Some first round picks never pan out and many become superstars, as they’re projected to be. Then there are players like Benoit Pouliot, who take a good amount of time to adjust to the NHL game, after years of being seen as one of those players that may never live up to his potential. After ...
The 2005 NHL Draft was like any other. Every organization walked into the Westin Hotel in Ottawa hoping to select a player that would forever change the fate of their franchise. The St. Louis Blues were no different. When they selected T.J. Oshie with the 24th overall pick they were hoping he would blossom into ...
In 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Jack Skille with the 7th overall pick in the Entry Draft. Skille was skating for the U.S. National (U18) Team and was months away from entering his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin. Skille was the third American drafted and the second (after Jack Johnson) taken straight from ...
