Has there ever been such domination for Canada in regards to the very top-end of each draft ?
Dating back to the Crosby draft, it seems to me Canada (the CHL) has produced a very high number of ELITE talent up front, all drafted very high, with basically no one busting.
Crosby-McDavid-Stamkos
Tavares-Duchene-Seguin
Hall-MacKinnon-Drouin
Toews-Nugent-Hopkins-R.Johansen
Bennett-S.Reinhart-Huberdeau
likely adding Dylan Strome as well to that bunch
(That's 16 elite forwards drafted in a span of 10 years).
Not only that, but their line of defense would be alright, too with Doughty, Pietrangelo, Ekblad, Ryan Murray and Carey Price who was actually drafted 5th overall...
This is a promising lineup if Canada is going to 2018 Olympics... only featuring top-4 picks ! Incredible.
Dating back to the Crosby draft, it seems to me Canada (the CHL) has produced a very high number of ELITE talent up front, all drafted very high, with basically no one busting.
Crosby-McDavid-Stamkos
Tavares-Duchene-Seguin
Hall-MacKinnon-Drouin
Toews-Nugent-Hopkins-R.Johansen
Bennett-S.Reinhart-Huberdeau
likely adding Dylan Strome as well to that bunch
(That's 16 elite forwards drafted in a span of 10 years).
Not only that, but their line of defense would be alright, too with Doughty, Pietrangelo, Ekblad, Ryan Murray and Carey Price who was actually drafted 5th overall...
This is a promising lineup if Canada is going to 2018 Olympics... only featuring top-4 picks ! Incredible.