past year has been one filled with success for the 18 year old, his dream of being drafted was not always a reality.

Last year, Sanheim’s main focus was to make the Hitmen’s lineup. With his improvement throughout the year, not only did he accomplish that feat, but he also began to fly up the draft board over the past few months. Once listed as 167th among North American skaters, the defenseman quickly moved up to the 53rd spot by the time he was drafted.

Sanheim attributed this rise to his level of play for Team Canada, believing the tournament is where his draft stock ultimately rose.

The blue-liner’s vast improvement did not go unnoticed by the league. Sanheim had meetings with all 30 teams prior to the start of thethe late 70s.

“It was in one of my first apartments back then that I learned cockroaches could fly. But NYC was home and was far more dirty, more interesting and fun back then – everyone smelled of sweat and patchouli oil!” he remembers.

As proprietor of Tech Mecca, an equipment consultancy and services provider, he met James in the mid 90s and they hit it off over their love for old consoles and analogue gear. Their shared passion led to John being tasked with designing what would become the legendary studio of DFA Records and, as LCD Soundsystem took flight and Murphy became a global star, the pair stayed tight.

“We’’d meet and talk heavy nerd before a show – which was great, because we created this forcefield that people