If there’s one thing Stephen Bartlett would like young hockey players to know it’s this – the NHL Entry Draft is a lot of pomp and circumstance.
Bartlett, an agent in Rochester working with pro hockey players since 1985, said being drafted is great, but it’s not the end game nor is it the only way into the National Hockey League.
“The reality of the draft, it’s hard to convince young players of this, but the draft is for the benefit of the teams not the players,” Bartlett said. “What they’re doing is taking you out of circulation.