As we approach the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, nearly everyone and their dog has taken part in some form of a mock draft. Mock drafts are an interesting beast as they require taking into consideration many factors including ranking prospects by talent, where teams might finish (if pre-Stanley Cup Final), and what teams are looking for in prospects.
I’ve found a number of different mock drafts to who is likely to fall into the Canucks’ hands.
“With the mock 23rd overall selection, the Vancouver Canucks proudly select…”
| Date | Site | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
April 18th | Sportsnet – Damien Cox | Colin White | C |
April 18th | Bleacher Report | LW | |
April 18th | Bleacher Report – Daniels | LW | |
April 27th | Along the Boards | C | |
April 2nd | Yahoo | LW | |
April 2nd | Jr Hockey News | Jake DeBrusk | LW |
April 2nd | Jackets Cannon | C | |
April 2nd | McKeen’s | LW | |
June 11th | Winging it Mowtown | Gabriel Carlsson | D |
June 13th | Sportsnet – Damien Cox | D | |
June 13th | Broadstreet Buzz | C | |
June 16th | My NHL Draft | Denis Guryanov | RW |
June 16th | McKeen’s | C | |
June 17th | Dub From Above | C | |
June 19th | SB Nations – Nucks Misconduct | Colin White | C |
June 1st | USA Today | D | |
June 1st | The Draft Analyst | D | |
June 20th | Nucks Misconduct | D | |
June 22nd | Sportsnet – Joyce | RW | |
June 22nd | Sportsnet – Marek | D | |
June 22nd | USA Today | D | |
June 26th | My Draft Utopia | C | |
June 2nd | CSNNE | LW | |
June 3rd | BSN Denver | D | |
June 4th | Todays Slapshot | D | |
June 4th | The Hockey Writers | LW | |
June 6th | Bleacher Report – Friesen | LW | |
June 6th | Jackets Cannon | D |
Some interesting things to note:
- Most of these picks I would be happy with at 23 (depending on whom is still on the board at the time).
- Early on, drafts was much more focused on the Canucks drafting a forward – reflective of their traditional drafting philosophies.
- More recently defencemen are showing up in the more recent drafts – reflective of how unsure people are if Benning wishes to focus on the lacking defensive depths.
- Oliver Kylington is a name that pops up most often for defencemen – a name I think would be quite good to bolster the Canucks defence prospects.
- A few players that show up multiple times:
- Jansen Harkins x5 (Rated #22 in our Draft Profiles series)
- Oliver Kylington x3 (Rated #13 in our Draft Profiles series)
- Evgeni Svechnikov (Rated #11 in our Draft Profiles series)
- Nick Merkely x3, but none recently (Rated #15 in our Draft Profiles series)
- A couple off the board picks…
- Jacob Larsson (Rated #45 in our Draft Profiles series)
- Denis Guryanov (Rated #36 in our Draft Profiles series)
We would be happy with the majority of these picks, as it seems pretty difficult to screw up this season. There are a lot of good players available at 23rd, and as long as the Canucks avoid Brandon Carlo in the first round, they will more than likely get a very good prospect.
But what about you? Who would you like to see the Canucks pick? Let us know in the comments section.
