Round 1 of this year's NHL Entry Draft came and went Friday with nine NCAA-bound players being selected, a solid number that was two short of the record. American Jack Hughes, as expected, was selected No. 1 overall by the New Jersey Devils.
Hughes, unlike brother Quinn, who played two seasons at Michigan, will bypass the NCAA. Quinn and Boston University’s Brady Tkachuk were drafted as freshmen in the first round last season, and while there will not be any players drafted directly from college on Friday this year, there will be a few taken in the later rounds.