Thinking about draft day - Sigard Petrenko

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HOUSTON - The season 79 draft. For Sigard Petrenko, the nerves and the tension of a draft is not anything new. This is not his first time as a prospect in a major hockey league. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. While his NHL career didn’t go the way he wanted it to, he still remembers that draft fondly.

The young winger was asked how he felt about the upcoming draft. “Getting drafted is always a huge honour. I remember just hoping I got drafted by any team in the first place. Doesn’t matter where I go as long as a team takes me. I have the same mindset for the Victory Hockey League draft.”

Despite the nerves and the tension not being new, he revealed that he still feels really nervous about the upcoming draft.

“Yes, I’ve been through this before in the NHL. Doesn’t make it any less scary. Getting drafted in the National Hockey League changes nothing about being drafted in the Victory Hockey League. In fact, if I couldn’t make it in the NHL, it may be a deterrent for teams. So yeah, I’m still really nervous about the draft.”

Edited July 12, 2021 by SlapshotDragon