A pair of Brandon Wheat King teammates had been amongst these chosen on day 2 of the NHL’s Entry Draft. The Philadelphia Flyers drafted goaltender Carson Bjarnason within the 2nd spherical, 51st total whereas ahead Brett Hyland was chosen by the Washington Capitals within the seventh spherical, 2 hundredth total.
Bjarnason was the top-ranked North American netminder by NHL Central Scouting. This previous season, he went 21-19-6 with a 3.08 goals-against common and .900 save proportion in 47 video games for the Wheat Kings. Hyland picked up 26 targets/47 pts in 42 video games final season with Brandon.
Threads of the long run. #NHLDraft | @IBX | @CarsonBjarnason pic.twitter.com/zL7ARxFni5
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 29, 2023
With the 2 hundredth choose within the 2023 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals are proud to pick out Brett Hyland!#CapsDraft | @MedStarHealth pic.twitter.com/DLZdefLH5o
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 29, 2023