An Austrian is highly traded in the NHL draft

The 18-year-old striker is rated by all experts as a safe candidate for the first round (Friday, 1.00:XNUMX a.m. CEST). Kasper made an impression on scouts with strong performances for the top Swedish club Rögle and in the Austrian national team. The son of former ÖEHV team defender Peter Kasper recorded seven goals and four assists in the regular season in the Swedish league and impressed in the play-off with three goals and assists each. He contributed two goals and four assists to the triumph in the Champions Hockey League. He also showed at the World Cup in Finland that he can assert himself against experienced NHL players. 30 out of 32 clubs showed interest Kasper therefore increased his value over the course of the season and is expected by many experts to be in the top 15. At the NHL Combine in Buffalo, where performance tests and interviews were on the agenda, the Carinthian was interviewed by 30 of the 32 clubs. “It’s generally a cool time right now. “The entire year with Rögle, winning the Champions Hockey League, the World Cup with the national team and now the opportunity to present myself in front of the NHL teams,” explained Kasper. He would be only the fourth Austrian after Thomas Vanek in 2003 (No. 5, Buffalo Sabres), Marco Rossi in 2020 (No. 9, Minnesota Wild) and Michael Grabner in 2006 (No. 14, Vancouver Canucks), whose rights were drafted in the first round of the Drafts are acquired from an NHL club. At the annual draft, the 32 NHL clubs secure the rights to 224 global talents between the ages of 17 and 19.

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An Austrian is highly traded in the NHL draft

The Carinthian Marco Kasper is highly expected for the upcoming draft of the North American ice hockey league NHL in the Bell Center in Montreal.

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