As Eeli Tolvanen watched the Nashville Predators play in the Stanley Cup Final just a couple of weeks ago, he witnessed the electric atmosphere inside Bridgestone Arena, then saw tens of thousands of fans on Broadway and had one thought - it would be unbelievable to play there.
On Friday night in Chicago, that thought became much closer to reality.
With the 30th selection in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Preds selected the Finnish forward to make him the newest member of the Nashville organization.
Tolvanen was ranked higher than 30 virtually across the board by experts, including No.