Ray Ferraro talks about his son at the draft
Crash the Crease —
It’s finally over; literally years of dreaming, worrying and wondering.
My son, Landon, loves the game of hockey and has wanted nothing else since he has been able to articulate the thought.
The draft.
People have told him since he was the 2nd overall pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft that he was going to be a 1st rounder.
Full story here
The Word Finally Came
KK Hockey —
... With the 29th pick Friday night, Detroit traded down three spots to No. 32. They acquired a 3rd round pick to move down, and 10 minutes after getting into the arena Saturday morning, we heard words I had dreamt about many times watching my son chase his dream. Ken Holland was at the microphone and said “with the 32nd pick, the Detroit Red Wings select, from the Western Hockey League’s Red Deer Rebels - Landon Ferraro.” When I write those words, I still have tears in my eyes. more Filed in: ...
Ray Ferraro describes his son's draft-day wait, selection by the Red Wings
Snapshots —
... story by asking his father, Ray, to relate what it felt like to wait in vain during the first round on Friday only to come back and hear his son's name called by the Detroit Red Wings: June 28, TSN : On June 26, our family filed into the Bell Centre, Landon looking so good in his new suit and all of us in almost suspended animation. We were all guessing at which spot he might be attractive to teams. As we went by one team after another, in what can only be described as an excruciatingly slow pace, a couple of picks that seemed a little surprising left players on the board that ...
Detroit Red Wings 2009 NHL Entry Draft Review
Winging It In Motown —
... Ferraro Clippings:
Wait tough on father, son - Edmonton Journa
Wings' top pick Landon Ferraro feisty like dad | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Red Wings pick Landon Ferraro on NHL draft nerves - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
NHL.com - NHL Entry Draft: Ex-NHL stars thrilled to see their sons drafted
Red Wings take a chance on offensive-minded forward Landon Ferraro | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Ray Ferraro shares his experience at son Landon's draft
TSN’s Ferraro forced to play the ...
Not everything went swimmingly for media-friendly Red Wings prospect Landon Ferraro
Snapshots —
... . "Coming in, you're expecting to go, and then I sat there for almost five hours. You're stressing out. As much as you're trying to look calm in case a TV camera pops on you, I was sweating and I was nervous." Walker notes that Ray, who penned a post-draft column for TSN , made a smarter choice: [T]he elder Ferraro knows it could have been worse for his boy. TSN had asked Ray to be wired throughout the first round, but the veteran of 1,258 NHL games showed his wealth of experience by politely declining. If I may put on my, "George sounding like a schmuck" cap for a moment, as ...
Monday Links
St. Louis Game Time —
Monday? Again. What the fuck. Didn't we just have a Monday. Let's link some shit.
Blues news
Didn't get enough from the draft? Norm Sanders has got more. [BND]
JR at the Post also has some draft wrap up. I love the reasoning for picking Max Tardy. Also, the comments are a delight. The bad news about the Blues getting good again? Cards fans paying attention who don't understand how things work. [STLtoday]
Hockey news
Gotta love grading the draft ... since you know exactly who is going to pan out and no one ever sucks/will break ...
