The Islanders are without a first-round pick for the first time since 2017 and are without a pick in either the first or second rounds for the first time since 2007. With the acquisition of center Jean-Gabriel Pageau from the Ottawa Senators at the NHL Trade Deadline on Feb. 24, the Isles exchanged a conditional first-round pick and the club's second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
The first-rounder was officially sent to Ottawa, as the Isles defeated the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Qualifying Round.
Last year, the Islanders drafted in Rounds 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7. Their 2019 NHL Draft class featured:
Simon Holmstrom (R1, P23):winger, HV71 of Sweden's SuperElit League
Samuel Bolduc (R2, P57):defenseman, Blainville-Boisbriand of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Reece Newkirk (R5, P147): center, Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League's (WHL)
Felix Bibeau (R6, P178): center, Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL
Cole Coskey (R7, P209): winger, Saginaw Spirit Ontario Hockey League's (OHL).
In the last five years, the Isles have selected five players each from the QMJHL, USHL, and WHL, four players from the NTDP, three players from Sweden and the OHL, two players from each Russia and Finland and one player from the Czech and Mid-Atlantic Hockey league.
Of the 31 players selected in the last five years, seven have suited up for the organization: Sebastian Aho, Mathew Barzal, Anthony Beauvillier, Kieffer Bellows, Noah Dobson, Otto Koivula and Oliver Wahlstrom.
Tune in to NBCSN for full coverage of the first round of 2020 NHL Draft and NHL Network for rounds two through seven. Stay updated regarding the Islanders Draft picks via Twitter
