With their final pick of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (7th round, 209th overall), the Penguins select forward Scott Wilson from Georgetown of the OJHL. Scott is listed at 5'11" and 166 lbs. In the...
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With their final pick of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (7th round, 209th overall), the Penguins select forward Scott Wilson from Georgetown of the OJHL. Scott is listed at 5'11" and 166 lbs. In the...
In the 6th round (174th overall) the Pens select winger Josh Archibald from Brainerd High School in Minnesota.
http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/76653?referrer_id=205956
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Local Pittsburgh Area Kids drafted so far:
The New York Rangers drafted center J.T. Miller (Coraopolis) in the 1st round (15th overall).
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Penguins 5th round (144th overall):
Dominik Uher
North American Skater
Spokane, WHL
Final Rank: 162
Midterm Rank: 143
Position: Center
Shoots: Left
Height: 6' 0"
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_743962.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11176/1156307-100.stm
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For the record, this story states that both this father and brother played in the NHL. In fact, neither of them actually did play in the NHL. They were both drafted by NHL teams, though. His...
Brandon Saad was available at #23 (and in fact still is available...he wasn't selected in the first round) and we passed on the strong two-way power forward from Gibsonia and chose defenseman Joe...
I'd love to land Brandon Saad with the 23rd pick, and then his Saginaw teammate Vince Trocheck in round 2. The team has a history of making a few sentimental picks here and there, such as drafting...