The NHL Ottawa Senators have drafted WHL Kelowna Rockets defenceman Lassi Thomson.
Thomson was selected 19th overall by the Senators in the first round.
The 18-year-old Finnish hockey player stepped up his game playing for the Rockets after being cut from the Finnish world junior team in December.
NHL Central Scouting ranked the right-shot defenceman 14th overall for this year’s draft.
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