NHL Draft 2019: The Rest of The Big Ten and Upper Midwest

Friday's first round was a big night for the Big Ten.

Five of the nine players with college ties selected in the 2019 NHL Draft's first round will be attending Big Ten programs this fall. That total includes two players apiece from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin, which had the highest drafted player in forward Alex Turcotte, chosen 5th overall by the Los Angeles Kings.

Overall, 19 players at or heading to Big Ten schools were drafted this weekend as all seven programs had at least one player hear their name called.

Additionally, 11 players either attending Upper Midwest schools or from Minnesota and attending schools outside the region were drafted this weekend.

All can be found below. For a summary of the University of Minnesota's NHL Draft weekend, click here.

Big Ten:

Michigan

-Cam York, D, Philadelphia Flyers (Round 1, Pick 14)
-John Beecher, F, Boston Bruins (Round 1, Pick 30)
-Erik Portillo, G, Buffalo Sabres (Round 3, Pick 67)
-Eric Ciccolini, F, New York Rangers (Round 7, Pick 205)

Michigan State

-Joshua Nodler, F, Calgary (Round 5, Pick 150)

Notre Dame

-Trevor Janicke, F, Anaheim Ducks (Round 5, Pick 132)*

Ohio State

-Layton Ahac, D, Vegas Golden Knights (Round 3, Pick 86)

Penn State

-Kevin Wall, F, Carolina Hurricanes (Round 6, Pick 181)

Wisconsin

-Alex Turcotte, F, Los Angeles Kings (Round 1, Pick 5)
-Cole Caufield, F, Montreal Canadiens (Round 1, Pick 15)
-Ryder Donovan, F, Vegas Golden Knights (Round 4, Pick 110)*
-Owen Lindmark, F, Nashville Predators (Round 5, Pick 137)

Upper Midwest:

Minnesota Duluth

-Quinn Olson, F, Boston Bruins (Round 3, Pick 92)
-William Francis, D, Anaheim Ducks (Round 6, Pick 163)

North Dakota

-Shane Pinto, F, Ottawa Senators (Round 2, Pick 32)
-Cooper Moore, D, Detroit Red Wings (Round 5, Pick 128)
-Harrison Blaisdell, F, Winnipeg Jets (Round 5, Pick 134)
-Judd Caulfield, F, Pittsburgh Penguins (Round 5, Pick 145)
-Jake Schmaltz, F, Boston Bruins (Round 7, Pick 192)
-Massimo Rizzo, F, Carolina Hurricanes (Round 7, Pick 216)

Other Minnesotans:

-Bobby Brink, F, Philadelphia Flyers (Round 2, Pick 34) [Minnetonka/Denver]
-Drew Helleson, D, Colorado Avalanche (Round 2, Pick 47) [Farmington/Boston College]
-Ethan Haider, G, Nashville Predators (Round 5, Pick 148) [Maple Grove/Clarkson]

*Minnesotan

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