Thursday, April 25, 2024
52.0°F

No Chiefs picked in NHL draft

| June 27, 2010 9:00 PM

LOS ANGELES - A total of 43 Western Hockey League players were selected in the seven-round NHL Entry Draft which concluded Tuesday, but none were Spokane Chiefs.

The top two picks were Portland Winterhawks - Ryan Johansen, who went to the Columbus Blue Jackets with the fourth overall pick, and Nino Niederreiter, who went to the New York Islanders with the next pick.