VanJack
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Another guy still on the board late, who was rated higher in this year's draft. Some scouting services had him going between 54-60 in the third round. So getting him with the 112th pick in the fourth round has to be considered a 'win'.
I suppose the reason he dropped was that he spent his entire draft year in Minnesota high school hockey, and didn't exactly set the world on fire during a brief audition in the USHL. But I'm sure the Canuck scouts got a good long look at him and liked the upside. And the fact he's a natural center doesn't hurt either.
Canucks have drafted a couple of other guys out of high school hockey; Patrick McNally and Jack Rathbone. Hopefully Gardner's development is closer to Rathbone's.
I suppose the reason he dropped was that he spent his entire draft year in Minnesota high school hockey, and didn't exactly set the world on fire during a brief audition in the USHL. But I'm sure the Canuck scouts got a good long look at him and liked the upside. And the fact he's a natural center doesn't hurt either.
Canucks have drafted a couple of other guys out of high school hockey; Patrick McNally and Jack Rathbone. Hopefully Gardner's development is closer to Rathbone's.