NHL Draft Preview/Drinking Game

The NHL draft takes place this weekend in Chicago and as usual Boston University is expected to have numerous picks in the first round and 5-6 picks throughout the course of the draft. Rising sophomore goalie Jake Oettinger, who will probably get robbed of the Richter this year because dumb people love Joe Woll even though Oettinger is the better goalie in every statistical category, is expected to be a late first round pick. Shane Bowers, an incoming freshman, is also expected to be a late first round pick. The other expected draft picks for the Terriers include defensemen David Farrance(3rd-4th), Cam Crotty(3rd-5th) and Kasper Kotkansalo(3rd-5th). When these three are drafted BU will have 7 defensemen drafted by NHL teams on their roster which is more than the Bruins currently have on their roster(6). There is also a strong chance all seven of these picks are drafted in the 5th round or higher.

A tough hit for the Eagles: Eeli Tolvanen, a likely first round pick tomorrow, has received a thumbs down from the BC admissions department.

— USHR (@USHRhockey) June 23, 2017

More of the Same

BU added two more high end recruits today with '98 forward Patrick Harper(Avon) and '99 dman David Farrance(Syracuse Stars U16).  Harper is undersized for his position but joins fellow high skill forwards Hank Crone, Clayton Keller, and Kiefer Bellows. They are all projected to join dman Vas Kolias and '97 forward Johnny McDermott in the 2016 class. Harper is reported to have great hands and be a great competitor on the puck.

Extremely proud and excited to announce that I have committed to play my college hockey at Boston University #Goterriers #BU
— Patrick Harper (@Pharper_88) September 12, 2014