Post by CalgaryGM on Jul 31, 2023 0:28:30 GMT -5
Monaca, PA-
On the eve of the 2023 NsHL draft, with several GM's gathered at The Shop (Vintage Valley Motorworks), a trade came to fruition bewtween Calgary GM Drummond and Tampa GM Grable. The unthinkable happened and the Calgary Flames had acquired the 1st overall selection in the 2023 NsHL draft.
"I am beyond ecstatic," said GM Drummond. "I contacted Mr. Grable a few weeks ago about the 1st overall selection and was quickly shutdown. We did talk about other selections but nothing concrete. Then, out of the blue, on my way to the draft, I get an email from Mr. Grable saying let's talk about the 1st overall. A deal was presented and I decided to take the evening to think about it and sleep on it. Come Friday I pretty much had my mind made up, but was still teetering on whether to actually pull the trigger. This from a guy who traded for McDavid and then traded him away. How could I not do this and make it happen? Well, Lance showed up at the Shop late Friday afternoon, we talked, made a minor change to the deal and shook hands. And Connor Bedard would become a Calgary Flame. I must admit though, I did have my wife in my ear explaing why I should make the deal and I must admit, she made a lot of sense, thak you Shelly for being my rock.I had to pinch myself several times that evening to make sure I wasn't dreaming. One thing I wasn't dreaming about was kicking the twins ass in Bubble hockey back to back!!"
It's been a long weekend, you'll see a recap of the Flames pics right here sometime tomorrow.
This is Scoop Newsworthy reporting.
On the eve of the 2023 NsHL draft, with several GM's gathered at The Shop (Vintage Valley Motorworks), a trade came to fruition bewtween Calgary GM Drummond and Tampa GM Grable. The unthinkable happened and the Calgary Flames had acquired the 1st overall selection in the 2023 NsHL draft.
"I am beyond ecstatic," said GM Drummond. "I contacted Mr. Grable a few weeks ago about the 1st overall selection and was quickly shutdown. We did talk about other selections but nothing concrete. Then, out of the blue, on my way to the draft, I get an email from Mr. Grable saying let's talk about the 1st overall. A deal was presented and I decided to take the evening to think about it and sleep on it. Come Friday I pretty much had my mind made up, but was still teetering on whether to actually pull the trigger. This from a guy who traded for McDavid and then traded him away. How could I not do this and make it happen? Well, Lance showed up at the Shop late Friday afternoon, we talked, made a minor change to the deal and shook hands. And Connor Bedard would become a Calgary Flame. I must admit though, I did have my wife in my ear explaing why I should make the deal and I must admit, she made a lot of sense, thak you Shelly for being my rock.I had to pinch myself several times that evening to make sure I wasn't dreaming. One thing I wasn't dreaming about was kicking the twins ass in Bubble hockey back to back!!"
It's been a long weekend, you'll see a recap of the Flames pics right here sometime tomorrow.
This is Scoop Newsworthy reporting.