The Buffalo Sabres have selected Radim Mrtka ninth overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old right-shot defenceman was the first WHLer off the board and the second defender drafted. Listed at 6'6",

The Sabres didn’t trade their pick Friday night — and instead used it to draft someone who brings something very rare to the blue line.  See who Buffalo picked.

The Sabres selected defenseman Radim Mrtka with the No. 9 pick in the first round of the NHL draft on Friday night. Mrtka, a 6-foot-6 native of Czechia who played