Former New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow says he made a mistake in selecting forward Josh Ho-Sang.
The 54-year-old made the revelation during his appearance on the “Cam and Strik” podcast.
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During the 2014 amateur auction, the Islanders selected Ho-Sang with the 28th overall pick.
“I was the only member of our team who wanted him 28th. I was the only one who said, “Let’s draft this guy.” They all looked at me and wondered what I was doing. You were right,” Snow said.
“He had the talent of a player who was picked in the top five. It was more of a swing for a missed home run.”
Ho-Sang was considered a player with an attitude problem and proved to Snow early on that he deserved that reputation.
“He was late for the first day of our training camp,” the former GM recalled. I let him run up and down the steps of our arena and then took him back to his junior hockey team.”
Ho-Sang ultimately played 53 games in the National League, all for the Islanders. The Toronto native scored seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points on the Bettman circuit.
The 27-year-old forward worked for Ufa’s Salavat Yulaev in the Continental Hockey League (KHL) last year.