2024 NHL Draft Selections: Trent Swick (180th Overall, Vegas Golden Knights)
TR how’s it feel it’s great it’s um I’ve been waiting two years this is my last year of drafts draft eligibility and yeah it’s just a big relief um this was my first year that I was like a prospect going into it um and yeah to be drafted by Vagas in Vagas is just awesome who’s all here with you uh my parents my brother my sister couldn’t make it she’s rowing back home um which sucks but also my girlfriend and um friends as well what did what what did you feel when you heard you from the kitchen of Rangers how did you react I heard the kitchen of Rangers and I thought um my buddy was going to get drafted Max but when they said my name I was just in shock and I’m still shaking now what have the kitchen arrangers been on getting you to this moment here today everything um they G me giv me the opportunity this year to um really step up my role and um thank you to all my coaches UC crack and uh Brad and yeah thank you to everyone who’s there who helped me to get to this point UC see coming in uh how much has your game grown under him as a head coach huge he’s had all the confidence in me since day one since we met and he uses me in all uh in all situations in the game and yeah it really helped me develop my game so being being Vegas or in Vegas like what when you heard was Vegas like were you how excited were you and just know if the gold nights organ it’s coming up a couple couple seasons go just up that they’ve had early history yeah it’s a great great City it’s very hot um I love it and yeah it’s just special to be drafted to the um to the spot where the draft is and all the fans giving you an extra little cheer it’s pretty cool what’s the difference you know being selected Now versus say last year at this time you’re thinking oh not my time how did you get through that and what’s special is it more now yeah it’s special annoying it’s my last year that I can get drafted and um yeah it’s just never giving up always believing myself and um yeah I think it’s pretty cool that I got drafted my last year did you use that as a motivator year of course yeah I thought about it every day Owen Nolan or Paul Bonet which is your favorite thoral born player Paul Paul bizette cuz he uh he came into my room this year and gave the uh opening lineup so it was pretty cool he’s a great guy he’s he’s buddies with one of my one of the guys that I brought here to the draft so it’s pretty cool what do you think of that Jersey I love it it’s sparkly it’s like the roads it’s like the the strip in Vegas it’s pretty cool stands out what are you most excited to see about being being in Vegas like your time here just seeing the city and just you know exploring that just meeting everyone meeting new players making new friends um developing my game and just getting better every day
Kitchener Rangers forward Trent Swick spoke after being selected in the sixth round (180th overall) by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2024 NHL Draft.
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