The Bruins selected Hagens, who grew up an Islanders fan in Hauppauge and attends Boston College, with the seventh overall pick in the NHL Draft on Friday night at the Peacock Theater. He matches Mike Komisarek, who was selected seventh overall by the Canadiens in 2001, as the highest-ever pick from Long Island.

BC's James Hagens takes an off-balance shot during the semi-final round of the men’s Beanpot hockey tournament between Northeastern University and Boston College at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. on February 3, 2025. Katie Morrison-O'Day

A Suffolk County native was drafted in the NHL draft on Friday — but not to the team local fans hoped for. James Hagens, who grew up in Hauppauge, N.Y., was selected by the Bruins with the No. 7 overall pick.