Johnson, Cogliano Chosen in First Round of NHL Entry Draft
7/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Freshman defenseman Jack Johnson (Ann Arbor, Mich.) took over the distinction as Michigan's highest drafted player in program history when the Carolina Hurricanes selected him third overall at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft on Saturday (July 30). Later in the afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers picked incoming freshman forward Andrew Cogliano (Woodbridge, Ontario) 25th overall, giving Michigan its first pair of players to be chosen in the first round of the draft.
Two other Michigan players were taken deeper into the draft. In the third round, freshman forward Jason Bailey (Nepean, Ontario) was chosen 63rd overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Junior forward T.J. Hensick (Howell, Mich.) went later in the same round to the Colorado Avalanche with the 88th overall pick.
Johnson skated for the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team in 2004-05. Johnson led the squad's defense corps. with a 14-29-43 scoring line to go with 205 penalty minutes. He was also a member of Team USA's gold-medal winning squad at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. He was ranked the fourth-best North American prospect by the NHL's Central Scouting Service.
Cogliano, who had been ranked 63rd in the CSS final rankings, played in 2004-05 for the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Ontario Provincial Hockey League. In 78 combined regular season and playoff games he tallied 63 goals and 91 assists for 154 points. Cogliano was a finalist for the RBC Financial Group/Canadian Junior 'A' Player of the Year award. He was ranked 87th in the mid-term rankings in January.
Bailey played with Johnson on the U.S. NTDP Under-18 team in 2004-05. He had 19 points on seven goals and 12 assists in 53 contests. He also garnered a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. Bailey was ranked 56th by the NHL CSS.
Hensick was U-M's second leading scorer as a sophomore in 2004-05. He set career bests in goals (23) and points (55) while earning West All-America first team honors and All-CCHA first team laurels. His efforts made him one of 10 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists. Ranked 78th by the Central Scouting Service, Hensick was the highest-rated player from the CCHA available in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
When the 2005-06 season commences the Maize and Blue will have 11 players on its bench who have been selected by NHL teams.
Two other Michigan players were taken deeper into the draft. In the third round, freshman forward Jason Bailey (Nepean, Ontario) was chosen 63rd overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Junior forward T.J. Hensick (Howell, Mich.) went later in the same round to the Colorado Avalanche with the 88th overall pick.
Johnson skated for the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team in 2004-05. Johnson led the squad's defense corps. with a 14-29-43 scoring line to go with 205 penalty minutes. He was also a member of Team USA's gold-medal winning squad at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. He was ranked the fourth-best North American prospect by the NHL's Central Scouting Service.
Cogliano, who had been ranked 63rd in the CSS final rankings, played in 2004-05 for the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Ontario Provincial Hockey League. In 78 combined regular season and playoff games he tallied 63 goals and 91 assists for 154 points. Cogliano was a finalist for the RBC Financial Group/Canadian Junior 'A' Player of the Year award. He was ranked 87th in the mid-term rankings in January.
Bailey played with Johnson on the U.S. NTDP Under-18 team in 2004-05. He had 19 points on seven goals and 12 assists in 53 contests. He also garnered a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. Bailey was ranked 56th by the NHL CSS.
Hensick was U-M's second leading scorer as a sophomore in 2004-05. He set career bests in goals (23) and points (55) while earning West All-America first team honors and All-CCHA first team laurels. His efforts made him one of 10 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists. Ranked 78th by the Central Scouting Service, Hensick was the highest-rated player from the CCHA available in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
When the 2005-06 season commences the Maize and Blue will have 11 players on its bench who have been selected by NHL teams.
N O T E S
Taken third overall, Johnson supplants Aaron Ward (1991-93) as the highest drafted U-M player. Ward was chosen fifth overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 1991.
Johnson and Cogliano are the 11th and 12th Michigan players, respectively, to be selected in the first round of the NHL Draft. They are the first U-M duo to be chosen in the first round.
Michigan has had at least one player chosen in the first round in each of the last five drafts and in seven of the last eight.
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