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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I thought this was pretty cool. Washington signed their 3rd round pick this year, Nathan Walker. Born in Britain and also an Australian, he spent his formative hockey years in Czechoslovakia and played in the Australian Ice Hockey League a bit. Pretty neat career path to get into the NHL.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=101430 |
Why did they bother drafting him? He played for their AHL team all year. Why waste a third when they could have just signed him straight up?