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EDMONTON Two Edmonton Oil Kings players were selected early in the first round of the 2021 National Hockey League entry draft Friday evening. Forward Dylan Guenther was picked ninth and goaltender Sebastian Cossa was drafted 15
th overall on the first day of the draft. The Arizona Coyotes selected Guenther using their first-round selection. The Edmonton native finished this past season with 12 goals and assists and ranked first among all Western Hockey League (WHL) players in points per-game. Guenther has played 78 career games with the Oil Kings and represented Canada at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championships where he helped the team achieve a gold medal. In seven tournament games he recorded three goals and four assists.
Red Wings trade up with Stars to select Sebastian Cossa at No. 15
Sebastian Cossa has been one of the best goalies in the WHL over each of the past two seasons. (Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oil Kings) | July 23, 2021, 9:57 PM
July 23, 2021, 9:57 PM
The Detroit Red Wings traded the 23rd pick along with selections No. 48 and No. 138 to the Dallas Stars in exchange for No. 15 and selected Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Sebastian Cossa.
Cossa posted a .921 save percentage in 33 games as a rookie to finish tied for third-best in the WHL before the pandemic paused play in 2019-20.
The six-foot-six, 210-pound netminder of Fort McMurray, Alta., followed that up in 2020-21 with a WHL-best .941 save percentage in 19 starts.
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Prince Albert Raiders blueliner Nolan Allan and Winnipeg Ice forward Rhys Raeside battle for the puck at the Brandt Centre in Regina earlier this season.
For the second year in a row, the Prince Albert Raiders have had a player selected in the opening round of the NHL Draft.
With the final pick of Friday’s first round, the Chicago Blackhawks used the 32nd selection to take blueliner Nolan Allan.
The 18-year-old from Davidson had been projected by many to be picked between the late second round and early fourth round of Saturday’s portion of the draft.
NHL Draft: Wings, Wild trade up for goalies Sebastian Cossa, Jesper Wallstedt
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The Detroit Red Wings swapped three picks in the NHL Draft to get the No. 15 pick from the Dallas Stars, which they used to snag the first goalie of 2021 in Sebastian Cossa. It was the first in-draft trade of the night.
Detroit gave up their No. 23, 48 and 138 picks for 17-year-old Cossa of the WHL s Edmonton Oil Kings. In 19 games in his second season with Edmonton, the Canadian had a 0.941 save percentage and 1.57 goals-against average. We think [Cossa s] got a chance to be a really good goaltender in the NHL, Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman said. As you know, yesterday we acquired Alex Nedeljkovic, 25-year-old goaltender.