I've been in the Austrian junior leagues over the course of my amateur career since I was 7, most notably on the Junior-Capitals U18 team where I played 84 games and posted a 2.20 GAA. More or less, I was one of the best if not the best Junior Goalie Austria could offer. I would like to think that the Austria Junior Leagues as a whole produce a wide range of great talent as we saw during this previous SJMHL draft. I cannot say that I have played with any of the other Austrian prospects however.

My father whom I mentioned in a pre-draft interview and who helped me reach this point told me that he's sure to watch every minute of every game St. Louis plays. He likely won't see me play much behind an awesome goaltender such as Johnny Yuma.

Some predicted early I would go in the first round, maybe even within the top ten. It's certainly interesting to have fallen to the fourth, but I am ecstatic to play for a great organization in St. Louis. Maybe I can achieve the same success in my career as my Manhattan Pride idol, C.J. James.I know that we as a team can win ourselves a cup this year whether or not I play. I have faith that this team will go far.


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