The lottery for the 2021 NHL draft was on Wednesday night, but the presumed No. 1 pick wasn't watching. Instead, Owen Power was sleeping.
"You nervous?" Power's former GM with the Chicago Steel, Ryan Hardy, texted the defenseman on Wednesday. Power was in Latvia, playing with Canada at the IIHF Men's World Championships. He texted Hardy back when he woke up on Thursday.
"Lol, no. I wasn't nervous," Power replied.
"I was like, 'Alright, good luck today buddy, have fun,'" Hardy said. "He was like, 'Thanks, you're a beauty.'"
Hardy laughs recalling the exchange.