One-on-One with Adam Jiricek at 2024 NHL Draft

One-on-One with Adam Jiricek at 2024 NHL Draft

all right Adam you’re St Louis blue how does that sound to you yeah it’s pretty amazing unable feeling and un day for me and yeah it’s yeah I like it like this this selection of me and I I like really like this team what’s this process been like as you approach draft day and get prepared to hear your name called yeah it it was some some way to to get on this place and on this on this day but I think um the the longer way is coming for me right now so I think this is the first step and yeah uh it’s it’s going to be hard right now and yeah I I want to uh say I want to say thanks for my family and for my will support me in my in my career all right now today’s your birthday could you think of a better birthday present than to get drafted in the National Hockey League yeah I think it’s it’s unbelievable to be to get drafted on my birday it’s yeah it’s unable situation for me describe your game what kind of player is the St Louis Blues getting I think I’m I’m two-way defense man so I can play on both Sid and I’m very aggressive and uh really want to win any any game so yeah last thing for you your brother he was a first round pick as well he went to Columbus a couple of years ago sixth overall what do you think this means to your family and and how excited are you to one day compete against him in the NHL yeah I yeah I maybe my parents is dreaming about it and me too and yeah it can be really amazing amazing to play against us in in NHL so all right congratulations we look forward to seeing you in St Louis thank you and happy birthday thank you very much

Defenseman Adam Jiricek speaks with Andy Strickland of Bally Sports after being selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, 16th overall, at the 2024 NHL Draft at Sphere Las Vegas.