RIGA, LATVIA - MAY 24: Owen Power #25 of Canada in action during the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship group stage game between Germany and Canada at Arena Riga on May 24, 2021 in Riga, Latvia. Germany defeated Canada 3-1. (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)
The Buffalo Sabres have selected defenseman Owen Power from the University of Michigan with the first overall pick of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The native from Mississauga, Ontario, is the first number one overall pick to Buffalo since the 2018 draft when the Sabres took top defenseman prospect Rasmus Dahlin.