With the 211th overall pick (and their final pick of the day), the Caps have selected
With the 179th overall pick, the Caps have selected goaltender Garin Bjorklund.
From Elite Prospects:
With the 148th overall pick, the Caps have selected center Bear Hughes from the WHL.
From Elite Prospects:
Read more about the kid’s fascinating path to the NHL draft here.
With the (long-awaited) 117th overall pick, the Caps have selected RW Bogdan Trineyev from Dynamo Moscow 2.
Day 1 is in the books and the Caps got their man at #24; now it’s on to Day 2, and Round 2-7 await. Prep yourself for the rest of the draft with our own draft expert Luke Adomanis’s top picks for the Caps:
Day 2 begins at 11:30 a.m. ET and can be viewed on NHL Network (in the US) and Sportsnet (Canada). After yesterday’s move up to grab Hendrix Lapierre, the Caps are down to three picks in the remaining rounds (for now):
We’ll update this thread with the picks as they come in, and then keep an eye out for a recap, with more Luke analysis, once the draft is over.
Happy drafting!