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The San Jose Sharks selected forward William Eklund with the seventh-overall pick last night.
#SJSharks select forward William Eklund with the 7th overall pick in the 2021 #NHLDraft. pic.twitter.com/C288IkpVZW
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) July 24, 2021
The Sharks were fortunate for Eklund to still be available at seventh overall and this is a really solid pick for the team. It remains to be seen as to how far off Eklund is from making the jump to the NHL, but he does have a high offensive upside.
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