Neil Best told me that NBC is talking to former Islanders Coach/GM/Coach Again/Coach for a short time/GM Mike Milbury about filling Brett Hull’s arrogant ass in the NBC studio chair with Clement and Ferraro. Would be a good move for NBC if they could do it.
Here are the rest of the locals Day 2 Draft Picks:
New Jersey
| 57 | N.J | MIKE HOEFFEL | 4/9/1989 | North Oaks, MN | US | 6′ 2″ | 186 | USDP | USA U-18 | W | L |
| 79 | N.J (from CGY) |
NICK PALMIERI | 7/12/1989 | Utica, NY | US | 6′ 2″ | 212 | OHL | ERIE | RW | R |
| 87 | N.J | CORBIN MCPHERSON | 9/7/1988 | Folsom, CA | US | 6′ 4″ | 210 | BCHL | COWICHAN VALLEY | D | R |
| 117 | N.J | MATT HALISCHUK | 6/1/1988 | Toronto, ON | CA | 5′ 10″ | 173 | OHL | KITCHENER | RW | R |
| 177 | N.J | VILI SOPANEN | 10/21/1987 | Valkeala, Finland | FI | 6′ 4″ | 209 | FINLAND | PELICANS | W | R |
| 207 | N.J | RYAN MOLLE | 1/29/1989 | Winnipeg, MB | CA | 6′ 2″ | 190 | WHL | SWIFT CURRENT | D |
NY Rangers
| 17 | NYR | ALEXEI CHEREPANOV | 1/15/1989 | Barnaul, Russia | RU | 6′ 1″ | 183 | RUSSIA | OMSK | RW | L |
| 48 | NYR | ANTOINE LAFLEUR | 12/12/1988 | Gatineau, QC | CA | 6′ 4″ | 186 | QMJHL | PEI | G | L |
| 138 | NYR | MAX CAMPBELL | 12/21/1988 | Strathroy, ON | CA | 6′ 0″ | 170 | WJRB | STRATHROY | C | L |
| 168 | NYR | CARL HAGELIN | 8/23/1988 | Sodertalje, Sweden | SE | 5′ 11″ | 176 | SWE-JR. | SODERTALJE JR. | LW | L |
| 193 | NYR (from MTL) |
DAVID SKOKAN | 12/6/1988 | Poprad, Slovakia | SK | 6′ 0″ | 191 | QMJHL | RIMOUSKI | C | L |
| 198 | NYR | DANNY HOBBS | 6/21/1989 | Ottawa, ON | CA | 5′ 11″ | 178 | USHL | OHIO | C/RW | L |
NY Islanders
| 62 | NYI (from PHI) |
MARK KATIC | 5/9/1989 | Timmins, ON | CA | 5′ 9″ | 180 | OHL | SARNIA | D | L |
| 76 | NYI | JASON GREGOIRE | 2/24/1989 | Winnipeg, MB | CA | 5′ 10″ | 175 | USHL | LINCOLN | LW | L |
| 106 | NYI | MAXIM GRATCHEV | 9/26/1988 | Novosibirsk, Russia | RU | 5′ 10″ | 196 | QMJHL | RIMOUSKI | LW | L |
| 166 | NYI | BLAKE KESSEL | 4/13/1989 | Madison, WI | US | 6′ 0″ | 210 | USHL | WATERLOO | D | R |
| 196 | NYI | SIMON LACROIX | 5/29/1989 | Ottawa, ON | CA | 6′ 1″ | 172 | QMJHL | SHAWINIGAN | D | R |
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