Los Angeles, Calif. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - After trading their second-round pick in order to acquire defenseman Conor Timmins from the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Buffalo Sabres didn't make their first selection of Day 2 of the 2025 NHL Draft until the third round.
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With the 71st overall selection, the Sabres, once again, looked to the blue line to select defenseman David Bedkowski from the Owen Sound Attack in the Ontario Hockey League.
After selecting 6-foot-6, right-shot defenseman Radim Mrtka with their first-round selection (ninth overall) on Friday night, the Sabres went for another big defensemen in Bedkowski, who stands 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds.
In 35 games with the Attack last season, Bedkowski totaled three goals and seven assists for 10 points, while also totaling 73 penalty minutes as a physical defenseman that can drop the gloves.
Here is what Elite Prospects says about Bedkowski:
"To say he has a 'mean streak' would be an understatement. Bedkowski punishes. He hurts, retaliates, beats down, knocks, and crushes opponents with open-ice hits and bone-rattling contact along the boards. Bedkowski flashes confidence in the attacking zone, too. He joins the rush, one-touches passes, beats forecheckers with his feet, and occasionally unloads one-timers from the blue line."
The Sabres will make their next selection in the fourth round with the 103rd overall pick.