Navigating Day 2 of the 2020 Draft

The second day of the 2020 NHL Draft filled out the world map and the development programs of 31 teams Wednesday.
Following Tuesday's first round, six more virtual rounds unfurled over the morning and afternoon here on the West Coast, plenty of time for coffee, lunch and fun facts:

• In all, 217 selections were made, prompting family celebrations for 70 Canada-born players, 52 Americans, 32 Swedes, 24 Russians, 16 Finns, plus eight players from the Czech Republic, four from Germany (two in the first round for the first-time ever), three from Austria (including a first-rounder), two from Belarus and one each from Latvia, Norway and Great Britain (Tristen Robins, forward born in London, UK, not London, Ontario, going No. 56 to the San Jose Sharks).
  + Robins is one of 28 elite amateur Western Hockey League players picked over the last two days, including stars from the Seattle Thunderbirds, Everett Silvertips, Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winter Hawks. Portland gets the nod for the first WHLer picked-the speedy Seth Jarvis to the Carolina Hurricanes at No. 13 overall. The high-scoring forward (98 points in 58 games last season) figures to return to haunt T-Birds and 'Tips fans this season, since any 18-year-old who doesn't make his NHL roster must return to juniors (including the WHL) or play for an amateur college team. Seven WHL players were selected in the opening round.
  + Seattle T-Birds teammates, defenseman Tyrel Bauer and center Matt Rempe, watched the first round of the draft together Tuesday night before meeting up with family for Wednesday. The teammates were picked back-to-back in the sixth round: Bauer was selected by Winnipeg at No. 164 and the New York Rangers picked Rempe at No. 165.
  "We're very excited for Ty and his family," said Bill La Forge, T-Birds general manager by phone Wednesday. "Ty's selection shows teams saw his value both on and off the ice. The competitiveness and leadership he brings are going to be a huge value to the Winnipeg Jets."
  "Matt burst onto the scene this year and was an integral part of hockey club," said T-Birds coach Matt O'Dette. "The work he put in and improvement that followed was eye-popping. To see it culminate into being drafted by the Rangers is fantastic."
  + The Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup last week. This week, they select Spokane center Jack Finley at No. 57 in the second round as their first pick of the 2020 Draft, then tabbed another WHL center, Gage Goncalves of Everett at No. 62 to complete the second round.
  Finley didn't mind the virtual nature of the draft: "It was an awesome experience to be a home with my family. It has been a long wait and to be with a team like Tampa Bay, it is all worth the wait. Being a second-round pick is an honor. There are a lot of names of great players I got drafted around, which is very cool. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what number I get picked, I understand the hard work I have to put in now to make the roster."
  Goncalves started the season not ranked by the NHL Central Scouting bureau, mostly because he scored one goal for the Silvertips two seasons ago. Then he notched 33 scores last season, leading the second-round selection: "It just kind of shows if you put your mind toward something and keep working, if you love it that much you're gonna get there one day. You have to trust the process. You don't really want to look too far ahead, that will spoil things.
  When I got ranked by the NHL in the mid-season rankings last year], that's kind of when I started thinking I could make an impact and get my ranking higher."
  + As the bellwether pick for the WHL, Portland's Seth Jarvis couldn't be more thrilled about his new team and getting to attend training camp with head coach Rod Brind'amour: "This moment is hard to describe, it's something I've dreamed for since I start playing hockey. I'm super pumped to be part of Carolina, they're a great organization and I can't wait to get started. [Coach Brindamour], "He's awesome. You see all those pictures of him, how in shape he is. You hear all these stories about him. He brings a lot of energy and he's going to be someone I'm really drawn to and I can learn a lot from him."
  + Family bloodlines is an NHL tradition. The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wing, both Original Six franchises, picked sons of team executives and former NHL players themselves Wednesday. Boston called the name of Mason Langenbrunner in the fifth round; his dad is the Bruins' Director of Player Development and a former NHL forward. Detroit picked Kienan Draper in the seventh round; his father is Kris Draper, the team's director of amateur scouting and a four-time Stanley Cup-winning player with the Wings.
  + The NHL Public Relations was busy during Day 2, tweeting to remind fans of gems that can discovered in later rounds:
  - Some familiar faces were taken in Round 7 of the [#NHLDraft, all of whom appeared in the 2020 #StanleyCup Final - Joe Pavelski, Anton Khudobin and Ondrej Palat. #NHLStats \
• Some noteworthy active players picked in Round 6 of the #NHLDraft include 40-goal scorers Cam Atkinson and Anders Lee as well as 2018-19 Selke Trophy finalist Mark Stone. #NHLStats
• Notable active players picked in Round 5 of the #NHLDraft include 2014-15 Art Ross Trophy winner @jamiebenn14 as well as U.S. goaltenders @RyanMiller3039 and Connor Hellebuyck, who claimed the Vezina Trophy in 2009-10 and 2019-20, respectively. #NHLStats