The United States National Development Team continued its record-setting success on Day 2 of the NHL Draft on Saturday. Nine more players from the USNDT were selected on Day 2 of the draft held in Vancouver, setting a record of 17 players total taken over the two days.
The previous record was 13, a mark set in 2006 and 2007. Led by No. 1 overall pick Jack Hughes, an 18-year-old who was selected by the New Jersey Devils, the USNDT had eight players picked in the first round — the most first-rounders ever selected from one team.
Alex Vlasic was the first of nine selected Saturday, taken at No. 43 of the second round by the Chicago Blackhawks. Defenseman Drew Helleson went to the Colorado Avalanche at No. 47. “We had a ton of success this past year with our team and that definitely contributes to it,” Vlasic said. “We had an incredible amount of talented players on our team and we’re all so close. I think that’s why we did so well this year.”
Three defensemen — Domenick Fensore, Henry Thrun, and Case McCarthy — would go next. “From what I saw, the way they really are teammates and friends first and foremost, and they push each other,” USA Hockey executive director Pat Kelleher said. “They push each other in a great competitive way and in a great environment. They genuinely care for each other and want to see each other get better.”
Overall, 59 Americans were selected over the seven rounds of the draft. Meanwhile, for the first time in 33 years, no players from the Ontario Hockey League went in the top 10.
The OHL ended up with 25 players taken, down from 35 last year. The first to hear his named called Saturday was forward Arthur Kaliyev, selected at No. 33 by the Los Angeles Kings, the second pick of Saturday.
Kaliyev had expected to be drafted in the first round. “It was hard (Friday), but I think I’m just going to try to prove those teams made a mistake and try to be the best that I can,” said Kaliyev, who had 102 points (51 goals, 51 assists) in 67 games with Hamilton of the OHL.
The Carolina Hurricanes made 11 picks on Saturday, totaling an NHL-high 12 selections overall. 
“The more swings you get, the more chances you have at getting some hits,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said. Jeremy Michel was chosen with the 217th and final pick on Saturday by the St. Louis Blues.

subban and Marleau dealt in separate salary dumps
A pair of three-time all stars, PK Subban and Patrick Marleau were traded in separate deals on Saturday that will provide their former teams with extra salary cap space to go after free agents.
The Nashville Predators traded 30-year-old defenceman Subban to the New Jersey Devils for two players and two draft picks. The Toronto Maple Leafs dealt veteran centre Marleau to the Carolina Hurricanes for a sixth-round pick in 2020. Carolina also gets a future first round pick and a future seventh round pick.
The Predators received defencemen Steven Santini and Jeremy Davies plus a second-round and a sixth round draft pick. A former Norris Trophy winner as the league’s top defenceman and three-time All-Star, Subban scored nine goals and 22 assists in 63 games during his third season with Nashville in 2018-19. 
In 645 career games, Subban has 310 assists and 408 points with the Montreal Canadiens and Predators. He has three years remaining on an eight-year, $72 million contract he signed in 2014. The move is expected to free up about $9 million in salary cap space for Nashville. 
Marleau is part of the league’s elite 500 goal club, scoring 551 career goals in 1,657 NHL games. He finished with 16 goals and 37 points for Toronto last season.
A three-time all star and a former second-overall draft pick in 1997, Marleau signed as a free agent with Toronto in 2017.