UConn hockey player is the highest NHL draft pick in program history

Matthew Wood, a student at UConn, was drafted into the NHL Wednesday night and he is the highest draft pick in the history of the UConn men’s hockey program, according to the university. Wood, an 18-year-old rising sophomore from Nanaimo, British Columbia, was drafted by the Nashville Predators with the 15th overall pick Wednesday night. UConn said he is only...