June 27, 2011

Ferlin Honored by Draft Selection

The following article featuring Cornell incoming freshman Brian Ferlin appeared June 25 on the Naples Daily News Web site.

 

For a kid whose hockey roots are deeply imbedded in Florida -- including Estero -- just being drafted by a National Hockey League club would be a thrill.

When that team happens to be the Stanley Cup champions, it's even more extraordinary.

Fresh from their Cup win less than two weeks ago, the Boston Bruins made Jacksonville's Brian Ferlin the first former Junior Everblade to be drafted by an NHL team. The Bruins picked the 6-foot-2, 201-pound winger with the final selection of the NHL Draft's fourth round -- 121st overall -- on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Complete article can be accessed via the Daily News Web site by clicking here.