The Comets forward was selected by Seattle in the 20th place in the NHL draft, Bedard is the first pick

Czech hockey forward Eduard Šalé was selected 20th by Seattle at the NHL draft in Nashville. The 18-year-old player is a member of Kometa Brno, in whose squad he fully established himself in the past season. No other Czech was selected in the 1st round of the draft. As expected, 17-year-old Canadian forward Connor Bedard from Regina, who was chosen by Chicago, became the overall number one pick of this year’s youth selection.