Bratt was drafted by the Devils in the sixth round of the 2016 NHL Draft but defied odds to make the club only a year later. Bratt actually attended the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo which is a rare thing to do for a player taken in the sixth or seventh round.
"It was really stressful. You don't really know where you're going to end up," said Bratt. "There's a lot of speculation and I was invited to the Combine for the top 100. The picks started to go and the rounds and everything and I was sitting there a little stressed."
Once he was selected, however, his mind was at ease.
"I got picked in the sixth round there but I felt right away after my meetings (with the Devils) like the number didn't matter at all. I felt like I came to a great organization. For me, if I was a second round pick or six or seven it didn't really amtter to me. I felt like I came to the right spot for the right fit."
And from there, that attitude worked for him as he found his way on the team a year later.
"I didn't really have expectations on myself," Bratt began. "I always believed that my type of game could take me pretty far if I was just dialed in and worked hard. I came to camp and I wanted to stay here and do everything I could to make the team. I feel like right away I got a pretty good start at the rookie tournament. I felt like the coaches like my game with my speed and everything."
