But more on him not signing later. And the pursuit of the great Kurri.
The Edmonton Oilers first-line, first-unit power-play winger laughed heartily when asked about his Panthers on-ice days. OK, a day. You can’t count the development camps he was at. Those are in the summer.
Really, the day he remembers most was the day he was drafted and got a Panthers jersey with the draft in Los Angeles 14 years ago.
“I was drafted by them, so this is pretty much closed circle,” said Hyman, as he prepared for his first Stanley Cup Final against the team that gave him his first NHL jersey.
“Looking back, it was a huge moment as a young player. Once you get drafted it’s a huge milestone, because you’re thinking an NHL team recognized me as a prospect to play in the NHL,” said Hyman, who was drafted out of Junior A Hamilton
