For their first-round selection, the Dallas Stars may have chosen the best player available – even if he isn’t the elite forward talent many fans were hoping for.
Mississauga Steelheads left-handed defenseman Thomas Harley (no, not Harley Thomas) earned 11 goals and 47 assists in 68 games. At 17 years of age, he’s the Steelheads’ No. 1 defender, and his stock has risen considerably over the past season – from not even getting an invitation to Hockey Canada’s U18 selection camp to logging top minutes in April’s IIHF U18 World Championships.
With the 18th overall pick in the 2019 #NHLDraft, the @DallasStars select defencemen Thomas Harley.