What is James Hagens afraid of? Bruins' pick answered differently than other first-rounders
To promote its draft, the NHL did a video asking each of the projected top picks, what they were afraid of. They saved Bruins No. 1 overall pick James Hagens' answer for last.
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Most of the answers were typical phobias:
Roller coasters - Porter Martone
Tight spaces - Kashawn Aitheson -
Spiders - Carter Bear, Michael Misa, Radim Mrtka, Jake O'Brien, Logan Hensler, Jackson Smith
Snakes - Milton Gastrin, Viktor Eklund, Matthew Schaefer, Brady Martin, Sascha Boumedienne, Jackson Smith
Heights - Lynden Lakovic
Sharks - Roger McQueen
The NHL saved the two most fun answers for last. Caleb Desnoyers said, 'My mom when she's angry.'
Boston pick James Hagens closed out the video with a response Bruins fans will like:
'Not winning the Stanley Cup.'
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