The Carolina Hurricanes went off the board a bit with their second and third picks of the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft, selecting Spokane Chiefs center Hudson Elynuik with the 74th overall pick and Wisconsin high school goaltender Jack LaFontaine one pick later.
Elynuik, playing for the Western Hockey League franchise that Canes coach Bill Peters once coached, becomes one of the tallest players in the system, measuring 6’5" and 201 pounds. He was unranked in the TSN top 80, but posted 44 points in 55 games with Spokane this season, his third with the Chiefs.