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Rick Dhaliwal @DhaliwalSports
#Canucks 2016 NHL draft.
Olli Juolevi - signed.
William Lockwood - not signed yet
Cole Candella - won't sign
Jakob Stukel - won't sign
Rodrigo Abols - lost his rights
Brett McKenzie - won't sign
the last 2 guys were picked over Ty Ronning, son of former Canuck Cliff
who played for the Vancouver Giants
and scored 61 goals in the WHL last season
then was signed by the NYR
Lockwood has already been injured a couple times and as such might already be washed / go unsigned
(regardless, i didn't see anyone who thought that was a good pick anyway)
so the 28th place team from the 15-16 season could come away with 1 professional player from that draft
and Juolevi was drafted over dmen like Sergachev, McAvoy, and Chychrun ... all of whom could easily turn out to be better players
good thing that Jim Benning is one of the greatest scouting minds to ever exist...
seriously, him still being employed is one of the most amazing things in the world