Coyotes take Janis Jerome-Moser No. 60 overall in 2nd round of NHL Draft
Jul 24, 2021, 5:07 PM | Updated: 5:28 pm
(Twitter Photo/@ArizonaCoyotes)
(Twitter Photo/@ArizonaCoyotes)
A busy Saturday at the NHL Draft continued for the Arizona Coyotes, who selected defenseman Janis Jerome-Moser with the No. 60 overall pick in the second round.
Moser, a 21-year old lefty, played for EHC Biel-Bienne in his home country of Switzerland.
Welcome to Arizona, Janis Jérôme-Moser. 🇨🇭 pic.twitter.com/zNDluSKufK
— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) July 24, 2021
An offensive-minded defenseman, Moser is the No. 25-rated European skater according to EliteProspects.com among draft eligible prospects.
In 2020-21, he played 58 games for his club and country, tallying nine goals and 24 assists.
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Moser was Arizona’s third draft pick of the day, joining No. 37 overall pick in forward Josh Doan — the son of former team captain Shane Doan — and No. 43 overall pick in LW Ilya Fedotov.
They join forward Dylan Guenther, the ninth overall pick, in the Coyotes draft class.
Arizona made a number of moves this week, including trading captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson and forward Conor Garland to the Vancouver Canucks.
The Coyotes have a total of seven picks on the second day of the NHL Draft.
