Hi everyone. It's been an amazing time in Vancouver.
I got to town Wednesday, and then Thursday I was really busy. We went on the ice with some kids at Hillcrest Arena. That was really fun, and I got to be with some of the other top prospects again and experience it with them. There's lots of nerves for all of us but lots of excitement at the same time. To be with the guys you're going be sitting with the next night was awesome.
I woke up Friday and pretty much just wanted to get the day going. I had a little bit of food to eat for breakfast but not too much. Didn't want to take any chances. I'm just so excited for the day.
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I've been nervous for this for a long time but sitting in the arena I wasn't as nervous as I thought I was going to be. But once that third pick hit, that's when it started going, because there's so many people it could be. So that's when the nerves really came on for me.
Everyone knew who was going No. 1 and No. 2 [Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko]. No. 3 could have been so many different guys. And then each team, you're thinking this could be me, who knows? Then you hear these guys going ahead of you, I'm sure happy for them, I've become really good friends with them. But then you're waiting, when is it going to be my turn?
There were so many different places it could have been. I had no idea who was going to pick me, there's so many different orders that everyone could have gone. One pick could throw the whole thing off.
Then the Buffalo Sabres came up at No. 7. They started by saying "from Whitehorse" and I knew right away what was coming.
