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There was no one specific need for the Maine Nordiques during the North American Hockey League’s Entry Draft on Wednesday, with the Nordiques instead selecting four defensemen, two forwards and a goaltender.
The team only made seven picks in the 20-round draft, with 23 players already on the organization’s 30-man protected list prior to the draft.
“We tried to add to our depth, acquire talent, we made picks for different reasons,” Maine Nordiques coach Nolan Howe said. “Whether it’s impact (players), whether it’s guys we want to see progress through the (Maine Nordiques) Academy. We utilized the draft in many different ways, depending on the situation.”
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Maine scored twice in the first period and added another goal in the third period to notch a 3-2 win over Maryland in a North American Hockey League contest at the Ice World Arena in Edgewood, Maryland.
“When they scored on us to spoil the shutout (on Monday), it was the best thing that could have happened to us,” Maine Nordiques associate head coach Matt Pinchevsky said. “It put our team in the right frame of mind and focused on what they came to do on a different, completely different day.”
The win puts the Nordiques (18-9-1, 37 points) in first place in the East Division, two points ahead of the Johnstown Tomahawks while the third-place Black Bears (12-8-5, 29 points) fall eight points back of the Nordiques.