He thought it would be pretty cool just to hear his name mentioned on draft night.

Last night was the OHL Selection Draft, where teams from the OHL Major Junior A circuit go through the process of selecting players by which they can re-stock the cupboards.  That’s how it works in the OHL, you lose some, you win some.  Some of your players get drafted in the NHL Entry Draft, some graduate to other programs, and some retire from the league.  They’re replaced at the other end by prospects primarily from Ontario’s premium AAA hockey programs.

One such player involved in all of this is Braeside’s Kaden McGregor, a 5’11” centre playing for the Ottawa Valley Titans AAA program.

He did hear his name last night, in fact before anybody else heard theirs.

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