DETROIT - Joe Veleno doesn't believe there were 29 players more deserving to be drafted ahead of him this year.
The fast-skating two-way center, selected 30th by the Detroit Red Wings last week, looks forward to proving that when he enters in the NHL in the not-too-distant future.
"I don't think I was the 30th pick," Veleno said. "I could have gone a lot earlier in my opinion, but I was lucky enough to fall to a historic, great organization in Detroit. For sure it motivates me even more to be better than all those players that went ahead of me and be the best player in that draft.