VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Golden Knights traded up in the second round of Saturday’s NHL draft to select Kelowna defenseman Kaedan Korczak.
The Knights sent the 48th and 82nd picks to San Jose to move to up No. 41 in order to nab the 6-foot-3-inch, 194-pound Korczak.
A native of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Korczak produced four goals and 33 points and logged 64 penalty minutes for the Rockets. He more than doubled his point production from the previous season.
Korczak said he models his game after San Jose defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic and represented Canada at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships.