Feature: Well-Travelled Krueger Settling In
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The following article featuring Cornell defenseman Justin Krueger appeared in the March 13 issue of the Ithaca Journal.
By Brandon Thomas
Journal Staff
ITHACA - The last pick in the National Football League's annual draft is immediately tagged "Mr. Irrelevant," because the likelihood of such a late pick making the team is very low.
Cornell defenseman Justin Krueger remembers the day in June 2006 when he couldn't have been happier to be the National Hockey League's version of Mr. Irrelevant.
"Obviously I was completely shocked when I got the phone call, because I looked on the Internet and didn't see my name there and there were only like three empty spots open," Krueger said. "So I was like, ‘Aww, whatever.' But I get the call, and I'm like, ‘What? Are you kidding me?'"
Complete article can be accessed via the Journal Web site by clicking here.
