MONTREAL – Current and future members of the Northeastern men's ice hockey team were selected on Friday in the 2022 NHL Entry Level draft, with two going early in the second round - incoming freshman Cam Lund was taken 34th overall by the San Jose Sharks, making him the 73^rd Husky to be drafted to the NHL. Sophomore center Jack Hughes went just a few picks later at pick number 51 to the Los Angeles Kings, making him the 74th Husky to be drafted.

Lund's no. 34 pick is the highest a Husky has gone in the draft since Jamie Oleksiak was drafted by the Dallas Stars in 2011 with the 14^th overall pick in the first round. With two second-round selections, it's the first draft in program history where two Huskies were selected before the third round.



Cam Lund - 2nd Round, 34th overall pick - San Jose Sharks
Lund comes to Northeastern this upcoming season from the Green Bay Gamblers and the US National U18 team - with Green Bay he tallied 26 goals, 25 assists for 51 points in his two seasons. For the U18 team he appeared in one game tallying one assist.


Jack Hughes - 2nd Round, 51st overall pick - Los Angeles Kings
In his rookie campaign with the Huskies, Jack Hughes finished eighth on the team with 16 total points, and tied for fifth with seven goals. Hughes tallied his first career multi-point game to end the first semester with two goals and an assist vs. #13 Providence. His most impactful point came with just over 10 seconds left in the regular season, finding Aidan McDonough camped out in front of the net to take all three points from Merrimack College, securing Northeastern's first-ever Hockey East Regular Season Championship.


Hunter McDonald - 6th Round, 165th overall pick - Philadelphia Flyers
From the Chicago Steel, McDonald is a 6'4" defenseman with one goal and three assists in 21 games played. Prior to his time with the Steel, McDonald played two seasons for the Omaha Lancers appearing in 69 games with 15 points and a +29 rating.


Jackson Dorrington - 6th Round, 176th overall pick - Vancouver Canucks
Playing his USHL hockey with the Des Moines Buccaneers, and with two appearances for the USA U17 team, this defenseman will also join the Huskies in the 2022-23 season as a freshman - in 41 games with Des Moines, he tallied three goals and eight assists for 11 points.

"This weekend's Draft is evidence of the continued upward trajectory of the Northeastern men's ice hockey program," says Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Madigan. "Northeastern has transformed itself into one of the top player development programs in college hockey, and credit to head coach Jerry Keefe and his staff for identifying players who view Northeastern as the place to take their game and education to the next level. Congratulations to all of the current and future Huskies drafted this weekend, and we look forward to seeing them represent the Red and Black!"  

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