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General manager Ron Hextall and the Penguins' scouting staff drafted five players on Day Two of the 2021 NHL Draft held virtually on Saturday. Following selecting
Tristan Broz
with the Penguins' top pick of the draft at 58th overall, Pittsburgh drafted Isaac Belliveau (5th round, 154th overall), Ryan McCleary (7th round, 194th overall), Daniel Laatsch (7thround, 215th overall) and Kirill Tankov (7th round, 218th overall).

Belliveau, 18, was the No. 75 ranked North American skater by NHL central scouting. The defenseman split the 2020-21 season between the Rimouski Oceanic and Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In 37 games last season, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Belliveau recorded five goals, 12 assists and 17 points, and added one assist in four playoff games.
Belliveau was named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team in 2019-20 after recording the most assists (42) and points (53) by a rookie, as well as the second-most points among all league defensemen (tied). In 100 career QMJHL games, the Orford, Quebec native has tallied 16 goals, 55 assists and 71 points.
McCleary, 17, played the 2020-21 season with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. In 18 games, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound defenseman recorded two goals, five assists, seven points and a plus-11, which ranked second on the team. The Swift Current, Saskatchewan native's father is Trent McCleary, a veteran of 192 career NHL games split between the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadians between 1996-2000.
Laatsch, 19, spent the 2020-21 season with the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League, recording two goals, 17 assists, 19 points and a plus-23 in 51 games. The 6-foot-5, 182-pound defenseman played with the United States National Team Development Program between 2018-20. The Altoona, Wisconsin native is committed to the University of Wisconsin for the 2021-22 season.
Tankov, 19, has played the past three seasons in the MHL, the KHL's junior league. The Yurga, Russia native recorded 44 points (19G-25A) in 60 MHL games last season with SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova and SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. In 176 career MHL games, the 6-foot-1, 180-pound forward has recorded 35 goals, 55 assists and 90 points.