Winnipeg Jets select forward Nikolaj Ehlers with ninth overall pick
PHILADELPHIA – The Winnipeg Jets selected forward Nikolaj Ehlers with the ninth overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft on Friday night.
The five-foot-10 176-pound Dane is the first player from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to be selected in the 2014 draft.
Ehlers was fourth in the QMJHL with 104 points (49-55) in 63 games with the Halifax Mooseheads this past season.
The 18-year-old was named rookie of the year and offensive rookie of the year.
Ehlers also had 28 points (11-17) in 16 post-season games.
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