Wrenn & Shore Selected Back-2-Back In 2nd Round

(above) William Wrenn & Drew Shore have their names appear next to each other on the NHL Draft Board in Montreal on Saturday

University of Denver recruits William Wrenn and Drew Shore were selected in consecutive picks in the 2nd Round today at the NHL Draft. The San Jose Sharks selected Wrenn with the 43rd pick in the draft and Shore went to the Florida Panthers with the 44th pick.

San Jose selected former DU star Matt Carle in the 2nd round back in 2004. Wrenn will try to duplicate Carle's success on the blueline.

There was some hope that the Colorado Avalanche would select Denver native Drew Shore with the 33rd pick, but they bypassed the hometown Shore for Canadian Ryan O'Rielly.

"He’s a big right handed centerman off to Denver University next season," Panthers' director of scouting Scott Luce told the team's website just after Shore's selection.

"He’s starting to come into his own as a prospect. He had a good under-18 tourney this past April. He needs to work on strength and his battle down low. But he’s a driven guy and wants to be a hockey player. He going to to great program in Denver...more than likely he’ll turn pro before he graduates."