Will any Humboldt Broncos get drafted?

[SG49]

Does anyone think we will see any surviving members of the Broncos get drafted in the 7th round? I think it would be a classy move by any NHL team.

I wonder if Joe Sakic who survived the Swift Current Broncos bus crash in 1987 will draft one of the Bronco's players? He has been to Humboldt and Saskatoon to visit the players and their families. Jacob Wassermann was considered a good bet to be drafted and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him and perhaps other surviving players drafted in the 7th round.

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[shotvalley]

No.

 

[895]

I would be mad my GM threw away a pick just to show what a classy guy he is.

 

[Seatoo]

Can't see it.

 

[Brodeur]

David Carle was a lock to be drafted at some point during the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, but a promising career has been stopped before really getting a chance to start.

Carle was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the walls of the heart that has been cited in the sudden death of young athletes.

Through his agent, Kurt Overhardt, Carle informed all 30 teams of his diagnosis and his decision to no longer play hockey.

Yet, the Tampa Bay Lightning used their final pick, No. 203, to select Carle.

"It was a selection made by our new owner, Oren Koules," said Jay Feaster, the Lightning GM. "He did some discussions with some people, but he came and asked us if we would make that pick. He said the young man worked his whole life to be in a position to be drafted today. He wanted us to make the pick and that's why we did it."

Tampa drafted David Carle with a 7th rounder after it was determined Carle couldn't continue playing due to a heart condition. I doubt any Tampa fans lost sleep over that decision. Albeit, I suppose you could argue that Tampa took a chance that Carle (a projected 2nd/3rd rounder) would get cleared down the road.

When I saw that the Devils traded back into the 7th round in 2013 for Anthony Brodeur, I was initially annoyed. But after seeing the video of it, a 7th rounder was a cheap price to give Marty and his family a nice moment. Some Devils fans were upset that we passed on somebody like Sergei Tolchinsky which sounded worse in 2013 than it does in 2018.

Not saying that it's likely, but we've seen teams use their last pick for a PR story.

 

[MikeSteaks]

That would be ridiculous.

 

[Reddawg]

That would be ridiculous.

No more ridiculous than the Devils trotting Marty Brodeur out there to draft his son with a throwaway pick. Teams do strange/interesting things when their boards are exhausted and they still have picks to burn.

The Lightning drafted David Carle in 20o8 knowing full well he had a heart condition and wouldn't ever play for them (or anyone else), just to give him the thrill of being drafted.

 

[Derg12]

No. If GMJB wants to wear a green ribbon while he takes BPA in the 7th, that's good enough for me.

 

[CodeE]

Garth Snow would have

 

[bsu]

No.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

No more ridiculous than the Devils trotting Marty Brodeur out there to draft his son with a throwaway pick. Teams do strange/interesting things when their boards are exhausted and they still have picks to burn.

The Lightning drafted David Carle in 20o8 knowing full well he had a heart condition and wouldn't ever play for them (or anyone else), just to give him the thrill of being drafted.

Devils fans shouldn't feel too bad. The Canucks once threw away their 7th on the son of their goalie coach....and i don't think he was even a particularly good goalie coach.

 

[Chuck Downie]

There's an article in THN's June 18 issue on this exact topic. The player named is Jacob Wasserman, Humbolt's 6'5" goalie.

 

[dechire]

I'd hope not. It might be a nice gesture but I'd much rather have an Ondrej Palat(208th) than a one-time feel-good headline. Almost all 7th rounders end up being nothing but that doesn't mean you can't find an NHLer in that spot.

 

[steveayres35]

I see nothing wrong with drafting someone from Humboldt. It would be a miracle if they made an NHL roster, and an even bigger one if one of them hoists the Stanley Cup in the future.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Hard to say if it does happen because I wouldn't think so, but I also didn't think Vegas would make the finals.

But if an NHL team wants to be nice, I think they could invite them to a training camp.

 

[Kuz]

Braun, Gunnarson, Demers, Haula, Andersen, Palat, Jokkipakka, S. Wilson, Nolan, Djoos, Gusev(if he ever comes to the NHL), Kase, Nuutivaara, Stralman, Lundquist, Pavelski all drafted in the 7th round.

Its still players left after 7 rounds that could end up elite not getting drafted. before the 05 draft they had 9 rounds. Look at some of the names drafted in 00-04.
Rinne, Byfuglien, Halak, Enstrom, Elliott an like 10 other players with 500 games+.

Dont see why an NHL team should give up what could be an important player to be nice. There are other ways to be nice than waste a draft pick which could be said is also disrespectful to a player that deserves to be drafted in that place and have worked hard for it to be given to a player to make a headline.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

Harder to do that sort of thing in the NHL. There are lots of feel-good late round picks in the MLB since they've got 40 rounds.

 

[masta8]

I can't see it just because there is only 7 rounds for teams to draft in. If only it was like the MLB draft where majority of the players don't make the big leagues that a team could make the classy gesture.. Would be awesome to see though.

 

[sabresEH]

Ottawa has 2 7th's and Philly has 3. I could see Melnyk doing it to try and get some good PR. Philly could definitely "throw away" a pick in the 7th for the story and still take 2 lottery tickets that may pan out.

 

[Ezekial]

And miss out on the next Jonathan Ericsson?

 

[Ezekial]

There's an article in THN's June 18 issue on this exact topic. The player named is Jacob Wasserman, Humbolt's 6'5" goalie.

Why did you come back in time for this?

 

[Joey Moss]

Without disrespecting the players, this is just dumb..

What are they just going to pick one guy from the multiple survivors?

 

[landy92mack29]

I'd be more than ok if Colorado did it. They could even justify to the people who would be upset by "wasting" the pick by trading down to 217 and get a 19/20 7th. Colorado also makes the most sense as not only is Bednar from Humboldt but he grew up with and is still good friends with Jacob's dad. You also have the Sakic angle as he himself was in a deadly bus crash.

 

[Treb]

Just invite some to camp and maybe an AHL/ECHL deal.

 

[MikeSteaks]

Just invite some to camp and maybe an AHL/ECHL deal.

But they aren't good enough for an AHL/ECHL deal.