Saturday, June 27, 2015

Three Terriers Selected in Second Round of Draft--UPDATED

Rising sophomore AJ Greer and incoming freshmen Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson and Jordan Greenway were selected in the second round of the NHL draft. Greer was selected by Colorado with the 39th pick, JFK was picked by the Bruins at #45 and Greenway was tabbed by Minnesota with the 50th selection. 2016 recruit John McDermott was not drafted but will be eligible for next June's draft.

●  USCHO: 48-hour celebration for four BU players   
●  NHL.com 2nd round selections
●  GoTerriers.com: Four picks in top 50;  History of BU draft picks in NHL Entry Draft
●  Daily Free Press report on BU draft picks

► Terrier Head Coach David Quinn and BC’s Jerry York appear on the NHL Network draft coverage to promote the collegiate path for player development  

► Forsbacka-Karlsson and Greer employed their bilingual skills in media meetings after their respective selections. JFK answered questions for Swedish media while AJ did the same with Quebec-based media.

Greer
One of the youngest players in college hockey last season, Greer scored three goals and four assists for BU. He worked his way up from the fourth line to the second line and delivered a key goal in the Terriers' win over North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinal--a one-time blast.

●  NHL.com video interview
●  Denver Post: Avs draft picks
● The Hockey News: Colorado goes with big-time upside

Forsbacka-Karlsson
The Stockholm native led USHL Omaha in scoring with 53 points, despite missing 10 games. He also earned co-MVP honors at the USHL's Prospect Game.

Video highlights

●  NHL.com video interview

Greenway
Greenway completed his second year in the USA Hockey NTDP program, along with fellow 2015 recruit Charlie McAvoy, scoring 44 points in 53 games, helping the U18 win the IIHF World U18 gold medal.
 Video highlights
 
● NHL.com video interview
● NHL.com  20 questions for Jordan Greenway

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Development camp news
Online reports indicate that rising senior and undrafted free agent Ahti Oksanen will participate in the New York Rangers development camp. The Finnish wing’s 25 goals last season was second only to Jack Eichel’s 26 for BU and was sixth best in Division 1. Also invited to the Blueshirts' camp is sophomore goalie Connor Lacouvee.

2017 recruit Kole Sherwood has been invited to the Columbus Blue Jackets development camp along with older brother Kiefer, who will play at Miami.  The younger Sherwood will spend the next two seasons at USHL Youngstown after scoring 48 points in 31 games for the Ohio Blue Jackets U18s.

Looking ahead
2017 recruit Patrick Harper scored a hat trick to lead Team Kelly to an 8-2 win in first day action at the USA Hockey Select 17 tournament in Williamsville, N.Y. The 5'8" center who led Avon Old Farms in scoring with a 20-27-47 line as a sophomore, scored a pair of short-hand goals and one power play goal. Fellow 2017 recruit Hank Crone recorded an assist for Team Red in a 6-2 win.


Looking back
Eric Gryba, hard-hitting blueliner on BU’s 2009 national championship team, has been traded by Ottawa to Edmonton. A Saskatoon native, Gryba had completed his third season with Senators, registering 12 assists, 97 penalty minutes and a plus-11.  Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli, who previously held the same post for the Bruins, was familiar with Gryba from his college years and playing the same division as the Bruins.



“This is definitely an opportunity for me to play, and play a lot,” Gryba said. “Plus I am coming into a situation where there’s been a lot of changes. It’s going to be a new situation for a lot of players.”

● NHL.com report
● Edmonton Journal report; Gryba’s heavy game
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