The Vancouver Canucks have prospects scattered across a variety of leagues and levels in Europe and North America. They even have two of them on the NHL roster, though new head coach Travis Green sparked controversy by scratching one of them (Brock Boeser) for the season opener.
Several of the Canucks’ prospects are playing on the AHL affiliate Utica Comets, and I had an opportunity to attend their first couple of games in Toronto. They lost both games against the Marlies – the Maple Leafs farm team – which came as a reminder that there is still a lot of work ahead of these young players if they are going to be Vancouver Canucks.