Wingate's stock dropping?

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Minot, ND -- While many VHL fans were enthralled by the wheeling and dealing that took place directly after the season, there was one potential VHL player that was not as enthralled. Former Minot Gladiators goaltender Hans Wingate was at home when he received a text from his agent: The New York Americans had traded up to the first overall pick.

 

“Of course I had good feelings about New York,” Wingate says. “It would mean I get to stay in the country, and I’d be doing it with a fresh new team built for the long-haul.”

 

But then, he got a look at the actual details of the deal. Along with the selection, S42 goaltender Jax Barnstormer will also be traveling to New York. Coupled with GM Chris Miller’s proclamation in the trade that he had found his “goalie of the future,” Wingate’s chances of going number one now look extraordinarily bleak.

 

“I’m going to be honest—going number one was never my goal,” Wingate says. “I’d much rather be in a good situation for me at pick five than on a team where my role is iffy at number one. I know what I bring to the table, and somebody, somewhere is going to benefit.”

 

But where could that be? The team with the second selection, the Riga Reign, already have a goaltender of the future lined up in Bernie Gow. The team with the third selection, the Calgary Wranglers, were enamored with prospect Coca Cola during the season, although his practicing seems to have somewhat fallen off. And then, of course, there is always the potential of a trade.

 

With the draft still five days away, nerves haven’t hit Wingate quite yet, but he’s still anxious to see where he’ll be calling home. “It’s exciting; I’m excited,” he says, “but I kind of just want it to get here already.”

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