The Washington Capitals made six selections in the 2021 NHL Draft. Let’s take a look at each player they selected and learn more about them.
Vincent Iorio, 2nd Round, 55th overall
The Capitals used their first draft selection to take Vincent Iorio, a right handed defenseman. He has good size listed at six foot three and 191 pounds and has a two way game. He is from Brandon of the WHL and has three seasons of experience under his belt in that league. Overall, this was a good selection by the Caps, who loaded up their defensive prospect pool with four blueliners.
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Brent Johnson, 3rd Round, 80th overall
He doesn’t know if his parents named him after the former backup Caps netminder and current TV analyst but what we do know is that Brent Johnson was an easy steal at the third round. He was ranked higher than Iorio so he basically fell into the Caps lap despite them trading down with the New York Rangers to gain a pick.
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Johnson scored 11 goals and 32 points with Sioux Falls and will be attending college at the University of North Dakota this upcoming season. These two defensemen were very good steals by the Caps.