William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, he profiles University of Michigan freshman forward Aidan Park , who was selected in the seventh round (No. 223) by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2025 NHL Draft.

Some things are just comfortable, like a warm fuzzy blanket on a cold winter day.

And so it is with Aidan Park and his hoodie.

The 19-year-old University of Michigan freshman forward still rocks the white hoodie he wore with shorts when he was famously and unexpectedly selected in the seventh round (No. 223) by the Edmonton Oilers at the 2025 NHL Draft at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 28.

“It’s a nice hoodie and I still wear it a decent amount,” Park sa

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