danick paquette is exactly what the canucks need he's big, physical, a right handed shot, good leader and a has great character. he already does tons of work with kids giving away 4 tickets to his home games. how he's not ranked higher then 45 i don't know. the only thing i've read is that his skating needs work but it look ok if you ask me(i will admit he could get faster).

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· Finished third on his team with 29 goals and second in the QMJHL with 213 penalty minutes this season.



· Named QMJHL Offensive Player of the Week on February 4, 2008. In two games, he scored four goals on eleven shots and added an assist while recording an impressive plus-five rating.



· Hosted a holiday part with his family, for 60 members of the Boys and Girls Club of Auburn/Lewiston. He spent the afternoon playing games with the kids and they all received gifts courtesy of Danick Paquette and his family – “It was for the kids! I'm just happy to be able to make a difference during the Holiday Season”.



· Helped Lewiston win the QMJHL Championship in 2007.



· Patterns his game after Ottawa’s Chris Neil and Anaheim’s Todd Bertuzzi – “they have good hands around the net and they like to play physical”.



· Wears number 47 because it’s the first number he received at his Atom training camp.



· Began playing hockey at the age of three and he credits his parents for having had the most influence on his career – “they have always been there for my good moments and my bad moments”.



· Putting his skates on before his hockey pants and always being the last one off the ice at the end of warm-up are part of his pre-game routines.



· His most memorable hockey moment was winning the President Cup because it was the first championship he’s won.



· If he could invite any three people to dinner he would choose: Todd Bertuzzi, Chris Neil and his dad – “I would like to ask Chris and Todd about the NHL and my dad would come because he means everything to me”.



· If he wasn’t playing hockey he would be helping run his dad’s sports store and the one movie he would want to be in is Les Boys.



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NHL Team: Montreal Canadiens

NHL Player: Anaheim’s Todd Bertuzzi

Shootout move: “Saku Koivu move”

Goal celebration: “Point at the crowd”

Video Game: Call of Duty 4 and World of Warcraft

Movie: Les boys and Rambo

TV Show: Lance et compte

Actor: Sylvester Stallone

Group: ACDC

Website: NHL.com

Pump-up song: “Thunderstruck” by ACDC

Food to cook: Steak

Sport (other than hockey): Baseball and golf

Activity away from the rink: Xbox 360

Toy growing up: Matchbox cars

Place to shop: Mexx

Place to visit: Italy

scouting report
NHL Central Scouting’s Chris Bordeleau

“He is the type of player who we always say there is going to be one player like him, like a Sean Avery or a Brandon Dubinsky -- the players that work really hard and work at their game. I think Danick’s mental and physical toughness together with his smarts -- he’s smart with the puck, give him a good upside. He scored 30 goals and he’s really tough -- he comes to play every night.”



Lewiston Maineiacs head coach Ed Harding

“Danick brings the nose for the net to Lewiston. He is a fierce competitor, and players his own age do not want to play against him

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"To watch Danick Paquette on the ice is to see a 6-foot, 209-pound beast that can use his hands to beat opponents in many different ways.

Off the ice, though, Paquette uses those same hands to hug, help and hold the attention of youngsters who might not get the opportunity to enjoy hockey.

And in both ways, the 17-year-old forward is adding to the success of the Lewiston MAINEiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Paquette was ranked No. 45 among North American skaters when Central Scouting released its final rankings last month, and he’s likely to go no later than the third round when the 2008 NHL Entry Draft is held in Ottawa on June 20-21.

In his second season with the MAINEiacs, Paquette had 29 goals – third-most on the team – 42 points, and a team-leading 213 penalty minutes in 63 games.

It was an impressive outing for a player certainly on the way up.

“He’s got 30 goals, a couple hundred penalty minutes; nobody wants to go near this guy,” said Chris Bordeleau, Central Scouting’s QMJHL scout. “He’s not a great skater, but he works hard.”

“I think they like my style,” said Paquette. “Not everybody can play physical, score, fight -- be a power forward. I don’t think they have a lot of players with my style. They search for players like me.”
NHL teams also should be searching for people like Paquette.

This season, he started “Danick’s Den,” giving four tickets to every Lewiston home game to area children and their families, who might not be able to otherwise afford the tickets.

“It’s a privilege to have this life,” Paquette said. “These people, they don’t have the chance. They don’t have two parents, or everything they want. Sometimes when they come, after the game they come see me and they say this is the first time I’ve seen the MAINEiacs and this is the best thing I’ve seen in my life. It touches my heart.”

“I’m really, really proud because it comes from him and not from his parents, so I’m really, really proud,” said Lucien Paquette, Danick’s father.

Giving back, though, is a Paquette family tradition. Lucien and his wife, Mathalie, use their sporting goods store in Montreal, Sports 47 –Danick’s number with the MAINEiacs is No. 47 – to help underprivileged children and youth hockey organizations in the Montreal area.

