They don’t just play football and basketball at Ohio State, the hockey program is pretty good too.
In case you lost track — and really who could blame you with everything going on — the 2020 NHL Draft took place Wednesday night. And amid all the pomp and virtual circumstance, there were two future Buckeye hockey players taken.
Signees Mason Lohrei was taken by the Boston Bruins in the second as the No. 58 overall selection, and he was followed by Jakub Dobeš, who went in the fifth round at pick No. 136 overall to the Montreal Canadians.
According to a release from Ohio State, that makes 55 Ohio State players that have been taken all-time in the NFL entry draft. Of those, three were taken in the first round — R.J. Umburger in 2001 at No. 16, Ryan Kesler at No. 23 in 201, and David Steckel at No. 30, also in 2001.
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— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) October 8, 2020
Since these are future Ohio State players, the university provided a little background on the two.