Brooks Rogowski of Brighton was a potential first-round NHL draft pick, but had to get a good night's sleep and return to KeyBank Center in Buffalo in hopes of hearing his name called.
He didn't have to wait much longer.
Rogowski was the first pick of the second round, going 33rd overall to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, June 27 about 13 hours after the first round ended the previous night.
In an area which cranks out hockey talent, no player from Livingston County has been selected higher in the NHL Draft than Rogowski.
Andy Hilbert of Howell was chosen 37th overall as a second-round pick of Boston in 2000. He went on to play 307 NHL games. Jon Merrill of Brighton was taken 38th overall as a second-round pick by New Jersey in 2010. He played 682 NHL games.
He didn't have to wait much longer.
Rogowski was the first pick of the second round, going 33rd overall to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, June 27 about 13 hours after the first round ended the previous night.
In an area which cranks out hockey talent, no player from Livingston County has been selected higher in the NHL Draft than Rogowski.
Andy Hilbert of Howell was chosen 37th overall as a second-round pick of Boston in 2000. He went on to play 307 NHL games. Jon Merrill of Brighton was taken 38th overall as a second-round pick by New Jersey in 2010. He played 682 NHL games.
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