Brayden Point scored 91 points in 72 games for the Warriors last season.

Brayden Point had to sit in the stands at the Wells Fargo Center for a little longer than he was hoping over the weekend, but when his name was finally called, none of that mattered.

The Moose Jaw Warriors star was taken in the third round, 79th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning during this weekend's 2014 NHL Entry Draft, which went on Friday and Saturday from Philadelphia.

“It's pretty cool,” stated Point on Sunday. “It's an NHL team and you're a prospect now for an NHL team. It's a really neat thing and no matter when I went or no matter what team I went to I was going to be happy, so it's a good thing for sure.”

Entering the draft, Point was projected to go anywhere from the late-first round to the third round, where he eventually found himself going. He said sitting in the stands through the first round on Friday and then a round and a half on Saturday got a bit nerve racking.

“When you're sitting there and names are starting to get picked it does get nerve racking and then you start to wonder if you're going to get picked and who's going to pick you,” said the skilled centre. “It's a bit of a different experience, but it's a good one for sure.

“I started to think if I was ever going to get picked, but I was lucky enough to be picked by Tampa and I was really excited and I couldn't be happier.”

Brayden Point signs his first autograph as a member of the Lightning. (Photo: Twitter/@TBLightning)

Coming out of the NHL Combine, Point had spoken with 14 teams, but the Lightning weren't one of them, which surprised Point when they traded up to select him.

“I talked to Tampa once in Moose Jaw after a game and that was the only time, so I really didn't think Tampa was going to be the team that picked me, but I'm really happy that they did,” said Point.

The Lightning could be a great fit for the smaller forward as there have been many players of Point's stature that have come through the Tampa Bay system and found success, like Martin St. Louis, as well as Tyler Johnson – a 2014 Calder Trophy nominee.

“(My size) is always something that's going to be around me for sure,” said Point. “Tampa obviously didn't mind it, they took me in the third round, so it's obviously something that they can look past and hopefully I can reinforce their idea that a small player can play.

“They're not afraid of skill and they're not afraid of a small guy with skill, so it's obviously a great spot for me.”

Point will now head to Florida this week for the Lightning's annual Development Camp, which runs from July 2-6.

“I don't really know what to expect,” he said. “It's all going to be brand new, so hopefully just meet the guys and we do our on ice and off ice testing and stuff like that, so just hopefully try to leave a good impression.

“Being all brand new guys and brand new people to impress, it's going to be nerve racking, but I'm just going to try and enjoy it, work my hardest and hope for the best.”

Click here for full details on the Lightning's Development Camp.

There were 37 WHL players selected during this year's draft, including Kootenay's Sam Reinhart going second overall to Buffalo and Leon Draisaitl from Prince Albert going third overall to Edmonton. There were nine WHL players among the 30 taken in the first round.