Prospect Info: Vancouver Canucks 2016 Top 25 Prospects - #15

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POLL #14 (79 total votes)
William Lockwood - 42 votes
Cole Candella - 17 votes
Mike Zalewski - 5 votes
Dmitri Zhukenov - 4 votes
Jakob Stukel - 4 votes
Lukas Jasek - 3 votes
Michael Garteig - 2 votes
Borna Rendulic - 1 vote
Michael Carcone - 1 vote
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Rank | Player | POS | 2015/16 Team | HT | WT | DOB | Drafted OA | 2015 Rank | Poll%
1|Brock Boeser|RW|Univ. of North Dakota (NCAA)|6.01|192|Feb 25 1997|23rd (2015)|3 (↑2)| 50.30%
2|Olli Juolevi|D|London (OHL)|6.03|179|May 5 1998|5th (2016)|NR| 61.90%
3|Thatcher Demko|G|Boston College (NCAA)|6.04|192|Dec 8 1995|36th (2014)|4 (↑1)| 57.28%
4|Jake Virtanen|RW|Vancouver (NHL)|6.01|208|Aug 17 1996|6th (2014)|1 (↓3)| 90.74%
5|Nikita Tryamkin|D|Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)|6.08|240|Aug 30 1994|66th (2014)|17 (↑12)| 66.67%
6|Brendan Gaunce|C/LW|Utica (AHL)/Vancouver (NHL)|6.02|207|Mar 25 1994|26th (2012)|7 (↑1)| 43.75%
7|Jordan Subban|D|Utica (AHL)|5.09|185|Mar 3 1995|115th (2013)|12 (↑5)| 48.51%
8|Troy Stecher|D|Univ. of North Dakota (NCAA)|5.11|192|Apr 7 1994|College FA (2016)|NR| 69.07%
9|Guillaume Brisebois|D|Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)|6.02|174|Jul 21 1997|66th (2015)|13 (↑4)| 52.88%
10|Adam Gaudette|C|Northeastern (NCAA)|6.01|170|Oct 3 1996|149th (2015)|NR| 28.85%
11|Andrey Pedan|D|Utica (AHL)/Vancouver (NHL)|6.05|213|Jul 3 1993|63rd (2011)|15 (↑4)| 30.59%
12|Cole Cassels|C|Utica (AHL)|6.00|180|May 4 1995|85th (2013)|5 (↓7)| 32.58%
13|Tate Olson|D|Prince George (WHL)|6.02|185|Mar 21 1997|210th (2015)|NR| 53.76% (tiebreaker)
14|William Lockwood|RW|USNTDP (USHL)|5.11|172|Jun 20 1998|64th (2016)|NR| 53.16%

Added - Joseph LaBate

Only a few guys I have the mind to add after this - LaPlante, Sautner, McKenzie, Albols, maybe Stewart?

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[hellstick]

Zalewski

 

[kcunac]

Voted Candella.

Add McKenzie. Has a lot more to offer than the other options to add.

 

[turkulad]

Voted Candella.. after this, I have no idea whatsoever about the potential on some of these guys so I'll rather just pass up on voting.

 

[Josepho]

Zalewski
Candella

Then that closes out the guys who I wouldn't be totally shocked to see in the NHL.

 

[M2Beezy]

Candella
Stukel
Zalewski

 

[biturbo19]

Really picking the bones clean at this point.

 

[crobro]

Rendulic

 

[Get North]

I'm going with Zalewski because he looks very close to making the NHL and could probably play in a bottom 6 role consistently. Candella has top 4 upside.

Prospect pool is deep now in my opinion, the top 10 is very strong and it seems likely that we'll see at least 7-8 NHLers from the top 10. Then you got a guy like Cassels, who had a bad year but he was also banged up and couldn't get ready for the pro game through the off-season. A guy like Pedan who has a ton of unique tools, but still needs more time to adjust. Olson and Lockwood are very solid prospects, Olson had a great year, Lockwood has speed and skill, and should have some big years in Michigan.

 

[Braeden]

I went with Zhukenov he seems like if he can put all the tools in his toolbox we will see him jump a few spots next year for sure.

Also, add Grenier wtf!?

 

[Alexander Edler]

My man Cole Candella

 

[MS]

Zalewski is easily the top guy at this point and should have been gone several places ago.

Looks ready to be an NHL player.

 

[M2Beezy]

Its Candella

NEXT

 

[VC]

Zalewski is easily the top guy at this point and should have been gone several places ago.

Looks ready to be an NHL player.

This.

He may not have a high upside but he does look like he has a place in the big league.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Really picking the bones clean at this point.

There is still hope that guys improve but not much track record for these guys.

Looks like Corrado not going to make Toronto's top 25 list by comparison

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

Candela then carcone

I don't know why Lockwood was chosen where he was with such overwhelming support... Guess I have to read up on him.

 

[Scurr]

Candela then carcone

I don't know why Lockwood was chosen where he was with such overwhelming support... Guess I have to read up on him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGspYmt5PdA

I think Feebster's video probably has something to do with it. You don't see that combination of soft hands and physical play very often.

 

[Red]

Candella

Add McKenzie