The New Jersey Devils made history when they selected Nico Hischier from the Halifax Mooseheads at first overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Hischier is not just New Jersey’s first ever first overall selection, but he’s also the first ever Swiss player to go #1 in the NHL Draft. It would be a pick that ended up leading a Devils draft class that had a majority of European-born prospects selected.
This is only the third draft with Ray Shero as General Manager and the second for Paul Castron, who is the team’s Director of Amateur Scouting.