On Friday night, the expected NHL draft order fell off track in just the first five selections. The Montreal Canadiens drafted Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the third pick, and the Arizona Coyotes selected Barrett Hayton fifth. To sound like a click-bait story, what happened next will blow your mind.
The Chicago Blackhawks have been exposed as a defensively-challenged team. The popular theory was they would select a defenseman with their No. 8 pick. Well, they went ahead and selected the highly-skilled right-handed Adam Boqvist from Sweden with that pick.
At age 17, he is 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds.