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Between online classes and strict COVID-19 restriction, Owen Power's freshman season wasn't exactly what he expected.
Power believes he has what it takes to be drafted first overall, but he hasn't committed to making the leap to professional hockey next season. After an unusual first year at the University of Michigan, the 18-year-old said he's considering going back to school in the fall instead. "I think the world championships was good for me to kind of see where I was at when playing with pros or playing against pros. So I think it gave me a bit of a better idea of how ready I was to play pro hockey," he said.COVID-19 restrictions limited options for many junior hockey leagues.
The Toronto Maple Leafs dealt their first-round selection to the Columbus Blue Jackets in April for forward Nick Foligno and won't pick until midway through the second-round on Saturday. "That’s the piece that’s just the scary part about it all is just that if you don’t see it, it’s just a little bit more of a gamble, I guess," he said."And we have to live with that. But it doesn’t make you feel any better, to be quite honest."
Othmann felt for his OHL teammates, though, knowing many weren't able to secure similar opportunities. Jack Hughes was picked first overall by the New Jersey Devils in 2019 and the Vancouver Canucks selected Quinn Hughes seventh in 2018.
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