Killeen Goes Wild

[Daniel 565]

Saskatoon, SK - Jonathan Killeen may just be one of the most controversial picks of the S45 VHLM Dispersal Draft. Selected by the Saskatoon Wild with the 16th overall pick, he possess that divisive quality that has seen him labelled by some as a bust while others believe him to be one of the biggest steals of the day. Killeen however could not be happier with the way things have turned out. 

 

"I honestly never expected to go in the first three rounds whatsoever, let alone the second. Coming into it I would've been delighted to have been picked up in the fourth round, but I spoke to the guys at Saskatoon and they obviously saw something in me that made them take me early."

 

Killeen on draft day with Brody Hodgson, GM of the Saskatoon Wild.

 

Killeen, born and raised in the town of St Catherine's, ON, has never played hockey outside of Ontario. Now he will be based in Saskatoon, and regularly playing against teams across North America and Europe. Another potentially daunting prospect for Killeen is the amount of responsibility placed on his shoulders by his new team; it's understood that he will be playing as the team's first-line centre this coming season, but Jonathan believes that this is something he can take in his stride. 

 

"It's a dream come true for me to be playing for the Wild, and hopefully it's the first step towards being a great player at the VHL level. I'm going to work as hard as possible to succeed in whatever role the coaching staff chose to give me, and I really hope that I can turn a few heads coming into the S45 draft. We had a lot of success last season and I'm going to be doing everything I can to hopefully replicate it this year. We've got a great group of guys, and I personally don't see why we can't be the best team in the league again."

Edited September 7, 2015 by dankoa