It’s 1am on Saturday, June 22, 2019 and I’ve just rolled out of bed after a short nap and shuffled over to my desk to watch the Colorado Avalanche make their two first round picks in the NHL entry draft. When it’s over it will be 5am and the Avalanche will have drafted Bowen Byram and Alex Newhook. For me it’s the end of weeks of research, for them it’s their dreams realized after years of hard work.
My interest in the draft can be laid firmly at the feet of the Colorado Avalanche.