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Wings' pick Adams not bowled over by selection at first

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Traverse City — Jack Adams didn’t have that immediate sense of excitement when he was selected by the Red Wings two weeks ago at the NHL Draft
After all, he heard John Adams was selected in the sixth round, .162nd overall.

And there’s the rub.

Yes, it’s John Adams in all the legal documents, passport, drivers license.

“Everything says John but no one calls me that,” said Adams, who is one of the players at the Red Wings’ development camp in Traverse City.

It’s Jack, the nickname he’s had forever, that everyone calls him.