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A/N: I have no idea what the actual draft order the teams selected in for this year's draft, so let's just pretend that my order is right. Also, apparently our administrator can't decide if he wants to block this site or not. It's been blocked one week and the not the next. I don't get it. Anyway, as it has been blocked again, I will be restricting myself to weekend updates once again. I wish my administrator would make up his damn mind about whether or not to keep it blocked or keep it unblocked.

NHL Draft

Julie's POV

Adam and I arrived at Madison Square Garden , where the draft was being held, early the next morning. By the time we met up with Connie, Guy, and Jesse, it was time to take our seats in the green room. Jesse and Guy were expected to go high and we were seated directly in front of the stage.

We were served a lunch of chicken fingers an hour before the draft was scheduled to begin. I had just finished eating when the moment everyone had been waiting for finally arrived. The commissioner appeared on stage. "I would like to welcome you all to the 2006 NHL rookie draft. The Pittsburg Penguins are officially on the clock." The commissioner headed backstage, as the Penguins had five minutes to make up their minds on which player they wanted to take. The Penguins, apparently, didn't need the entire five minutes, as the commissioner appeared once again no more than two minutes later. "With the first pick in the 2006 NHL draft, the Pittsburg Penguins select, Sidney Crosby of Canada . The New York Islanders are now on the clock."

"I think you will go next, Guy." Adam mentioned, breaking the silence at the table.

"I hope so, I love this city." Guy stated. "I could defiantly see Connie and me doing well here."

"So could I. There are so many places for me to go shopping." Connie spoke up.

"Great. It sounds like she's already got all of the contract money spent."

"It would be easier, if I knew now how much you were going to be getting." Connie smiled.

The commissioner once again appeared on the stage and the present Islander fans went nuts. "With the second pick in the 2006 NHL draft, your New York Islanders select, Guy Germaine from the University of Wisconsin ."

Guy jumped up excitedly and hugged Connie tightly. We watched as he slowly walked up on stage and the jersey was presented to him. He held it over his chest as he smiled and pictures were taken.

Guy returned to the table nearly a half an hour later. As he did, the commissioner once again arrived on stage. "With the eighth pick in the 2006 NHL draft, the Minnesota Wild selects, Jesse Hall from the University of Minnesota ."

Jubilation once again filled our table. This time we watched as Jesse headed up on stage and was presented his jersey. I could tell that Jesse couldn't have been happier to be staying in Minnesota .

"Are we ready to go?" I asked. "Now that we have witnessed our friends get drafted, we can go shopping. Connie can start spending Guy's money."

"I'm ready." Connie said excitedly.

"Don't I get a say in this?" Guy asked.

"No," Connie told him as Guy handed her his wallet.

"Women." Guy said, shaking his head.

"Can't we stay a while longer?" Adam asked.

"Why?"

"Well for one thing, I want to be here when Jesse gets back. For another, I would like to see who we draft." Adam answered.

"Adam, you can find out on TV, or even better, you can find out at your first practice." I told him. I really wanted to go shopping before we left town. It would be the perfect opportunity to get some more wedding stuff.

"Pleas," Adam pouted, sticking his bottom lip out and giving me those sad puppy dog eyes. Damn him! He knew I wouldn't be able to resist the puppy dog face.

"Fine," I surrendered. "What pick do they have?"

Adam brightened up and smiled. "The twenty-fourth." He answered. Great. Sixteen picks away. I'll never get to see the stores of New York .

Jesse returned about seven picks later and a conversation was picked up.

"I can't believe Minnesota picked me." Jesse stated.

"I take it you are happy?" Guy asked.

"Yeah. The only reason why I left early was so that I could take care of my family and to keep my dad from having to work overtime." Jesse smiled. "Now I can do that from the very same city."

Adam smiled. "We're all really happy for you man."

"I've already called my father and he is even more excited then I am."

"Speaking of fathers, I think mine is looking pretty dumb right about now." Adam stated, grinning.

"Adam!" I scolded, surprised. Though his father gad been tough on him, I had never heard Adam say anything out of the way about his father.

"No, it's true. He always thought I was so much better then the ducks. He always said the Ducks were nobody's and they were bringing me down. Now look at us, you guys just went as lottery picks, Charlie's with the Ducks, and the Bashes are going to sign with Chicago ."

"I bet his does feel at least a little dumb." Jesse agreed.

"Yeah, especially after what happened with Riley and Cole. He wanted you to stay with the Varsity team and it turned out they were juicing up on steroids." Guy stated.

"Yeah, it was great to see those two kicked out of school." Adam agreed.

"And then things quieted down after Scooter became captain." I chimed in.

"Not to mention the fact that Scooter was actually the only one on that team to make it to the NHL." Connie stated.

"Yeah, that's what six NHL players for us and one for Varsity." Adam stated. "Seven, if Julie is allowed to at least be signed as a free agent at the court hearing. I think I made the right choice."

"Yeah," I agreed.

"With the twenty-third pick in the 2006 NHL draft," the commissioner's words caught my attention and for some reason I felt I needed to listen. "The Tampa Bay Lighting selects, Julie Gaffney from the Boston College ." WHAT?

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A/N: I wrote these updates out throughout the week and meant to post them all on Friday. However, on my way home, I was in a car accident and broke my ankle. I'm only posting these now because they are already typed out. I probably won't get around to typing anything else out and posting for at least a week or two. I'm sorry for any inconvenience.