2016 NHL Draft - 2nd round question

djlm · Post by **djlm** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:17 am

Why did the 2nd round of the draft have 31 picks instead of 30? Penguins drafted Kasper Bjorkqvist with the last pick of the 2nd round at 61 overall. Shouldn't that have been 60th overall????????????

ville5 · Post by **ville5** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:09 am

I'm almost positive there was a compensatory pick, but I know not what for.

ville5 · Post by **ville5** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:13 am

Aha, Arizona pick #53 it was.
* compensatory pick - ARI did not sign 2014 1st-round pick Conner Bleackley (acquired in trade with COL)

djlm · Post by **djlm** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:11 am

But shouldn't that compensatory pick come from Colorado? The NHL just "makes up" a pick in the middle of the round? This rule is new to me.

ville5 · Post by **ville5** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:57 pm

A team that does not sign a first-round draft pick receives a compensatory pick in a future draft upon losing the rights to that player, determined on a case-by-case basis.
That's from NHL.com and all I can find, so I'm not sure of how the slot is determined.

2016 NHL Draft - 2nd round question

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