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The Vancouver Canucks have selected Jonathan Lekkerimaki 15th overall.
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft is filled with a lot of top NHL prospects. Some are elite, and others could be even seen as franchise NHL prospects. Names to look out for include Shane Wright, Matthew Savoie, Brad Lambert, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Rutger McGroarty, Maddox Fleming, Jack Hughes, Seamus Casey, Conor Geekie, Trystan Luneau, Denton Mateychuk, Jack Devine, David Jiricek, Frank Nazar, Isaac Howard, Joakim Kemell, Ryan Chelsea, Logan Cooley, Danila Yurov, Simon Nemec, Elias Salomonsson, Juraj Slafkovsky, Cruz Lucius, Devin Kaplan, and more!
This also is taking place after the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2021 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Buffalo Sabres, Owen Power
2nd) Seattle Kraken, Matty Beniers
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Mason McTavish
4th) New Jersey Devils, Luke Hughes
5th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Kent Johnson
6th) Detroit Red Wings, Simon Edvinsson
7th) San Jose Sharks, William Eklund
8th) Los Angeles Kings, Brandt Clarke
9th) Arizona Coyotes (from Vancouver Canucks), Dylan Guenther
10th) Ottawa Senators, Tyler Boucher
11th) Arizona Coyotes, FORFEITED
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Sillinger
13th) Calgary Flames, Matthew Coronato
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia Flyers), Isak Rosén
15th) Detroit Red Wings (from Dallas Stars), Sebastian Cossa
16th) New York Rangers, Brennan Othmann
17th) St. Louis Blues, Zachary Bolduc
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Chaz Lucius
19th) Nashville Predators, Fedor Svechkov
20th) Minnesota Wild (from Edmonton Oilers), Jesper Wallstedt
21st) Boston Bruins, Fabian Lysell
22nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota Wild), Xavier Bourgault
23rd) Dallas Stars (from Washington Capitals via Detroit Red Wings), Wyatt Johnson
24th) Florida Panthers, Mackie Samoskevich
25th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Corson Ceulemans
26th) Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Carson Lambos
27th) Nashville Predators (from Carolina Hurricanes), Zachary L’Heureux
28th) Colorado Avalanche, Oskar Olausson
29th) New Jersey Devils (from New York Islanders), Chase Stillman
30th) Vegas Golden Knights, Zach Dean
31st) Montreal Canadiens, Logan Mailloux
32nd) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Columbus Blue Jackets), Nolan Allan
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32 Comments
Too bad was hoping for Rogle’s RW Samon Tieshirtcombo
Draft Description: Goals, a lot.
I wanted Kemell
I think Lambert was just too dangerous
Everyone stop complaining about not getting Kemell, Lekkermakki was insane against players his own age and they were rated basically the same all of these players are lottery tickets you don’t know what will happen but I love Lekkermakkis goal scoring ability
Great pick
Good pick, but when the hell are we going to trade JT Miller?! If we hold on to him and lose him for nothing when he goes to free agency then I swear im never watching this team again.
Thoughts on the wilds draft ?
This was my top guy for the Red Wings
Great pick 👍 can’t complain about a natural goal scorer and being Swedish fits the bill. This will be a great player to see how our player development will go.
The scouting report read earlier on Reddit makes me think this guys a steal like Pettersson was. Anybody trashing this guy today may be regretting it later.
im sad with alvin picking another small swede hoglander 2.0 if we are lucky…..i liked owen the pickle he would have been perfect.
It’s pronounced Lek-ker-I-maki
Thank god the new regime has good drafting. That was one thing I felt was good later in the benning era
ridiculous shot. absolutely ridiculous shot.
Canucks fans are hilarious.
Remember when the Canucks drafted Pettersson? Obviously 29 other teams passed on Lambert. Let's give the guy a chance before we critique him.
He could very well be a steal at #15
He can be a sniper… I just hope he will fill up his frame a little bit more. If paired with linemates who are big and strong, he can be very good.
Damn I fell asleep before Canucks pick last night
Glad they picked the right guy.Didnt think he would be available. If he wasn't maybe Ohgren Or Kemmel.
It's good was hoping they’d trade for another mid-1st and get Lambert or Kemell but I like lekkermaki he’ll be great once he puts on 20lbs and he's only 17 so…
Good pick for Van.The steal went to Winnipeg,Lambert is going to be good.
This guy will bust, weak as hell on the puck. Will get eaten alive at nhl level
Management builds up all this hype with comments made to the media about changes to the team and I would bet the roster will look the same as it did last year. No hope for fans, nothing has changed 🙃🙃
Your hope for trades by a Canucks gm is laughable. Sorry. Good pick though
why did they say He wears number 40 because of Petey?
i could only find him wearing 23 and 88.
I’m just glad Benning is gone so he don’t draft anymore perverts
Lambert is easy to like but there is huge risk. I liked Lambert too it's scary to know that one bad year that drop you like a rock as a prospect. Clearly most teams agreed. I do like Lekkerimaki as his floor is higher than Lambert I think. According to Alvin he is very dedicated, and as far as flaws in his game he is very young and very coachable by all accounts. Therefore this is a bet by Alvin his own player development team. This was a fascinating draft as it was a crap shoot. The redraft 3 years from now could be wildly different. Are the scouts correct there are no superstars here? Or are they wrong?
Promising player is a few years away from making the club. About as much time as it takes to develop a Dman which the club desperately needs. The Canucks are loaded with R wingers. Weird selection if they are not shopping or trading.
I like this pick. The guy I REALLY wanted was Kemell, but I watched Lekkerimaki dominate the U18 and I could immediately see the many ways this guy can beat an opponent. Should be fun watching him on the powerplay with Pettersson.
Let me be the first to this joke:
Sometimes I think with this Lekkermaki pick that the Canucks are just trying to find the next Elias Pettersson, but perhaps I’m overthinking things. The Canucks next pick… Elias Pettersson! 🤣
elias to elias, back to elias, elias cycle around, to elias, elias scores!
canucks really need to get some muscle (goon) to stand up for there team mates