Thursday, June 29, 2023

Florida Panthers Complete 2023 NHL Draft

     The 2023 NHL Draft had its second day of selections on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Florida Panthers made five picks between the second round to the seventh round. 
     Florida was slated to pick second-to-last in every round because of being a Stanley Cup finalist. The Cats had no first-round picks yesterday.
     The Panthers selected center Gracyn Sawchyn of Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey Legue with the 63rd overall pick during the second round. He compiled 18 goals and 40 assists for 58 points in 58 games during the 2022-23 campaign. Sawchyn had the second-most points among WHL rookies this season. 
     Florida decided on defenseman Albert Wikman from Farjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League in the fourth round. The Panthers choose goalie Olof Glifford of HV 71 J20 from Sweden during the fifth round. 
     The Cats went with defenseman Luke Coughlin from Rimouski in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the sixth round. He had five goals and 14 assists for 19 points in 37 contests. Couglin recorded seven points in nine postseason games during the 2023 QMJHL Playoffs. Florida selected Dinamo Minsk left wing Stepan Zvyagin of the KHL in the seventh round. 

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