When the Dallas Stars’ representatives took the stage to call Miro Heiskanen’s name at third overall on the first night of the 2017 NHL Draft, goaltender Jake Oettinger sat calmly in the stands with no idea of where he would be heading.
“Through the first 20 or 22 picks or so, you can kind of relax and enjoy it,” Oettinger said of his draft night experience. “But once your range rolls around, you get a little more nervous.”
And the nerves did settle in as it got later and later into the first round and Oettinger’s “range” came into play.