DK Pittsburgh Sports · Jul 8, 2022
Penguins pick big defenseman Pickering in first round
Owen Pickering is drafted by the Penguins in the first round of the draft in Montreal on Thursday.MONTREAL -- The Penguins went big with their first-round pick on Day 1 of the draft Thursday in Montreal.
The Penguins selected left-handed defenseman Owen Pickering out of the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. It was the first time that the Penguins have drafted a defenseman in the first round since taking both Derrick Pouliot and Olli Maatta in the first round a decade ago.
It was Kris Letang who had the honor of announcing the pick for the Penguins in his hometown of Montreal, fresh off of signing his six-year, $36.6 million contract extension earlier that day.