Bruno Idzan (Ottawa, 6th round) became the 1st Croatian born and Croatian national* drafted by an NHL team. He played youth hockey in Zagreb before moving to Sweden to pursue hockey at a higher level, and then joined the Lincoln Stars.
* Goran Bezina (Phoenix, 8th round) was technically the 1st Croatian born player drafted into the NHL, but he grew up almost entirely in Switzerland and was considered a Swiss national on the international stage.
I think that is pretty cool. I always like to see more international representation in hockey.
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