![]() ![]() Support us by subscribing today: The Vancouver Sun | The Province.When it comes to Elite‘s many couples, marchioness Carla and the working-class Samuel might be the Netflix drama’s most unlikeliest pairing. For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support our journalism: Our in-depth journalism is possible thanks to the support of our subscribers. Umberger (16th overall, 2001), Hunter Shinkaruk (24th overall, /benkuzma Not-so-honourable mentions: Nicklas Jensen (29th overall, 2011), Brendan Gaunce (26th overall, 2012), R.J. In 2012, he was included in a trade-deadline deal for Samuel Pahlsson. Ellington never played an NHL game and logged more outings in ECHL than AHL. He piled up 130 penalty minutes with Everett (WHL) and 32 points (6-26), but didn’t have pro mobility. A survivor, he played for Minnesota and Columbus and in Europe the last three seasons.īig kid. He scored just six goals in 56 games over two seasons. He couldn’t stay healthy and wasn’t going to move ahead of Henrik Sedin or Kesler. Schroeder’s size and being a third-liner, who suffered a shoulder injury and an ankle fracture before the 2013-14 season, didn’t help. He was shipped to San Jose in August 2009, along with Daniel Rahimi, for Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich. He managed just 27 goals in four seasons at the University of Minnesota and never played in the NHL. Just 18 high-school goals and eight in the USHL, but White got the surprise nod because the Canucks needed to restock the centre position. The rationale seemed odd and he wasn’t even in the draft guide book. Honourable mentions: Horvat (ninth overall, 2013), Thatcher Demko (36th overall, 2014), Kevin Bieksa (151st overall, 2001), Jannik Hansen (287th, 2004). Schneider was dealt for Bo Horvat at 2013 draft to ease a cap crunch and his 98 games here resulted in best franchise marks for goals-against average (2.20) and saves percentage (. Luongo and Schneider combined to win the Jennings Trophy in 2011 for fewest goals allowed. The long-range plan to work with Roberto Luongo had to first work through Jason LaBarbera, Curtis Sanford and Andrew Raycroft. He ranks 13th in franchise scoring with 393 points (182-211) in 655 regular-season games. Kesler had three Selke nominations, two All-Star Games and team awards as most valuable player (2009) and most exciting (2011). Photo by Jeff Vinnick / NHLI via Getty Images files Ryan Kesler was a brooding, effective force as Selke Trophy winner, 2011 playoff dynamo. A 41-goal season in 2010-11 - including factoring in 11 of 14 goals in a second-round playoff demolition of the Predators - contributed to a Selke Trophy with 98.3 per cent of the vote total and to finish ahead of Jonathan Toews and Pavel Datsyuk. When healthy, he was a dominant two-way centre. “I think a lot of players say they don’t care, but everybody has an ego, so I’m not going to stand here and lie. Even if five seasons aren’t the normal measurement for a book of work.Īnd when Pettersson became first member of a rich 2017 draft class to hit the career 300-point mark in 306 games on March 6, he showed some rare vocal bravado. The Canucks centre has also captured the imagination of a hockey-mad populace of what could come because of an continuing pledge to improve daily for long-term effectiveness.Īnd in the trifecta of draft-grading standards that separate the great from the good - promise, production, longevity - then Pettersson makes a strong case as the best Canucks draft pick since 2000. It’s why this particular evaluation of the Canucks’ draft history since 2000 - the good and the bad - is actually as much about the future as the past.Įlias Pettersson has captured a Calder Trophy, surpassed the 100-point plateau and has outdistanced his 2017 NHL draft peers for career points production. “I gave everything I had to that city and would do anything to win.”Įlias Pettersson has always sported that look of confidence to take his game to higher levels. “I don’t want to be remembered as a guy who asked for a trade - that’s for sure,” Kesler told Postmedia. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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