Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
On the first day of Brocktober, let’s remember how Brock Nelson became a New York Islanders at the 2010 NHL Draft.
If there’s one thing that former New York Islanders GM Garth Snow loved to do, it was package two picks to get a late first-round pick. Under his tenure, he made that trade three times. The first time he pulled that move was at the 2010 draft.
After already selecting Nino Niederreiter with the fifth overall pick earlier, Garth sent Chicago the 35th overall pick and 58th overall pick for the 30th pick at the draft.