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Plugging more holes Penguins pick seven more players to wrap up NHL DraftPosted: Sunday June 22, 2003 7:20 PMPITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins added seven players Sunday on the second day of the NHL Draft. Paul Bissonette (121st pick overall) is a 6-foot-2 1/2, 211-pound, defenseman from Welland, Ontario, picked in the fourth round. He was rated 59th overall by NHL Central Scouting. Fifth-round pick Evgeni Isakov (161st) is a 6-1, 196-pound left wing from Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Sixth-round pick Lukas Bolf (169th) is a 6-1, 189-pound defenseman from Vrchlabi, Czech Republic, who played for Sparta in Czech Junior League. He had three goals and nine points with 18 penalty minutes in 22 games for the Sparta junior team. In the seventh round, the Penguins added Andy Chiodo (199th), a 5-11, 192-pound goalie from Toronto St. Michaels (OHL) and Stephen Dixon (229th), a 5-11 1/2, 185-pound center for Cape Breton in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Chiodo originally was drafted by the New York Islanders in the sixth round in 2001 with the 166th pick overall, but they did not sign him. He played for St. Michaels for three years and re-entered the draft this year. Dixon played two seasons at Cape Breton and was among its top scorers with 28 goals and 70 points in 72 games in 2002-03. Eighth-round pick Joe Jensen (232nd) is a 5-11, 180-pound center who played for St. Cloud State. He had nine goals and 18 points in 37 games. Ninth-round pick Matt Moulson (263rd) is a 6-1, 195-pound left winger who played for Cornell University. Moulson played in 33 games and picked up 13 goals, 23 points and 22 penalty minutes as a freshman. |
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