First round

17. David Rundblad, defenseman: Click here to read profile

Second round

48. Brett Ponich, defenseman: Click here to read profile

Jarmo Kekalainen says: “Big huge kid, almost 6-7, move the puck, see the ice, he’s very raw right now. Gotta be patient, it’s a long process. He needs to get stronger, but he has tremendous upside in our opinion.”

Third round

78. Sergei Andronov, right winger: Click here to read profile

Kekalainen says: “Andronov is a guy I really like. I loved him in World Juniors. He played on the first line with Russian team with (Nikita) Filatov. He’s played two years in the Russian Elite League already. I think he’s just a really good all-around player, and the only reason he isn’t higher is because he’s a 1989 (birth).

“He’s just one of those guys that didn’t develop or get visible until he was 20. It happens with a lot of European guys, especially European guys. In the under-20 team, he was the player that I noticed right away in the tournament. I followed him all year. Like I said, two solid years in the Russian elite league, that’s pretty good.”

Fourth round

108: Tyler Shattock, right winger: Click here to read profile

Kekalainen says:

“A physical forward, big kid, 30 goals. He’s a guy that went through the draft probably because he was hurt his draft year. He was out for a while his draft year. He had a great start to the year last year and then he got hurt. That was probably the biggest reason he was passed on last year. Thirty goals this year, 6-3, can hit, play physical.”

Sixth round

168: David Shields, defenseman: Click here to read profile

Kekalainen says:

“Shields is a good defensive defenseman that we think has a lot of hockey smarts. He was one of the big reasons why Erie got better and better toward the end of the year. Very steady, simple, puck-moving defensive defenseman with good size.”

Seventh round

202: Max Tardy, center: Click here to read profile

*This pick was acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2010.

Kekalainen says:

“We’ve got a scout in Minnesota (Mike Antonovich) that’s had a lot of success with the players that we have on our team like David Backes and T.J. Oshie. Mike Antonovich knows Max Tardy inside and out, he believes in him and that’s why we went and got another pick. He believes in that guy. He thinks he’s got a lot of upside and he thinks he’s a steal in the seventh round.”

JR