(S8) - PT 1 - Draft Party

[Vikain]

I remember my draft party...wait I didn't have one. Why did I not have a draft party? Well honestly I figured I would not be top 50 in the draft and I didnt want my friends and family to wait and be disappointed when my name got called super late. The Inaugural year was a strange time for everyone. My name was eventually picked in the fifteenth round and picked 87th overall. And honestly I didn't think my name was going to be picked this early. When I finally heard my name called I did jump around a little and hugged my family. The next day, now that I knew I was drafted we had a huge dinner with my family and friends. I knew I wanted to hang out with these people before I went Colorado. While the year after the expansion draft I went a whole lot earlier it definitely felt strange being taken from a team that just drafted me. For this we did not have a party, but there was obviously some excitement as how Philly wanted me to be on their team. And that's the best feeling you get from being drafted, is that you know that the team wants you and is willing to take a chance on you.