When you’re not drafted No. 1
Mike Cichy this past season with the Indiana Ice.
Robert J. Meyer, USHL Images
Here’s a nice piece by Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News on USHL Indiana Ice forward Mike Cichy, a seventh-round draft pick (199th overall) of the Canadiens last weekend.
Not everyone has the red carpet rolled out for them à la Tavares, Hedman or Duchene. Here’s the story of a kid who dreams of the NHL, and comes to Montreal now as one of 40 players who will take part in next week’s development camp.
Courtesy of The Pipeline Show, hosted weekly by Guy Flaming and Dean Millard on Team 1260 AM in Edmonton, here’s audio of a May 19 radio interview with Cichy, in which he talks about his season, being named the Clark Cup Playoff MVP, and what
lies ahead for his hockey career. Little did he know that future would include a CH.