Stars make five selections in 2020 NHL Draft

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill and Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell concluded the 2020 NHL Draft by selecting four players on Wednesday. Below is a review of all five of the selections from the two-day draft.

Mavrik Bourque - Center (First Round, 30th Overall)

Bourque, 18, has one assist in two games played for Shawinigan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) this season. In 2019-20, he tied for the team lead with 71 points (29-42=71) for Shawinigan and his 42 assists were tied for 18th in the QMJHL. Amongst QMJHL rookies in 2018-19, his 25 goals tied for the league lead and his 54 points were tied for second.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Plessisville, Quebec skated in five games for Canada at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup where he registered an assist.

Antonio Stranges - Center/Left Wing (Fourth Round, 123rd Overall)

Stranges, 18, completed his second season with London of the Ontario Hockey League in 2019-20 posting 40 points (19-21=40) in 61 games played. As a rookie in 2018-19, he recorded 34 points (13-21=34) in 66 games played. The 34 points were tied for ninth most amongst OHL rookies that season. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound native of Plymouth, Michigan was rated at 56 by NHL Central Scouting among North American skaters.

Daniel Ljungman - Center (Fifth Round, 154th Overall)

Ljungman, 18, has appeared in one game with Linkoping of the SHL this season and hasn't recorded a point. In nines games for the Linkoping J20 National team, he has produced 14 points (10-4=14). The 6-foot, 176-pound native of Uppsala, Sweden appeared in the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup for Sweden where he led the team with five points (4-1=5) and won a bronze medal.

Yevgeni Oksentyuk - Forward (Sixth Round, 162nd Overall)

Oksentyuk, 19, has appeared in six games for Yunost Minsk in Belaraus this season and has nine penalty minutes. In 2019-20, he was a teammate with Ty Dellandrea in Flint of the OHL and led the team with 78 points (33-45=78) and his +13 plus/minus was tied for third on the team. The 5-foot-8, 163-pound native of Brest, Belarus represented his country at the 2020 World Jr. Championship Division I where he helped them to a second-place finish with seven points (1-6=7) in five games played.

Remi Poirier - Goaltender (Sixth Round, 185th overall)

Poirier, 19, has posted a 1-1-0 record with Gatineau of the QMJHL this season with a 2.88 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. During the 2019-20 regular season, he posted a 19-22-3 record with a 3.49 goals against average and a .900 save percentage. The 6-foot-2, 216-pound native of Farnham, Quebec is playing in his third season with Gatineau.