This will go down as one of the strangest draft picks in Vancouver Canucks history.
Not because this was a bad pick...but this is truly a strange selection.
When the Canucks were on the clock at 80th overall, they drafted Elias Pettersson.
Huh?
No, the Canucks didn’t drunkenly blurt out their star centre’s name by accident. Elias Pettersson 2.0 is a left-shot defenceman who played 17 games last season in the SHL.
Here’s are some quick facts and stats on the Canucks third-round pick.
Date of Birth: Feb 16, 2004
Position: D
Age: 18
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 185 lbs
Shoots: L
Like many picks later in the draft, there seems to be an evident divide among scouts’ ranking of Pettersson 2.