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Kieffer Bellows goes to Islanders, Riley Tufte to Dallas

Bellows played last season for the U.S. under-18 team, while Tufte was Minnesota's Mr. Hockey.

By Chris Miller

June 25, 2016 at 2:57AM
Kieffer Bellows, center, stands with members of the New York Islanders management team and others at the NHL draft in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday June 24, 2016.
Kieffer Bellows, center, stands with members of the New York Islanders management team and others at the NHL draft in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday June 24, 2016. (Nathan Denette — Canadian Press via AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kieffer Bellows was taken 19th overall by the New York Islanders in tonight's NHL draft.

Riley Tufte of Blaine, who was Mr. Hockey in Minnesota this year, went 25th overall to the Dallas Stars.

Bellows, from Edina, played last season for the United States U-18 development program. The 6-foot, 200-pound winger has committed to Boston University.

He is the son of former North Stars standout Brian Bellows.

Here is Michael Russo's story on the Bellowses from this week.

Tufte, who is 6-6, is headed for Minnesota Duluth.

Here is Russo's feature on Tufte.

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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