PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired several new players and traded right winger Beau Bennett to the New Jersey Devils during Day 2 of the 2016 NHL Draft Saturday. %
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Bennett was traded for a 77th overall pick, which the Penguins used to select defenseman Connor Hall from Kitchener of the Ontario Hockey League.
Pittsburgh also selected on Saturday goaltender Filip Gustavsson with the 55th overall pick and forward Kasper Bjorkqvist with the 61st overall pick.
The Penguins continued their draft selections with defenseman Ryan Jones as the 121st overall pick and defenseman Niclas Almari as the 151st overall pick. The team’s final selection, at 181 overall, was defenseman Joe Masonius.
The #Pens 2016 NHL Draft class includes:
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