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Canucks Draft 2026: The recent history of the 41st overall pick
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Stephan Roget
May 31, 2026, 13:00 EDTUpdated: May 31, 2026, 11:38 EDT
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Barring any trades between now and draft weekend, the Vancouver Canucks are slated to select four times within the first 50 picks of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Since we’ve already completed “Recent history of the X overall pick” articles for their lottery-diminished third overall, their Quinn Hughes-acquired 24th overall, and their first-pick-of-the-second-round 33rd overall selections, we figured we might as well complete the set today with “The recent history of the 41st overall pick.”
That’s the first of two second-rounders that the Canucks got back from San Jose in exchange for Kiefer Sherwood.
Vancouver fans probably most closely associate the number 41 with Andrew Alberts, and we’ve got to say, Alberts would be a standout performer from the crowd we’re about to put in front of you. We warned that the “Recent history of the 33rd overall pick” was a largely uninspiring mixed bag, and we’re not sure we can even say that with this list. The history of the 41st overall pick is a real “who’s who of who’s that,” which tells us both that it’s time to halt these articles here, and that it’s probably best to temper expectations on whomever the Canucks actually select with this pick.

2010: Patrik Nemeth (LD) at 41st overall to the Dallas Stars

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
504
10
60
70
Current Status: Swiss-A top defender
Peak Status: Top-four NHL defender
We hope you have fond memories of long-time Dallas Stars defender Nemeth, because he’s going to be about the best this list has to offer, until perhaps the very end. He played a steady, sizeable, stay-at-home style across ten NHL seasons, becoming a bit of a well-travelled mercenary toward the end of his big league days. He’s still a star and a recent champion in the top Swiss league to this day.

2011: Dmitrij Jaskin (RW) at 41st overall to the St. Louis Blues

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
315
27
43
70
Current Status: KHL top-line forward
Peak Status: NHL bottom-six forward
Jaskin is a player who had an intriguing blend of size and skill and showed flashes at times, but ultimately peaked in his official rookie season of 2014-15, when he had 13 goals and 18 points in 54 games for the Blues. He never really reached that level again and has scored just 13 NHL goals since. Jaskin has been in the KHL for six of the last seven seasons, with a brief and unsuccessful 2021-22 NHL comeback being the only exception.

2012: Mitchell Heard (C) at 41st overall to the Colorado Avalanche

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
0
0
0
0
Current Status: EIHL star forward
Peak Status: AHL bottom-six forward/ECHL star
Heard peaked as a PPG OHL player in his draft year, never got above 12 points in any given AHL season, ultimately spent more time in the ECHL, and has since settled into a nice career as a star attraction in the UK-based EIHL. Ironically, you’ve probably never heard of him. 

2013: Robert Hagg (LD) at 41st overall to the Philadelphia Flyers

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
345
16
47
63
Current Status: SHL top-four defender
Peak Status: NHL bottom-pairing defender
Hagg was never a standout NHL talent, but he stands out on this list as someone who at least cobbled together a lengthy career. He put in five years with the Flyers before spending a season or so each with five other NHL clubs, mostly on bottom pairings. He went back to the SHL as of this past season, and looks likely to remain there for the remainder of his playing days.

2014: Joshua Jacobs (RD) at 41st overall to the New Jersey Devils

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
3
0
0
0
Current/Peak Status: AHL bottom-six forward
Jacobs was a hefty stay-at-home defender even back at the USHL level when he was drafted, and he remains one to this day. He’s never gotten more than a cup of coffee in the NHL, nor has he scored more than 16 points in any given American Hockey League season, but he’s still plugging away down there, having just completed his tenth AHL tour of duty.

2015: Ryan Gropp (LW) at 41st overall to the New York Rangers

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
0
0
0
0
Current Status: German Oberliga (third tier) star forward
Peak Status: AHL bottom-six forward
The Kamloops product had a successful WHL career with the Seattle Thunderbirds but never showed much scoring prowess as a professional, peaking at 15 points as an AHL sophomore. You probably won’t find too many former second-round picks playing at a lower level than Gropp, who’s in Germany’s third-highest pro league at the moment.

