Nesbitt, Bear and Paupanekis drafted by National Hockey League clubs – Windspeaker.com

July 2, 2025

Three First Nations teens were among those selected in this year’s National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft.

And two of those players didn’t have to wait long to hear their names called at the two-day event, which was held in Los Angeles and concluded on June 28.

Jack Nesbitt, a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, was chosen in the first round, 12th over-all, by the Philadelphia Flyers.

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