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EDMONTON, CANADA AUGUST 10: Jake O'Brien #14 of Team Canada in action against Team Czechia during the Gold Medal Game of the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup at Rogers Place on August 10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Leila Devlin / Getty Images)
SEATTLE - The Seattle Kraken selected Jake O'Brien from the Brantford Bulldogs with the eighth overall pick in Friday night's NHL Draft.
O'Brien scored 98 points last season with Brantford on 32 goals and 66 assists in 66 regular season games. He also had three goals and eight assists in 11 playoff games with the Bulldogs.
O'Brien was named the Ontario Hockey League's Rookie of the Year Award, and earned spots on the CHL All-Rookie Team and OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2024 after posting 64 points on 13 goals and 51 assists. He led all OHL rookies in points and assists.
O'Brien played for Team Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in 2023, and helped Canada’s U18 team capture gold at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Seattle has drafted a center in four of their five drafts as O'Brien joins Matty Beniers, Shane Wright and Berkly Catton. The Kraken drafted left wing Eduard Šalé in 2023.
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