He's unlikely to play in the NHL next season. To say it's impossible, however, is just ... silly.
Agree
Im a WHL season ticket holder and Woo is ahead of both the 2 WHL guys i mentioned at the same ages. As we've seen with both Carlo and Jokiharju seasoning is never a bad thing....both are somewhat raw.....Carlo obviously drafted 2015 is pretty settled now and he was a late birthday so he was going pro regardless.
Back to some of my posts about Portland re. Jokiharju..... he had tremendous lateral movement, quick 1st step a really good 1st pass with IQ poise and can contain and run a pp. which is why in my game reports i was lobbying for him with our 2nd. Obviously that was a moot point as Chicago saw what i did and he went 1st round. I liked him more than Glass when i would see them play. Obviously Cody has higher potential hence the draft position.
Anyway it is unlikely but it really wouldn't suprise me given the year he just had and how far along his maturity and strength is. I think he will turn some heads at camp. this kid is incredibly driven and dialed in on his dream and he blows up junior aged kids and was game star for Moose Jaw so many times we lost count which is high praise for a mostly defensive defenseman who got top line assignments every night.
It's a lot more likely Benning goes out and tries to sign a big name free agent (Myers Karlsson) as he has to be feeling heat from Aquilini this summer big time and i doubt he wants to risk another playoff miss on rookie defenders.....we'll see