Canucks: Should they pick Corson Ceulemans with the ninth overall pick?
By Joshua Rey
There’s no question that the Vancouver Canucks are in dire need of a right-handed defenceman.
According to most experts, prospect Brandt Clarke is the best right-handed blueliner available, but will most likely be claimed by the time the Canucks select ninth overall at the upcoming draft. We already looked at forwards Mason McTavish and Fabien Lysell to see if they’d be a potential fit up front, but what if the team wants to focus on the back-end? Who else could the Canucks potentially target on the blueline if Clarke isn’t available?
Enter Corson Ceulemans, the third and final prospect we’ll be covering in our three-part series.
Who is Corson Ceulemans?
Ceulemans was born May 5th, 2003 in Regina. According to EliteProspects, he measures in at 6’2″ and 201 pounds. He spent the last three seasons with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, the tier below Major Junior. He had four goals and seven assists in eight games this past season which, like all other leagues, was shortened due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019-20, he scored five goals and 30 assists in 44 games.
At last month’s World Under-18 tournament, Ceulemans had one goal and seven assists in six games, helping Canada win gold.
Next season he will be playing for the University of Wisconsin.