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The 2025 NHL Entry Draft is officially in the books, with 224 players selected across the league over two days.
Per the NHL, players from 17 different countries and 27 different leagues were selected, so maybe it’s not a surprise it felt like the whole thing dragged on forever.
The Bruins made seven selections over the two days, and executed a few small trades as well.
Sky had you covered with individual picks, but get a full rundown on what happened below.
Bruins trades at the 2025 NHL Draft
- The Bruins traded the 69th pick to Montreal in exchange for the 79th and 108th picks.
- The B’s then traded that 108th pick to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Bruins picks in the 2025 NHL Draft
As mentioned above, the B’s made seven selections over six rounds.
1st round, 7th overall: James Hagens, C, Boston College
This was the big pick, and the B’s managed to land a player many around these parts hoped would still be available at #7.
Hagens will be playing his sophomore season at Boston College in the fall.
2nd round, 51st overall: William Moore, C, U.S. National Team Development Program
The 18-year-old Moore checks in at 6’ 3”, 181 lbs. He recorded 59 points (27G-32A) for the USNTDP in 64 games last season.
Moore, an Ontario native, will be heading to Boston College in the fall.
2nd round, 61st overall: Liam Pettersson, D, Växjö Lakers HC
Peterson spent most of last season in Sweden’s U20 league, recording 6G-15A-21PTS totals in 39 games.
He also appeared in five games for Växjö in the Swedish Hockey League, Sweden’s top-flight division.
3rd round, 79th overall: Cooper Simpson, F, Tri-City Storm
Simpson, 18, split last season between high school hockey in Minnesota and the USHL.
He’ll be heading to the University of North Dakota to begin his NCAA career in the fall.
4th round, 100th overall: Vashek Blanar, D, IF Troja-Ljungby
Blanar, 18, split last season between Sweden’s U20 and U18 leagues.
He was born in Colorado, but moved to Czechia. He’s a big kid, checking in at 6’ 4”, 183 pounds…as a reminder, he’s 18.
5th round, 133rd overall: Cole Chandler, F, Shawinigan Cataractes
Chandler recorded 32 points (13G, 19A) in 64 games for the QMJHL’s Cataractes last season.
The Nova Scotia native won gold with Team Canada at the 2025 U17 Hockey Challenge.
6th round, 165th overall: Kirill Yemelyanov, C, Loko Yaroslavl
Yemelyanov is an 18-year-old who spent last season with Loko Yaroslavl, a team that plays in Russia’s U20 league (not to be confused with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL or Loko-76 Yaroslavl of U20 league).
He recored 13G-10A-23PTS in 35 games with Loko last season.
As Sky notes in the piece below, Yemelyanov was rated as the 31st international skater in the final pre-draft rankings, so…there’s some hope for this one.
What’s next for the prospects?
The B’s will kick off their 2025 Development Camp on Monday, with a bit more buzz than prior to the draft after the Hagens pick.
Per Conor Ryan of Boston.com, the B’s anticipate all seven of this year’s selections being available for camp.