Fantilli gets wish of getting drafted by Blue Jackets

Prospect said he wanted to go to Columbus in video from May

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By Anna Kulesa
@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

Adam Fantilli manifested his way to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Back in May, the University of Michigan forward told the NHL the team he wanted to go to most was the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Fantilli called the desire "unorthodox" because of Michigan and Ohio State's fierce rivalry in all sports, but was excited by the chance to learn from all the Michigan alumni on the team.

Luckily for Fantilli, the Blue Jackets selected him with the No. 3 pick at the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday.

Talk about speaking your desires into existence.

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