Two Buckeyes Selected in 2020 NHL Entry Draft
10/7/2020 7:58:47 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two future members of the Ohio State men’s hockey program were selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Wednesday. Signees Mason Lohrei was taken in the second round by the Boston Bruins with the 58th overall selection while Jakub Dobeš went in the fifth round at pick No. 136 overall to the Montreal Canadians.
All-time, 55 Buckeyes have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft, with three first round picks (RJ Umberger/No. 16 in 2001, Ryan Kesler/No. 23 in 2003, David Steckel/No. 30 in 2001). Other Buckeye draft picks on the 2020-21 squad include sophomore defenseman Layton Ahac (Vegas) and junior blueliner Ryan O’Connell (Toronto).
Lohrei, who is from Verona, Wis., played for the Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL in 2019-20 and is returning to the team this upcoming season. He had 37 points, with 29 assists, in 48 games in 2019-20. Lohrei played for Culver Military Academy before joining the Gamblers. In 2018-19, he had a 4-23-27 line in 42 games with Culver and also played nine games with Green Bay.
Dobeš, from Vitkovice, Czech Republic, played in 21 games with the Omaha Lancers in the USHL in 2019-20, with a 3.09 goals-against average and .891 save percentage and is slated to return to the Lancers in 2020-21. He saw action in 10 games with the Topeka Pilots in the NAHL, recording a 1.59 goals-against average and .946 save percentage last season. Dobeš played two seasons with the St. Louis AAA Blues and was an All-Metro Hockey selection for De Smet Jesuit High School.
