Vancouver Canucks fans will not have to wait long to see their newest top prospects in action.
The Vancouver Canucks revealed their 2017 development camp roster on Tuesday. The roster includes 36 players consisting of 21 forwards, 12 defensemen and three goaltenders.
36 players are expected to report to the 2017 #Canucks Development Camp. https://t.co/KxFZWj7Oys
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) June 27, 2017
A breakdown of the roster
- TWO players have NHL experience (Brock Boeser, Griffen Molino)
- THREE first round picks from the NHL Entry Draft
- ALL EIGHT players drafted by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft
- 14 Invites, consisting of…
- FIVE invites from the NCAA (most of any league)
- THREE invites from the OHL
- TWO invites from the BCHL
- ONE invite each from the OJHL, QMJHL, WHL, CIS and SHL
The full roster and player bio can be found here.
By the numbers…
- 6-foot-4, the height of the tallest player, Zack MacEwan
- 212 pounds, the weight of the heaviest player, Zack MacEwan
- 5-foot-7, the height of the shortest player, Petrus Palmu
- 161 pounds, the weight of the lightest player, Elias Pettersson
- 25 years, the age of the oldest player, Justin Parizek
- 17 years, the age of the youngest player, Nick Isaacson
The Canucks will be holding the event at the University of British Columbia. It has been held the past few years at Shawinigan Lake on Vancouver Island.
The players will participate in on-ice training and visit the BC Children’s Hospital from July 4th to July 6th. The camp will conclude with a “Canucks Summer Showdown Top Prospects Game” at Rogers Arena on July 6th.
Though the prospects game is a season ticket holder event, the Canucks will stream the game live on their Facebook page.
Points of interest…
- How is Brock Boeser’s game after resting his injured/operated wrist in the offseason?
- How will Pettersson and Jonathan Dahlen play together on the smaller North American ice?
- Will the newly drafted prospects meet our expectations?
- How does Travis Green work with the youth?
- Now is the only time you can see the NCAA prospects play in Canucks uniform!
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Development camp often yields a few surprises each year. Look out for a few of these players to get the call to play at the Young Stars Tournament later this year.