Just like San Jose Sharks teammate Logan Couture 12 years ago, Tomas Hertl waited a while for his name to be called during the NHL All-Star Game's Player Draft on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
The first 10 rounds came and went and only Hertl, Seattle's Oliver Bjorkstrand, the New York Rangers' Vincent Trocheck, and Anaheim's Frank Vatrano were left. Instead of continuing with the draft, the last four players were each given large envelopes by Toronto Maple Leafs legend Dave Keon and were more or less assigned to a team.
There was no car to be had Thursday for Hertl or anyone else, but the team that wins the 3-on-3 tournament on Saturday will split $1 million.
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