Nearly four months after he was initially supposed to learn which team would secure his services, Farrell finally had his answer.
Talk about an extended wait, but it was worth it.
"Everything with that year was just crazy, so finally being able to have a little bit of normalcy after it was pushed back for so long was great. There was so much buildup. It was a bright spot in a pretty weird year for everyone," mentioned Farrell. "I haven't been in any moment like that in my whole life where I'm just sitting there waiting for something to happen through the TV. It finally happened, though, and I was thrilled."
Since being drafted, Farrell has shone both domestically and internationally.
His accolades include winning the 2021 Clark Cup and earning USHL Player of the Year honors, enjoying a standout sophomore campaign at Harvard University, and representing his country at the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Championship in recent months as well.
There's no denying that the 20-year-old Hopkinton, MA native is trending in the right direction.
"Everyone's path is different. There are only a handful of drafted guys that are going to step up and play in the NHL right away, and then for everyone else, you've got to take big steps in order to make it there one day. Over the past couple of years, I've been working every day to try to become a better hockey player and one day realize that goal," explained Farrell. "Wherever I ended up in the Draft, I was going to work as hard as I could to prove to that team that it was a really good pick."