June 27, 2009

Four additional incoming Boston College hockey freshmen - forward Kenny Ryan, defenseman Brian Dumoulin, defenseman Philip Samuelsson and defenseman Patrick Wey - were selected in rounds 2-7 (day two) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on Saturday, June 27 at Montreal's Bell Centre.

Coupled with the selection of forward Chris Kreider, a first-round pick (19th overall) of the NY Rangers on Friday, five Boston College freshmen-to-be were drafted.  Each will enroll at Boston College in September 2009 and be eligible to play in the 2009-10 season.

Ryan (Toronto), Dumoulin (Carolina) and Samuelsson (Pittsburgh) were each second-round picks.  Wey was a fourth-round selection of Washington.

Ryan is a 6-foot, 204-pound forward from Franklin Village, Mich.  As a member of the U.S. National U-18 Team Development Program in 2008-09, he registered 36 points - 20 goals and 16 assists - in 49 games.  He was selected 50th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Dumoulin is a 6-foot 3-inch, 197-pound defenseman from Biddeford, Maine.  He earned EJHL Defensive Player of the Year honors as a member of the N.H. Junior Monarchs in 2008-09, totaling 30 points - seven goals and 23 assists.  He was selected 51st overall by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Samuelsson is a 6-foot 3-inch, 198-pound defenseman from Scottsdale, Ariz.  As a member of the Chicago Steel of the USHL last winter, he tallied 22 assists in 54 games.   Samuelsson was selected 61st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Wey is a 6-foot 3-inch, 203-pound defenseman from Pittsburgh, Pa.  He has played each of the last two seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL, registering 34 points - seven goals and 27 assists - in 58 games in 2008-09.  Wey was selected 115th overall by the Washington Capitals.

Boston College will enter the 2009-10 campaign with 11 players on its roster who have been selected in the NHL Draft.

Current Eagles Drafted By NHL Teams
	Pos.	Name	           Team/Round/Year 
	F	Cam Atkinson	   Columbus/6th/2008
	F      Paul Carey         Colorado/5th/2007
        D	Tommy Cross	   Boston/2nd/2007
	D	Brian Dumoulin	   Carolina/2nd/2009
	F	Jimmy Hayes	   Toronto/2nd/2008
	F	Chris Kreider	   NY Rangers/1st/2009
	F	Ben Smith	   Chicago/6th/2008
	F	Kenny Ryan	   Toronto/2nd/2009
	D	Philip Samuelsson  Pittsburgh/2nd/2009
	D	Carl Sneep	   Pittsburgh/2nd/2006
	D	Patrick Wey	   Washington/4th/2009