Just in Case of a Lockout…
If the lockout does occur, how will we satisfy the craving of watching a good ol professional hockey game? We could either:
Play ESPN NHL Hockey, or for those of us with just a PC, NHL 2005
We could watch AHL, OHL, WHL… or college games
Turn the TV to ESPN Classic
or the WHA. Part one of the draft occurred today with the nonprospects being taken.
Now, I am not too interested in the WHA, I might watch it from time to time I guess, but I was surprised at the order in which many players were taken.
Taken from the WHA site:
1st Round
Team Selection
1. Quebec Simon Gagne
2. Halifax Travis Green
3. Detroit Dany Heatley
4. Hamilton Michael Ryder
5. Toronto Joe Thornton
6. Todd Bertuzzi
7. Dallas Eric Lindros
8. Florida Brad Richards
2nd Round
9. Florida Steve Shields
10. Dallas Scott Gomez
11. Corey Schwab
12. Toronto Ilya Kovalchuk
13. Hamilton Felix Potvin
14. Detroit Drake Berehowsky
15. Halifax Craig MacDonald
16. Québec Yannick Perreault
3rd Round
17. Québec Maxime Ouellet
18. Halifax Chris Tamer
19. Detroit Michael Zigomanis
20. Hamilton Theoren Fleury
21. Toronto Aaron Gavey
22. Lyle Odelein
23. Dallas Kip Miller
24. Florida Zac Bierk
To see all 30 rounds with info on each player visit
http://www.worldhockeyassociation.net
Anyways, I was shocked with Green going #2, Theo Fleury, being selected not to mention, Doug Gilmour, Stephane Richer and Kirk Muller bring selected. Also where there is a blank for the team, that means Founder’s franchise, which I don’t quite get.
Supposedly there was a pre draft, where each team got one player. I haven’t seen that anywhere so if someone knows fill me in.
Anyways I thought someone might like to see that, and discuss some strange picks. I personally don’t see the WHA being anything like it was in the 1970s. I think that CBCs presentation of curling will attract more viewers but, we will see in October, I guess that is when it starts, what happens.
