VANCOUVER - He's not a first-year head coach anymore, but Jeremy Colliton is still going through some of his firsts.
As the Blackhawks get set to being the 2019 NHL Draft, it'll be the first the 2003 58th overall selection goes through at the helm of an NHL club.
"It's just exciting," he told reporters ahead of the first round. "We're going to add a really good player and then tomorrow we're going to add a few more. There's that anticipation. We can begin to look ahead and get excited about hopefully helping these guys develop into contributors for our team."
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