Confirmed with Link: Canucks draft F Hunter Shinkaruk 24th Overall (1st Round)

[Hammer79]

Nice, got a skilled player that dropped 10 spots. Size concerns at 5'11'' maybe?

 

[SweedishKeepers]

Well **** this day got a lot better!!!

 

[Nuckles]

Extremely happy that Gillis didn't go with a grittier guy like Erne or Hartman. Loving this pick!

 

[Jacob8hockey*]

Phil Kessel 2.0. Literally identical from awkwardness, to voice, to looks.

 

[digger18]

Reminds me of Shroeder...

 

[BoHorvatFan]

Well I am very happy with this pick.

 

[Garth Butcher]

Birth Date: 1994-10-13 Birth Place: Calgary, Alta, Canada
Height: 5-10 Former Team: Medicine Hat (WHL)
Weight: 181
Position: LW
Shinkaruk is a pure goal scorer. He’s boasts an arsenal of stickhandling moves and vision to be an effective playmaker, making him a dual threat offensively. His skating is finely-tuned and he uses a burst to create separation to cut wide on defenders. Shinkaruk enjoyed tremendous chemistry with Etem, and started more slowly in his absence before finding similar chemistry with Curtis Valk, and eventually finished 14th in league scoring. The drawbacks to his game are his size – five-foot-10 and 181 pounds – and commitment to defence.

 

[Bubbles]

somebody from the WHL? In the 1st round?

 

[luongo321]

wow, he has a patrick kane-like backhand about 1:14 into this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdoWDjo99rU

 

[MikeK]

Great pick. I am shocked CGY didn't snatch him with their 22nd pick. This is a steal no doubt about it but the kid has to live up to his potential. Still, great pick for the club.

 

[Orca Smash]

Day saved! Im from med hat (now living elsewhere) but incredible goal scorer, cant believe he made it this far!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Like the pick. Nice to snag some pure skill in the first round. Welcome to the organization, Hunter!

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Horvat and Shinkaruk, cup boards are getting a lot fuller.

Calgary

 

[David71]

nice pick. add more scorers in the orgnaziaiton

 

[skg]

Horvat and Shinkaruk, two players with high complete levels and clutch in pressure situations. I see a trend.

Horvat, Shinkaruk, Gaunce, Jensen, Corrado, Kassian, and Schroeder. I feel a lot better about our future.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Hovat, Shinkaruk, Kassian, Gaunce, Corrado... liking it, liking it a lot.

 

[DennisReynolds]

By trading Schneider, our future suddenly looks good.

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

Nice that he fell to us. Why did he a
fall?

 

[NFITO]

so.. we traded Schneider and picked up Kesler and Grabner in this draft

 

[JoeCool16]

Love it. 5'10.5 could easily turn to 5'11 which isn't that small at all. He's not Jordan Schroeder in terms of size and as long as he plays hard, then his height shouldn't be a factor much.

 

[tantalum]

From everything I've seen and read the past few days this looks to be a good pick. Schroeder he isn't....significantly bigger frame.

 

[biturbo19]

Wow. I'm shocked he fell this far.

Very happy here. A little bit uneasy in the 'what are we missing here...?' sort of sense. How on earth did a kid with those sort of goal scoring instincts fall to us at #24? But really...who cares, this is outstanding.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Horvat, Shinkaruk and Gaunce could all potentially be on the team Canada world junior team.

 

[Kip96]

Phil Kessel 2.0. Literally identical from awkwardness, to voice, to looks.

LOL, I was thinking the same thing

How is 5'11" considered small? Love the pick

 

[canuck4life16]

he already got over 100 goals in the WHL........maybe our version of Patrick Kane