PHILADELPHIA — On Friday night, the Bruins picked Czech native David Pastrnak 25th overall in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft.

When Bruins President Cam Neely announced his name, the camera panned to the forward in the crowd. His reaction was simple, and powerful. He kissed his hands and pointed up to the sky. His father, Milan, passed away last May and could not be with him to witness his dream coming true.

Pastrnak walked up to the stage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, walked down the line of Bruins’ brass doling out strong handshakes to Neely, GM Peter Chiarelli and the rest of the Boston staff. He then slipped on the Spoked-B for the very first time.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Pastrnak, beginning his trek through what’s often termed as ‘The Gauntlet,’ first doing interviews with media, followed by photo shoots and autograph signings.

“I was getting nervous after every pick more and more and I’m really proud that Boston believed in me and they picked me. They’re a good organization and great people.”

From the Bruins’ perspective, he was higher on the draft list than where they thought they would get him.

“We talked a lot about moving up to get him, and we’re fortunate to get him here (at No. 25),” Chiarelli said from the draft floor.

Pastrnak had met the Bruins’ brass prior to the draft.

“We brought David in and we had dinner with him, and we talked a lot about it, he’s got a really good upbringing — it’s a little difficult, but he’s a real good kid as a result of it,” said Chiarelli.

Pastrnak is a winger with a right shot, who comes in at 6-0, 167-pounds. He plays both sides, but he’s mainly on the right.

“I compare him a lot to David Krejci. I think he’s more of a winger than Krech, who is kind of a center that slows the game down, picks it up, chance of pace. This guy’s a little better on the boards, he’s a more natural winger,” said ChiarelliHe spent the majority of the 2013-14 season with Sodertlje in the Swedish B League (Allsvenskan League). He led the team with eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points in 36 games, before reportedly suffering an injury in January/February that kept him out the rest of the season.

Saturday picks

Chiarelli announced Saturday that the club made four selections during Day Two of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

In the second round with the 56th overall pick, the Bruins selected forward Ryan Donato of the Dexter School (NEPSIHA Independent).

In 2013-14, Donato skated for the Cape Cod Whalers U18 team where he notched eight goals and nine assists for 17 points and racked up 33 penalty minutes in nine games.

During that same year, the forward played his junior season for the Dexter School in Massachusetts and became the leading scorer in prep school hockey. He notched 37 goals and 41 assists for 78 points in 30 games. Donato was the Dexter School’s leading scorer in his sophomore season (2012-13) with 29 goals along with 31 assists for 60 points in 28 games played. The forward is also a part of the USA Hockey’s Development Camp Program.

The native of Scituate, Mass., also skated for the U16 Cape Cod Whalers where he netted six goals (third on the team) and totaled two assists for eight points. Ryan is the son of Ted Donato who was drafted by the Bruins in the fifth round, 98th overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Ted played nine seasons with the Bruins as well as multiple other teams throughout his NHL career.

In the fourth round with the 116th overall pick, the Bruins selected forward Danton Heinen of the Surrey Eagles (BCHL). As Captain for the Eagles, the 6-0, 170-pound forward racked up 29 goals (first on the team) and 32 assists (third on the team) for 61 points (first on the team). During the playoffs, Heinen scored two goals and tallied two assists for seven points in six games.

In the fifth round with the 146th overall pick, the Bruins selected forward Anders Bjork from the USHL’s National Team Development Program.

During the 2013-14 season, the 6-0, 183-pound forward skated with the United States National Team Development Program Juniors team (USHL) where he netted nine goals and accrued 12 assists for 21 points in 26 games.

Bjork also skated for the U.S. National U18 team (USDP) where he racked up 21 goals (fifth on the team) and 21 assists for 42 points in 61 games. Bjork is committed to attend University of Notre Dame in the fall.

In the seventh round with the 206th overall pick, the Bruins selected defenseman Emil Johansson of the Swedish SuperElite League. During the 2013-14 season, the 6-0, 194-pound Dman skated for the HV71 J18 team (J18 Elite and J18 Allsvenskan), as well as the HV71 J20 team (SuperElite). Combined, the Vaxjo, Sweden native appeared in 48 games and notched four goals and 10 assists for 14 points and 48 penalty minutes.

Ed. note: Information supplied by Bruins. NHL.com