Here is a quick update on the players selected in 2024:
Konsta Helenius – C – 14th overall
The Sabres were fortunate to have Helenius fall to them at 14th overall at the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas after many draft analysts labeled him nearly pro-ready after playing last season in the Finnish SM-Liiga, and for Finland at the Under-18’s, World Junior Championships and World Championships.
The 18-year-old center posted six assists in seven games at the 2025 World Junior in January and has posted 30 points (9 goals, 21 assists) in 58 games as a rookie with AHL Rochester but has gone 11 games without a goal with the Amerks.
Adam Kleber – D – 42nd overall
A big right-handed blueliner, the 6’5”, 209 lb. Kleber played two seasons in the USHL before being selected by the Sabres in the second round. The Minnesota native in his freshman season with Minnesota-Duluth has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 33 games and was part of Team USA’s gold medal-winning squad at the WJC in Ottawa.
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Brodie Ziemer – RW – 71st overall
A product of the US National Development Program, Ziemer made his mark at the World Juniors in Ottawa, scoring seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in seven games for the victorious US squad. As a freshman at the University of Minnesota impressed with 12 goals in 32 games, but the 19-year-old winger’s NCAA season ended abruptly, as the Golden Gophers lost 5-4 in overtime to UMass at the NCAA regional in Fargo, ND.
Luke Osburn – D – 108th overall
Osburn was the second of four Sabres defensive draft picks in 2024. The 6’1”, 183 lb. blueliner is committed to play for the University of Wisconsin next season and is playing his second season for Youngstown of the USHL. In 50 games, the 18-year-old blueliner had 35 points (9 goals, 26 assists).
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