Las Vegas native gets picked by Flyers in NHL draft

The Vegas Golden Knights front office contemplates their next move during the NHL hockey draft at Sphere on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

By Ben Gotz / Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 29, 2024 - 12:38 pm

The first NHL draft in Las Vegas became extra special for one local player.

Las Vegas native Austin Moline, a 6-foot-4-inch defenseman, was taken 205th overall in the seventh round by the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday at Sphere. The 18-year-old spent the last three years playing at Shattuck-St. Mary’s boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota. He scored 35 points in 57 games last season.

Moline was ranked as the 181st North American skater before the draft by NHL Central Scouting. He will attempt to join Gage Quinney and become the second Nevada-born player to appear in the league.

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