Saturday, June 22, 2019

Florida Panthers Finish 2019 NHL Draft

     The Florida Panthers completed the second day of the 2019 NHL Draft held at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday. The second round through the seventh round was announced.
     The Panthers made nine selections throughout the entire 2019 NHL Draft. It was the most for the club in a single draft since 2011 when they had 10 picks.
     Florida selected defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok in the second round with the 52nd overall pick. Kolyachonok played 53 games with the Flint Firebirds and compiled four goals with 25 assists.
     The Cats had two picks in the third round. They went with defenseman John Ludvig with the 69th overall selection and forward Cole Schwindt with the 81st overall selection. Ludvig had five goals and 13 assists in 58 games last season with the Portland Winterhawks. His father Jan Ludvig played 314 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres. Schwindt reached 19 goals and 30 assists with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2018-19.
     Other picks by the Panthers included defenseman Carter Berger in the fourth round from the Victoria Grizzlies, forward Henrik Rybinski of the Seattle Thunderbirds in the fifth round, forward Owen Lindmark in the fifth round from the United States National Team Development Program, forward Greg Meireles of the Kitchener Rangers in the sixth round and forward Matthew Wedman from the Seattle Thunderbirds in the seventh round.

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