<p>By now, you&#8217;ve already heard the news. The Vancouver Canucks selected a left-handed defenceman named Elias Pettersson in the third round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Friday.</p>
<p>Not only is Pettersson&#8217;s name pronounced the exact same way as Canuck forward Elias Pettersson&#8217;s, but Pettersson told media in Montreal that the 2019 Calder Trophy winner is also his <em>favourite</em> player, and is ultimately the reason he wears number 40.</p>
<p>For a full writeup on the Canucks&#8217; 2022 third-round pick, <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/07/08/canucks-select-elias-pettersson-second-pick-2022-draft/">click here</a>.</p>
<p>As we expected he would, the elder Elias Pettersson took little time before reacting to the draft pick on social media:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Elias Pettersson reacts to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> selecting Elias Pettersson <a href="https://t.co/vbggCr6T5g">pic.twitter.com/vbggCr6T5g</a></p>
<p>&mdash; David Quadrelli (@QuadreIli) <a href="https://twitter.com/QuadreIli/status/1545456032414961665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>First, Pettersson reposted the Canucks&#8217; draft post on his Instagram story with the caption &#8220;Welcome Elias Pettersson!&#8221; followed by the Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-99020 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904-612x1024.jpg" alt="" width="612" height="1024" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904-612x1024.jpg 612w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904-179x300.jpg 179w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904-768x1286.jpg 768w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904-917x1536.jpg 917w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904.jpg 1170w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-99022 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905-593x1024.jpg" alt="" width="593" height="1024" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905-593x1024.jpg 593w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905-174x300.jpg 174w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905-768x1327.jpg 768w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905-889x1536.jpg 889w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905.jpg 1170w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px" /></p>
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<p>Then Pettersson commented on the Canucks&#8217; post:</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-99021" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2906.jpg" alt="" width="1170" height="549" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2906.jpg 1170w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2906-300x141.jpg 300w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2906-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2906-768x360.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px" /></p>
<p>Give us your best nickname for the new Elias Pettersson in the comments below!</p>
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By now, you've already heard the news. The Vancouver Canucks selected a left-handed defenceman named Elias Pettersson in the third round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Friday.

Not only is Pettersson's name pronounced the exact same way as Canuck forward Elias Pettersson's, but Pettersson told media in Montreal that the 2019 Calder Trophy winner is also his <em>favourite</em> player, and is ultimately the reason he wears number 40.

For a full writeup on the Canucks' 2022 third-round pick, <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/2022/07/08/canucks-select-elias-pettersson-second-pick-2022-draft/">click here</a>.

As we expected he would, the elder Elias Pettersson took little time before reacting to the draft pick on social media:

https://twitter.com/QuadreIli/status/1545456032414961665

First, Pettersson reposted the Canucks' draft post on his Instagram story with the caption "Welcome Elias Pettersson!" followed by the Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme.

<img class="alignnone wp-image-99020 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2904-612x1024.jpg" alt="" width="612" height="1024" />

<img class="alignnone wp-image-99022 size-large" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2905-593x1024.jpg" alt="" width="593" height="1024" />

&nbsp;

Then Pettersson commented on the Canucks' post:

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-99021" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/IMG_2906.jpg" alt="" width="1170" height="549" />

Give us your best nickname for the new Elias Pettersson in the comments below!

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