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NHL ENTRY DRAFTJune 24, 2000Krys KolanosCALGARY, ALBERTA Q. How does it feel to be drafted in your hometown? KRYS KOLANOS: It's an unbelievable feeling. Being here in Calgary with all my fan support and friends here, I couldn't ask for anything better. It just feels great. Q. And a great day for you and your teammate, Brooks Orpik. What a special feeling to be drafted so close together. KRYS KOLANOS: Yeah, it's an unbelievable feeling. I'm very proud for Brooks to go to Pittsburgh and myself to Phoenix. I think we were both very deserving of this opportunity, and it's really exciting. Q. Tell me your thoughts on having Wayne Gretzky as your boss? KRYS KOLANOS: Oh, it's unbelievable, you know. It's the Great One. So him being part of this organization, I couldn't ask for anything more. Q. What do you think about the number of college picks that have been chosen in this Draft this year? KRYS KOLANOS: It doesn't surprise me. I mean college, there's a lot more great college players coming out of the college rankings. And Dany and Rick and Brooks and myself, it's -- I mean it's an unbelievable feeling for all of us, and I think we all expected something good here on Draft day. Q. Do you think that they're usually overlooked because they are in colleges? KRYS KOLANOS: Sometimes. But I think tables are starting to turn and more guys are starting to come out of college. Q. So congratulations. A couple years ago in the locker room, you and Dany and the conversations you would have, did you think you'd both go in the first round? KRYS KOLANOS: It's kind of hard to say back then. As we got closer and closer to it, it became more of a reality to us. Back then with the Buffalos, it was hard to say, so... End of FastScripts… |
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