2016: Nathan Bastian (RW) at 41st overall to the New Jersey Devils

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
312
39
36
75
Current Status: NHL fourth liner
Add Bastian to the list of 41st overalls who have at least maintained a consistent NHL gig. He’s a long-term fourth liner who has spent the majority of his playing days in New Jersey, save for one season in Seattle after being picked in the Expansion Draft and then this past season in Dallas. Bastian is a physical forward who is not afraid to mix it up, and that will likely keep him around for a few more years, despite a brief AHL demotion in 2025-26.

2017: Jaret Anderson-Dolan (C) at 41st overall to the Los Angeles Kings

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
134
15
14
29
Current Status: NHL call-up
Peak Status: NHL fourth liner
Anderson-Dolan showed some potential as an NHL pivot, and we can remember highlighting him as a buy-low option for the Canucks once upon a time. But he ultimately got passed over in various depth charts by younger options, and now spends the majority of his time in the AHL, most recently with the Manitoba Moose.

2018: Bode Wilde (RD) at 41st overall to the New York Islanders

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
0
0
0
0
Current Status: DEL-2 top-pairing defender
Wilde is a player who topped out with a decent season in the Swedish Allsvenskan after a vaccine-related clash with the Islanders, and has steadily dropped down the hockey ranks since. He’s most recently played in the second-highest German professional league.

2019: Kaeden Korczak (RD) at 41st overall to the Vegas Golden Knights

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
155
4
33
37
Current Status: NHL bottom-pairing defender (on a contender)
Korczak gets a special little designation there, because although he’s only progressed to the point of being a bottom-pairing defender thus far in his career, he’s done so on a very good team, and current Stanley Cup Finalist, in Vegas. Korczak is still young enough at 25 and plays the right side of the ice to still develop into something of a top-four talent.

2020: Noel Gunler (RW) at 41st overall to the Carolina Hurricanes

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
0
0
0
0
Current Status: AHL middle-six forward
Gunler’s time as a true prospect has passed without him ever getting a real sniff at the NHL level for Carolina. He remains under contract and in their system, but isn’t considered to have much chance of moving beyond his current status at this point.

2021: Danila Klimovich (RW) at 41st overall to the Vancouver Canucks

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
0
0
0
0
Current Status: AHL middle-six forward
Speaking of not getting a sniff…
Klimovich was always an interesting and off-the-board pick for the Canucks, who was described as a long-term project high on natural skill, but low on polish and discipline. Having jumped right into the AHL post-draft and having remained there to this day, that description still fits. Klimovich apparently plans to stay on this side of the pond past this offseason, but his chances of getting a call-up seem smaller than ever.

2022: Topias Leinonen (G) at 41st overall to the Buffalo Sabres

 
Record
Goals Against Average
Save Percentage
Career
0-0-0
N/A
N/A
Current Status: AHL/ECHL tweener goaltender
Leinonen is still young enough to be considered a prospect, but he’s been passed over by so many others in the Buffalo system that he’s no longer talked about much and struggles to even get consistent AHL starts. You never know what happens with a goalie, but he’s not likely to make too much noise from here on out.

2023: Trey Augustine (G) at 41st overall to the Detroit Red Wings

 
Record
Goals Against Average
Save Percentage
Career
0-0-0
N/A
N/A
Current Status: Top organizational prospect
Augustine, on the other hand, is considered Detroit’s top organization prospect and perhaps the best goaltending prospect in all of hockey. He’s just wrapped up his NCAA career and seems poised to start climbing the pro ranks with the Wings organization in quick order. He’s turning into a real best-case scenario for 41st overall, and definitely has a chance to be the best player on this entire list before too long.

2024: Andrew Basha (LW) at 41st overall to the Calgary Flames

 
Games
Goals
Assists
 Points
Career
0
0
0
0
Current Status: Top-ten organizational prospect
Basha briefly played in the AHL last year at 19 before returning to the WHL. He’s considered to be somewhere near the bottom end of the Flames’ list of top-ten prospects currently, and should be in the AHL full-time next year.

2025: Semyon Frolov (G) at 41st overall to the Carolina Hurricanes

 
Record
Goals Against Average
Save Percentage
Career
0
0
0
Current Status: Top-ten organizational prospect
It’s way, way too early to say what will become of Frolov, but he’s currently considered to be somewhere near the middle-to-bottom end of the Hurricanes’ top-ten prospects list as of now.
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