As part of the meandering series of NHL draft previews on Pensburgh, here’s some of the previous work to get up to speed about the upcoming entry draft:
-The NHL’s legendary 2003 draft class
-Examining possible US National team products for Pittsburgh at pick 21
-Logan Cooley is raising the bar for Western PA hockey players
-Ron Hextall’s historical first round drafting tendencies
-A decade review of when Pittsburgh hosted the 2012 NHL draft
-The “higher risk, higher reward” candidates in the 2022 first round
When Corey Pronman at The Athletic recently reviewed what every organization needs the most heading into the 2022 NHL draft, he chose the defense position for the Pittsburgh Penguins.