NHL ENTRY DRAFT

June 22, 2002

Joffery Lupul

JOFFREY LUPUL: I'm really excited. I mean, it's one of the places that I interviewed with and I knew there was a good chance that I would be going. Looking at some of the players they have there and what the team needs, I think I can definitely bring some scoring to Anaheim.

JOFFREY LUPUL: I think right now, that's definitely my goal, going into camp. I think going into a training camp, you have to have one thing in mind, and that's making the team. I think right now, that's definitely the first thing on my mind is playing in the NHL next year.

JOFFREY LUPUL: I knew there was a good chance that Pittsburgh or Nashville might choose me, but I also knew there was a lot of other good players. Ryan Whitney and Scottie Upshall, I can't say enough about, he's a great competitor, a lot of grit. It was not really a surprise, no, to be pick. I knew there was lots of guys there. I knew it made it hard on Pittsburgh and Nashville.