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Meet Nashvilles 138th Overall Pick: Center Patrick Harper

Avon Old Farms has long been a known hockey factory in the Northeast with guys like Brian Leetch, Jonathan Quick, and Cam Atkinson coming out of the system. The Predators took a nice little prospect from them in Patrick Harper; and by little, I mean 5'8". Harper will be attending Boston University next season and with first round picks Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Dante Fabbro (yes, the defenseman the Predators drafted,) and Kieffer Bellows all joining him, he'll be in great company.

Future Considerations on Harper: "Harper is an explosive offensive talent who reminds us of a young Paul Kariya.