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CTV News
7 hours ago
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- CTV News
Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th overall pick at NHL draft
Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford, right, speaks as general manager Patrik Allvin listens during the NHL hockey team's end of season news conference, in Vancouver, on Monday, April 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck LOS ANGELES — The Vancouver Canucks picked Braeden Cootes of the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds with the 15th overall selection in the NHL draft Friday. Cootes produced 26 goals and 37 assists in 60 games with the Thunderbirds this season. The five-foot-11, 183-pound forward from Sherwood Park, Alta., is also Seattle's captain. Vancouver finished 10th in the Western Conference last season, six points behind the playoff cutline. The Canucks have already been active this off-season, acquiring forward Evander Kane from the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Scoring winger Brock Boeser will become an unrestricted free agent if unsigned before the market opens Tuesday. Rounds two through seven of the draft take place on Saturday. The Canucks have five remaining draft picks, one for each round except the fourth. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2025.
CTV News
8 hours ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th overall pick at NHL draft
Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford, right, speaks as general manager Patrik Allvin listens during the NHL hockey team's end of season news conference, in Vancouver, on Monday, April 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck LOS ANGELES — The Vancouver Canucks picked Braeden Cootes of the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds with the 15th overall selection in the NHL draft Friday. Cootes produced 26 goals and 37 assists in 60 games with the Thunderbirds this season. The five-foot-11, 183-pound forward from Sherwood Park, Alta., is also Seattle's captain. Vancouver finished 10th in the Western Conference last season, six points behind the playoff cutline. The Canucks have already been active this off-season, acquiring forward Evander Kane from the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Scoring winger Brock Boeser will become an unrestricted free agent if unsigned before the market opens Tuesday. Rounds two through seven of the draft take place on Saturday. The Canucks have five remaining draft picks, one for each round except the fourth. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2025.
Vancouver Sun
16 hours ago
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- Vancouver Sun
NHL Draft Live: What are the Canucks going to do in Round One?
Friday will be a consequential day in the future of the Vancouver Canucks , one way or another. As things stand, they hold the 15th overall pick in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. The general feeling is they'll trade the pick — GM Patrik Allvin admitted earlier this week that he's had talks about trading back and he and president Jim Rutherford have also said in the past they recognize they'll likely have to make a trade to grab the second-line centre they covet, which surely will come at the cost of their first round pick. We'll see how that goes… Check back here as the afternoon progresses — the draft is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. — and we'll give you our Canucks-centred analysis as the round progresses. pjohnston@
National Post
16 hours ago
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- National Post
NHL Draft Live: What are the Canucks going to do in Round One?
Friday will be a consequential day in the future of the Vancouver Canucks, one way or another. Article content As things stand, they hold the 15th overall pick in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. Article content Article content The general feeling is they'll trade the pick — GM Patrik Allvin admitted earlier this week that he's had talks about trading back and he and president Jim Rutherford have also said in the past they recognize they'll likely have to make a trade to grab the second-line centre they covet, which surely will come at the cost of their first round pick. Article content
New York Times
a day ago
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- New York Times
Vancouver Canucks NHL Draft guide: Picks, best fits and analysis
The Vancouver Canucks have six picks in the 2025 NHL Draft: Nos. 15, 47, 65, 143, 175, 207. Here's what to expect. The Canucks are motivated to sell the No. 15 pick in their hunt to find a top-six center capable of bolstering their forward group. If the club can find the right upgrade, the preference is to move this pick outright. Vancouver is prepared, however, to make the selection at 15, and there are several centers that would appear to fit the bill for its needs. However, there are also a couple of blueliners that the Canucks are high on. They would find it difficult to pass them up if they were still on the board with the 15th pick, despite the relative strength of Vancouver's prospect system on the back end. — Thomas Drance Advertisement Vancouver hasn't used a top-two round pick on a center since it took Elias Pettersson in 2017. The Canucks don't have a deep farm system, but center is far and away their biggest organizational need. In recent mock drafts, Corey Pronman has projected the following picks: 15. Jack Nesbitt, C 47. Semyon Frolov, G 65. Brandon Gorzynski, C 117. Viktor Klingsell, RW 143. Bruno Idzan, LW 175. Lukas Sawchyn, LW 207. Jan Skok, D (Photo of Canucks GM Patrik Allvin: Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)
