After selecting three North American players in the first round, the Arizona Coyotes entered the second day of the NHL Draft and selected five European players out of its seven selections.
Forward Julian Lutz, a second-round selection, and Maksymilian Szuber, a sixth-round selection, were the only two German players taken out of the 225 players in the draft. Both played for Munich EHC in Germany’s highest league.
Lutz bounced back from a back injury this season and returned in February to record one goal and two assists through 14 games.
Szuber, a 6-foot-3, 190 pounds defenseman, was born in Poland and is the first Polish-born player taken in the draft in 18 years.