TRAVERSE CITY -- He didn’t know he had been drafted by the Detroit Red Wings until answering his phone.
To the utter joy of those who appreciate legends in both hockey and history, the Wings used their sixth-round pick in June’s draft to select somebody they announced as Jack Adams, but who was announced by the NHL as John Adams.
That led to some head scratching, to say the least.
“My real name is John but my mom calls me Jack,” Adams explained this weekend during Wings development camp at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City.