-foot-2, 200-pounds, native of Princeton, NJ, USA, is 18 years old (born on April 26, 2000), shoots right, and last season he skated with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, in 54 games, he scored 13 goals and recorded 18 assists for 31 points.
- Dustyn McFaul, defenseman, picked in the 6th round, 181st overall pick, 6-foot-2, 185-pounds, native of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, is 17 years old right now (born on August 4, 2000), shoots left, and last season he skated with the Pickering Panthers of the OJHL, in 38 games, he scored 4 goals and recorded 15 assists for 19 points.
- Pavel Shen, forward, picked in the 7th round, 212th overall pick, 6-foot-1, 161-pounds, native of Russia, is 18 years old right now (born on August 14, 1999), shoots left, and last season he skated with the Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk in the KHL and Mamonty Yugry in the MHL, in the MHL he played in 29 games, he scored 12 goals and recorded 14 assists for 26 points.
Most of this information came from bruins.nhl.com and other hockey-related web sites. You can view our past Bruins drafts blog posts over on our archived blog.