Flyers’ Jack Nesbitt Out to Prove He Was Worth the Big Trade

Flyers’ Jack Nesbitt out to prove he was worth the big trade

VOORHEES, N.J. – Swapping two first-round picks to move up in the NHL Draft means that team believes it’s getting a very special player. And it also means that player could be feeling a little bit of extra pressure once he hits the ice. If there’s anyone who might be able to handle that sort of high expectation, it could very well be Jack Nesbitt. Last Friday, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere pulled the trigger on a deal which sent his No. 2…

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Three First Nations teens were among those selected in this year’s National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft.And two of those players didn’t have to wait long to hear their names called at the two-day event, which was held in Los Angeles and concluded on June 28.Jack Nesbitt, a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, was chosen in the first round, 12th over-all, by the Philadelphia Flyers.Nesbitt, a centre, has s…