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Smilanic Featured in Local, National Media After NHL Draft

10/9/2020 3:48:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Bobcats First Year Forward Highlighted Following 74th Overall Selection

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac men's ice hockey first year forward Ty Smilanic (Denver, Colorado) was featured in various local and national media publications following his selection as the 74th Overall Pick in the 3rd Round by the Florida Panthers in the 2020 NHL Draft.

Click on the links below to read what media outlets had to say about Ty Smilanic.

- NHL draft grades 2020: Best picks, value steals, more for all 31 teams by Chris Peters (ESPN)
- Colorado native Ty Smilanic selected 74th by the Florida Panthers by Mike Chambers (Denver Post)
- UConn's Kuznetsov drafted by Calgary, Quinnipiac's Smilanic goes to Florida in NHL Draft by Jim Fuller (New Haven Register)
- Avalanche selects four forwards on Day 2 of NHL draft; Elizabeth's Smilanic goes to Florida Panthers by Mike Chambers (Denver Post)
- Territory Talk: The Panthers Podcast by Florida Panthers
- Florida Panthers Select Eight Playesr During Day 2 of 2020 NHL Draft by Florida Panthers
- Six Incoming Players Selected in NHL Entry Draft by ECAC Hockey
- Quinnipiac's Ty Smilanic selected by Florida Panthers in NHL Draft by Jacob Resnick (Q30 Sports)

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