Not many guys know what it feels like to be a No. 1 draft pick.
Tyson McCallum does.
McCallum, a forward for the Cariboo Cougars this past Major Midget League season, was chosen first overall by his hometown Dawson Creek Rage when the North American Hockey League held its 2010 entry draft last Wednesday. The Rage are an expansion team in the NAHL, a junior A league that now has one club in Canada and 27 in the United States.
"It was a pretty cool feeling," said McCallum. At the same time, he admitted he knew what was going to transpire before it actually did.
"The Sunday before, I had a meeting with all the coaches and they told me they were going to take me first overall if I committed to the team. So I said, yeah I'd play there, and then they drafted me."
See Tuesday's Citizen for more.
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