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 junior hockey with Seattle in the Western Hockey League,

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",

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — For the first time since selecting Owen Power with the first overall pick, the Buffalo Sabres have used their first-round pick on a defenseman. With the 9th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Sabres selected Radim Mrtka from the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds.