The VHLM Draft: Stansson and a Dream

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The following is a guest article from VHLM draftee hopeful Wolf Stansson.

 

               As I await my very first draft from VHLM, I am reminded of how lucky I am. Not lucky because of how great a prospect I am (I am, on the most recent list, the #23 overall prospect), or because of something innate. Rather, I am lucky to be in the presence of those who will train me, teach me, and coach me. They will do this to benefit their own teams and, ultimately, the future of their franchises. However, this will also benefit me and my career, and fulfill my dream of playing in the VHL.

 

               Though it is the VHLM I am starting with, I am neither disappointed nor merely attempting to skate by. It will be tough. Nothing will be handed to me. I will have to come to work each and every day with the mentality that I will outwork the competition; I will do my best to outthink them. Because, at the end of the day, the VHLM team that drafts me isn’t getting a blue-chip prospect. They’re getting the right one.