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Vancouver Canucks Top 10 Prospect Ranking

By Janik Beichler

Jun 26, 2015; Sunrise, FL, USA; Brock Boeser adjusts his cap after being selected as the number twenty-three overall pick to the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2015; Sunrise, FL, USA; Brock Boeser adjusts his cap after being selected as the number twenty-three overall pick to the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 10, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Boston College Eagles goalie Thatcher Demko (30) makes a save against Union Dutchmen forward Nick Cruice (8) during the first period in the semifinals of the Frozen Four college ice hockey tournament at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

2. G Thatcher Demko (2.0)

The Vancouver Canucks seem to be a goalie factory that likes to kick them all out sooner or later (you remember the Roberto Luongo vs. Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo vs. Eddie Lack drama). They better find a way to keep this one.

Thatcher Demko might be the real deal — a franchise goalie like King Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. Seriously, he’s that good.

Personally, I had Demko ranked as the Canucks’ current No. 1 prospect. There are several elite forwards in most drafts while elite goaltenders are much harder to come by. Even if a team manages to draft a goalie with elite potential in the first round of the draft, there is no guarantee that he will become what he is expected to become.

Related: Canucks Risking to Lose Demko

Which is why the Canucks can feel especially lucky for drafting Demko in the second round, 36th overall, in 2014.

At just 20 years old, Demko is a junior at Boston College. In his third NCAA campaign, he is putting up incredible numbers that show just how good he is.

After 32 games this season, Demko sits at a 1.77 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage. Only Yale’s Alex Lyon, whom the Canucks are also showing interest in, has a better save percentage. He also broke Cory Schneider’s Boston College record for most shutouts in a single season at nine.

Demko was a 2014 Mike Richter Award nominee, a 2015 finalist, and has just been nominated again this year. The award honours the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey.

Floor: NHL backup
Ceiling: Elite starter

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