The Buffalo Sabres moved up in the fourth round of the 2019 NHL Draft to select right winger Aaron Huglen out of Roseau High School in Minnesota.
Welcome to the Sabres, Aaron! #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/RHB4cZLsEw
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres)
June 22, 2019 In order to take Huglen with the 102nd overall pick in the draft, the Sabres traded the 122nd overall pick and the 175th pick to the Vancouver Canucks.
Huglen scored 52 points this past season in 24 games for Roseau, while also tacking on 14 points in 28 games with the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League. The 18-year-old is ecpected to play this upcoming season with the Force before starting his collegiate career in 2020-21 with the University of Minnesota.
Standing at 5' 11" and 165-pounds, Huglen is said to be a speedy, skilled forward with the ability to make some big plays like he did in the 2018 Ivan Hlinka Gretzky Cup for the United States:
All the angles of Aaron Huglen's LAX goal for #USA against Canada in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, goal of the summer for sure pic.twitter.com/C1sOpvDSFh
— Paid man gets bored (@cjzero)
August 11, 2018 Huglen is expected to join his new teammate Ryan Johnson (31st overall) with the Golden Gophers for the 2020-21 season.