Two UConn men’s hockey commitments were taken in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft on Friday. Jake Richard was selected by the Buffalo Sabres 170th overall and Joey Muldowney went 174th overall to the San Jose Sharks.
They are the 22nd and 23rd Huskies to be drafted. UConn’s now had at least one player or commit taken in each of the last 10 NHL Drafts.
Richard, a 6-foot-2 power forward from Jacksonville, Florida, committed to UConn in February. As an ‘04 prospect, he was one of the youngest players in the draft — he made the cutoff by a month — and is regarded as a late-bloomer.