The Buffalo Sabres have selected Radim Mrtka [https://thehockeynews.com/whl/players/2025-nhl-draft-prospect-profile-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", 218 lbs, the 2024-25 season was Mrtka's first in the WHL. Mrtka had a successful rookie season in the WHL. He recorded 35 points in 43 regular-season games while adding three points in six post-season games. Mrtka, who is from Czechia, is considered a two-way defenceman who projects as a top-four defender at the NHL level. Radim Mrtka of the Seattle Thunderbirds (Photo Credit: Evan Morud/Everett Silvertips/WHL) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/c22eab74-b131-4875-b653-91ae8d191fbd.jpeg] Radim Mrtka of the Seattle Thunderbirds (Photo Credit: Evan Morud/Everett Silvertips/WHL) Make sure you bookmark THN's WHL site and add us to your favourites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Eight WHLers Projected To Be Selected In The First Round Of The 2025 NHL Entry Draft [https://thehockeynews.com/whl/latest-news/eight-whlers-projected-to-be-selected-in-the-first-round-of-the-2025-nhl-entry-draft] 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Brandon Gorzynski [https://thehockeynews.com/whl/players/2025-nhl-draft-prospect-profile-brandon-gorzynski] Tri-City Americans Trade Max Curran To The Edmonton Oil Kings [https://thehockeynews.com/whl/latest-news/tri-city-americans-trade-max-curran-to-the-edmonton-oil-kings] 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Joshua Ravensbergen [https://thehockeynews.com/whl/players/2025-nhl-draft-prospect-profile-joshua-ravensbergen] The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/5f203238-8d53-4c72-8d7f-8c680e2d8183.webp] The Hockey News
