The Vancouver Canucks have had a superb season in contending for a playoff spot. A significant reason for their success is credited to their increase in depth in all positions. One player who has improved to help the Canucks’ success is centre Adam Gaudette.
The Canucks selected Gaudette in the fifth round — 149th overall — in the 2015 NHL draft. Gaudette then spent the next couple of seasons playing for Northeastern in the NCAA, where he totaled 142 points in 116 games.
In the summer of 2017, Canucks fans where able to witness a flash of what was to come from Gaudette when he played against Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser in the Top Prospects Summer Showdown top.