Plymouth Twp. — There was a time early this season when Jack Hughes was as interested in the NHL Draft lottery as hockey fans.
And for good reason. Hughes, the 17-year-old star forward of the U.S. National Team Development Program, based in Plymouth, is projected to be the No. 1 player picked in the draft.
Hughes got caught up in it, too, checking the odds over which team held the best chance of landing the No. 1 pick.
But he gradually lost interest.
“Once it came to October and November I just kind of stopped looking at it and realized I have no say whatsoever,” Hughes told The Detroit News, shortly after another powerful performance for the USA team last month.