Gerry Johannson

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691 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2025 last heard 28 Jul

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Oilers NOW with Bob Stauffer · The Sports Corporation's Gerry Johannson (7/28/26) · 28 Jul 2026 podcast

You know, I found when I started, there was no information.

So I'd show up and explain however it worked.

Now, if anything, you're sort of trying to dismiss things that don't matter because there's just so much out there.

No, that's a first-world problem right there.

So, yeah, no, it's – I think the stat is, Bobby, you may know better than I, but I think 15% of the NHL players this past season were undrafted players.

And it was – I think it was the highest percentage other than the top three rounds.

You know, so yeah, I would been through every draft for every year and I mean you look at our best players They come from all over, you know, whether it's the Bantam draft or with the NHL draft.

It's really for a selection process It's not really a value thing.

There's a lot of mistakes made.

Yeah, I mean, I think it's a little early, but, I mean, I think as long as everybody's playing by the same playbook, I guess it works, you know.

I know in the old days, I think a lot of it was to, you know, get the kids signed up if they could before they had options to go to the NCAA.

Now, obviously, that option's on the table.

So, you know, if it was practical to push it back, I don't think that would hurt.

But, yeah, I think they're just used to doing it this way, but...

A 15-year-old draft a year older would be a lot more accurate.

Yeah, it's very young in the NHL as opposed to other sports.

Even the NHL drafts are really young.

Yeah, that would be the goal.

I mean, you know, arbitration is good that, you know, you have a deadline.

And I think it brings your, you know, and ideally your starting point with the team is closer.

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