Well, I am just going to wait for more information. If it was just him sticking up for his mom, and it was only a single punch, then big whoop really. However, if he was on top of the other kid and had to be pulled-off because he couldn't stop, then that's a different thing altogether, right? Not going to make up my mind one way or the other here.
I am sure he won't get 20 years. I doubt he gets 6 months. I bet charges will be dropped and/or it will be handled out of court. Probably not going to amount to anything, unless there is more information than what has been covered already.
At this point, I would still pick him 1st. Ferland is a good example. Another one is Brett Sutter - remember he got traded after that incident where he punched a cabbie while drunk. I don't think he got a felony out of it, however. Now he is the head coach of the Wranglers, and nobody is holding it against him. I don't think this will impact his draft.
However, the above is true only to the point where the information before this post is accurate. If it comes out that he started it, and/or he went on top of him and punched his face in 15 times or something crazy like that, then things obviously change. Doesn't sound like that is what happened here. So from my standpoint, I don't hesitate drafting him 1st overall unless new information comes to light, or it seems like he may really end up getting more than a year's worth of jail time. That would obviously change it.
Hope the kid is ok - and if the above information is true, hope that kid smartens up too. Hopefully this doesn't screw up McKenna's life too (which I doubt it would at this point). Still draft him 1st at this point.
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