Having followed the Whalers since their move to Hartford in the '70's, I am not sure the claim of being a Whalers draft pick is something to admit in public. Hartford is well known as a poor judge of talent, and has made some of the worst trade/draft moves in the NHL. Just remember that the Whale gave up a bunch of players who went over to help Mario win a couple of Stanley cups with Pittsburgh (Francis, Samuelson(sp?) to name only a couple). In addition, the Whalers at one time had a run of about 6 first round picks who played less than 1 season in the NHL. About the best thing that can be said about Hartford drafting college players, is that they are likely to finish 4 years, rather than go suffer in hockey purgatory at the Civic Center. Sorry about the thin college content, but all this talk about the Whalers brought out a little sarcasm in me. William Sangrey Cornell '87&'94 Let's Go RED!!!