OT: booing at the draft in 92.

[JrHockeyFan]

They booed David Wilkie? Sounds horrible. But you have to admit the fans kind of made the right call in a way. Sorry Wilkie

[Habsfan18]

just reading through these old issues is hilarious. Talking about how Ryan Sittler will be the next big thing in Philly (drafted 7th overall that year and never played an NHL game), how Darrin Madeley is Ottawa's goalie of the future, how Darius Kasparaitis had the potential to be a good offensive defenseman.

I love reading old issues. My collection is almost complete now. I have nearly every single issue since the beginning of the 1988-89 season. I'm almost there..

[JesusBouillon]

Originally Posted by Namso

booing a kid bc you wanted a quebecer instead =/= Hockey knowledge

They knew he wouldn't amount to anything in the NHL, solid boos.

[Habsfan18]

Originally Posted by JesusBouillon

They knew he wouldn't amount to anything in the NHL, solid boos.

but we all know how many superstars from Quebec came out of the 92 draft don't we?....

It's stupid to boo a player just because of where he's from.

[Bumjoo Wang*]

Originally Posted by Habsfan18

It's stupid to boo a player just because of where he's from.

However it's fairly reasonable to boo him because of where he isn't from.

[Habsfan18]

Originally Posted by the finnish flash

However it's fairly reasonable to boo him because of where he isn't from.

apparently that's what the majority of people in attendance thought. I think it's seriously stupid and if I was Wilkie, I'd have given the fans the finger

[Bumjoo Wang*]

Originally Posted by Habsfan18

apparently that's what the majority of people in attendance thought. I think it's seriously stupid and if I was Wilkie, I'd have given the fans the finger

Yeah, that would have surely won the fans over

I agree with you. It's dumb.

[3TB3*]

Originally Posted by LilWinger11

The only one I can think of was in 1999 or so in the NFL... Eagles fans really wanted Ricky Williams and booed the selection of Donovan McNabb (oh, the irony). I assume Detroit Lions fans must have started booing the repeated 1st round picks of wide receivers at some point.

I don't know of any others in the NHL, but I bet there are some.

mcnabb in nfl draft in nyc which many eagle fans go up to - exactly

also coach mike tice of minnesota vikings who 2 years in a row used up his 15 minutes and the team behind them rushed up and chose their pick before he could do anything to stop them.