Inside look at Islanders Day 2 picks at 2024 NHL Draft
The Islanders selected proficient goal scorer Cole Eiserman with the No.20 overall pick in the first round on Friday night.
Here’s a look a their other picks they made Saturday on Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft: Drafted: Second round (54th overall) Height: 6-foot-6 | Weight: 220 pounds Position: Defenseman | Shoots: Left Born: Dec.27, 2004 Country: FinlandDescribed himself as an offensive defenseman and said he models his game after Victor Hedman.Made his debut for JYP in the Finnish Liiga last season, playing 29 games and scoring eight points.Pulkkinen was unsure about his timeline for making the jump to North America or whether he will stay in Finland this season.Drafted: Second round (61st overall) Height: 6-foot | Weight: 185 pounds Position: Center | Shoots: Left Born: May 26, 2004 Country: United StatesLike first-round pick Cole Eiserman, Bednarik is a product of the U.S.
National Team Development Program and is committed to Boston University next season.Eiserman, who was his linemate at the NTDP last season, was Bednarik’s first phone call after speaking with media Saturday.Known as a 200-foot center, Bednarik models his game after Patrice Bergeron.He had 65 points in 61 games with the NTDP last season.Drafted: Fourth round (115th overall) Height: 6-foot-3 | Weight: 174 pounds Position: Goaltender | Catches: Left Born: April 8, 2003 Country: RussiaGamzin is the first goaltender the Islanders have drafted since 2021, when they took Tristan Lennox in the third round.He plays for the same club, CSKA Moscow, that produced Ilya Sorokin and worked with current AHL goalie coach Sergei Naumovs last season.
Gamzin split his time between the KHL and the lower-level VHL last season, making 13 starts for CSKA Moscow with a .937 save percentage.Drafted: Fifth round (147th overall) Height: 6-foot-6 | Weight: 212 pounds Position: Goaltender | Catches: Left Born: Sept.28, 2005 Country: SwedenThis marked the first draft in which the Islanders took two goaltenders since 2...