GDT: The 2017 NHL Entry Draft | June 23-24 | 7 p.m. ET (NBCSN, Sportsnet, NHLNetwork)

[Rschmitz]

He's a 28 year-old MMA fighter turned 19 year-old hockey player. What more do we need to know?

And his nickname is Drago!

 

[The Macho King]

this feels like a very Euro heavy draft.

I think because the Canadian/American prospects are... lacking, there might be more swinging for euros.

 

[Felonious Python]

ok, 6th round starting. We pick again this round.

 

[Felonious Python]

Nicklaus Perbix

 

[JoVel]

Another overager and another big RHD for us in Nick Perbix.

 

[Bandit Keith]

Surprised Chekhovich is still available.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

American dman - NICKLAUS PERBIX

 

[Stormbreaker]

Coming up again real soon at 180

 

[57special]

Perbix really stuck out in HS, even amongst players like Mittelstadt.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Plays for St. Cloud State college??

https://twitter.com/perbix15

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Stormbreaker]

Cole Guttman is the pick

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

St. Cloud's head coach Bob Motzko just led the US to gold in January at the WJC. He'll return again this year to lead the US National Junior Team.

 

[JoVel]

Guttman is a badass name at least.

 

[57special]

I thought Perbix's skating was fine when I saw him. He is quite a force on the rush when he gets going.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Guttman isn't committed to St. Cloud until 2018-2019, will spend another season in USHL.

 

[Felonious Python]

NJ picked Jocktan Chainey from Asbestos, QC

 

[Bandit Keith]

Rickard Hugg and Chekhovich still available

 

[Ban Hammered]

Guttman isn't committed to St. Cloud until 2018-2019, will spend another season in USHL.

Perbix won't join us till 2018 either.
Guttman will be captain for Dubuque in the USHL this year.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Sam Walker, another Minnesota HS player

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

if nothing else changes, here's our draft picks

Round | Overall | Player | Pos | Country | Ht | Wt | Amateur League | Amateur Team

1 | 14| CAL FOOTE |D |CAN |6' 4"|215|WHL|KELOWNA
2 | 48| ALEXANDER VOLKOV |RW |RUS |6' 1"|191|RUSSIA-JR.|SKA ST. PETERSBURG 2
3 | 76| ALEXEI LIPANOV |C |RUS | 6' 0"|169|RUSSIA-2|BALASHIKHA
6 | 169| NICKLAUS PERBIX |D |USA |6' 2"|191|HIGH-MN|ELK RIVER
6 | 180| COLE GUTTMAN |C |USA| 5' 9"|167|USHL|DUBUQUE
7 | 200| SAMUEL WALKER |C |USA |5' 10"|142|HIGH-MN|EDINA

 

[57special]

Sammy is great. Plays for the arch rival of Mittelstadt's team. Great skater, plays with fire, does whatever is necessary.

Not a C, IMO. Always saw him at wing. No way that he is 142 lbs.

 

[chasespace]

Happy with Foote and Lipanov. The rest are "we'll see"

 

[MrClutch86]

I guess the staff really scouted the US

 

[DFC]

Interesting draft. We'll remember it as "that weird one." I feel like, in three years, we'll either have hit a home run or two, or completely struck out. Which is maybe why they took Foote in the 1st round, to ensure they get one legit NHL'er out of this draft.

(Keep in mind, I'm basically going on the reactions of the rest of you. I really don't know anything about these prospects outside of Cal Foote, and I only know about him because of the preview shows, etc.)