With their sixth round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Lightning selected left handed defender Quinn Schmiemann from the Kamloops Blazers. By the sixth round, we’re well into the point of the draft where most of the players selected will never play in the NHL and many will never play professional hockey in North America. But as will be a theme with the Lightning’s selections this year, that might not be the case for Schmiemann. He’s an interesting player with real upside.
Schmiemann is 6’2 185 lbs so he has the size that seems to be a priority for the Lightning when drafting defenders.