Four members of the Kelowna Rockets were selected this weekend at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo.
After defenceman Lucas Johansen was made a first-round selection by the Washington Capitals (28th overall), on Friday night, three more Rockets were chosen on Saturday in the closing rounds of the draft.
Dillon Dube went to Calgary in the second round, picked 58th, before Swiss import Calvin Thurkauf (7th round, 185 overall) was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets and defenceman Braydyn Chizen (7th, 204) was drafted by the Minnesota Wild.
Both Johansen and Dube described the draft as surreal, with Johansen attending the event in Buffalo, along with family and friends, and Dube staying in Cochrane, Alberta with his family.
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Dube spent Friday night watching the first round on TV before deciding to sleep in Saturday morning. His parents woke him with the news he had been drafted by Calgary, the team he grew up cheering for.
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Thurkauf, an import player from Switzerland who played for Team Swiss in the World Junior, was selected by Columbus before Chizen, the 6-foot-6 defender was picked by Minnesota.
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