Vancouver Draft Recap
June 25th, 2017 -
The Canucks only had two picks in the entry draft but both were in the top forty and one was fourth overall. So who did they take?
Fourth overall they selected Swiss two way center Nico Hischier. Hischier plays a very NHL ready game, he has offensive skill, good skating and defensive awareness beyond his years. He may not have the elite ceiling of the three players drafted ahead of him but he was probably the best of the rest available. Some pundits still had him slated to go first overall and in an ideal world he could develop into their number one center in a post Henrik world.
With the thirty third selection Vancouver chose two way winger Noah Cates. The American is a good skater who pays attention to details in his own end. He is a few years away but could certainly become a serviceable middle six winger in time.