CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence

It was the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, and the Panthers wanted to select Alexander Ovechkin, even though his birthday was two days after the cut-off.

The Florida GM claimed that with the addition of the extra days falling on Leap Year, Ovechkin was actually eligible to be drafted that June.

But, the NHL didn’t buy the math, and the Panther’s had to pick another player – at 265th overall.

It was Tanner Glass.