Penguins pick at No. 21 in 1st round as NHL finalizes selection order for entry draft
On Wednesday, the NHL announced the order of selection for all 225 picks in next week’s entry-level draft.
Currently, the Penguins’ picks are slated to be:
Round 1 - No. 21 overall
Round 4 - No. 118 overall
Round 5 - No. 150 overall
Round 6 - No. 182 overall
Round 7 - No. 214 overall
The Penguins’ second-round pick (No. 53 overall) went to the Anaheim Ducks as part of a trade that brought forward Rickard Rakell to Pittsburgh in March.
Meanwhile, the Penguins’ third-round pick (No. 86 overall) went to the Los Angeles Kings as part of a trade that brought forward Jeff Carter to Pittsburgh in April of 2021.
The draft is scheduled to be held in Montreal on July 7 and 8.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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