“Everybody loves that family,” said Stephane Fiset, the former NHL goalie who will serve as Danick’s agent when he starts his pro career. “They’re doing so much for everybody.”

Growing up in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, a less-affluent section northeast of downtown Montreal, Danick Paquette never lacked for anything when it came to hockey. His parents gave what they could, and made up the difference in loyalty and love.

For the 2006 QMJHL draft, there was a 30-person traveling party that made the 12-hour drive from Montreal to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to see Danick chosen No. 11 overall by the MAINEiacs. The group bought every piece of MAINEiacs gear available within the hour.

In two years in Lewiston, Lucien and Mathalie often would make the 270-mile drive from Montreal to Maine, plus they were frequent visitors at many of the MAINEiacs’ other games around the QMJHL.

And with the 2008 NHL Entry Draft nearby in Ottawa, expect there to be a sizable Paquette cheering section.

“For the draft this summer, he asked me, how can I get 100, 150 tickets,” said Fiset.

There’s also a Paquette family link to Lewiston. As an 18-year-old in 1983, Lucien Paquette had a tryout with the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs, but didn’t make the team. In 1992, the club was sold and moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec. In 2003, the franchise was sold and moved again – to Lewiston, Maine.

While Lucien never had a pro career, it’s certain his son will.

“Every time I look at him, I say he can’t skate,” said David Gregory, a scout and videographer for Central Scouting. “But he gets there – especially in the offensive zone when he wants the puck.”

“His first year he looked like a guy running around, trying to make a name for himself,” said Bordeleau. “He turned out, he’s a pretty smart hockey player. He’s got good hands … and he’s a tough kid.”

Paquette said he patterns his game after Ottawa power forward Chris Neil, “but I score more goals than him. … He can hit somebody, he can score; he’s dangerous in front of the net. He’s a good example for someone like me.”

Bordeleau said Paquette still needs to improve his skating, which reminded him of another recent prospect.

“He’s not the greatest of skaters, but we had (Brandon) Dubinsky … in his draft year he was a horrible skater,” said Bordeleau. “The kid worked his butt off, and when you play for the New York Rangers on a line with Jaromir Jagr, you can’t be too shabby. I think Paquette is that type of guy.”

couple vids

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zeem_Ybbo9A&...feature=related

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uNR4dzuqo&...feature=related



i tell you i love everything about this kid and he's exactly what we need, jofu wants boychuk at 10, i want paquette at 40.get him gillis

Page 2: Five questions with Danick Paquette

Sunday, February 10, 2008
1. What's led to your outburst of goals this year, after last year, when you only scored four?

Well, last year I was only playing on the fourth line. I didn't have as much ice time then, and our focus was more on creating a stir. This year I'm thinking a bit more about the hockey side.

2. Do you think much about the fact that this is your NHL draft year?I try not to think too much about it, really. I am trying to take one game at a time and play each game by itself. We'll just see what happens at the draft.

3. There seems to be more to your game than just fighting, and more than just scoring, as evidenced by your Gordie Howe hat trick (goal, assist, fight) and traditional hat trick in the same game. Any particular reason?

Part of my job is to fight a little bit, to hit hard, and another part is to score goals. It happens that way sometimes.

4. We saw some pretty nifty moves in recent games. How much did playing with Perron and Castonguay, among others last year, help your hockey skills?
For sure last year, after each practice, David Perron and I stayed out on the ice. I did hands work with him, and he was a great example to follow.

5. With the pace you are on, there is a chance you might be able to pass Sheldon Wenzel on the team's career PIM list. Do you think you'll get there?How many did he have? (526) How many do I have? (297) It's not something I'm setting out to accomplish, but it's part of my job to be tough on the ice, so it's possible, I guess.

PENALTY MINUTES AREN'T GOOD, ITS A HORRIBLE STAT, DONT POST IT AS A GOOD THING

Eberle @ 40 is better

So is Stamkos. Eberle wont drop to 40.

pim's aren't all bad imo, the holding and tripping ones are bad and lazy but fights, and sticking up teamate type one are good imo. those one show he has a high compete level and is there for his teamates. anyone who hasn't watched the 2 youtube vids i posted, watch them and i garantee you'll want this kid.

Sounds like a decent player and a good person.

Looks like he'll be the perfect line mate for the Sedins, big, strong physical and a right handed shot not the greatest skater. Plus he's got the name. Imagine:
Daniel over to Henrik in front to Danick...scores.

ederle is hard to get a read on imo he may be there at 40 because of his size but who knows. i would still love paquette to be taken at 40, he's probley my fav player in the draft

i was thinking the same thing but who knows how long the sedins will be in vancouver. i think having paquette on the wing will also stop people from roughing up the sedins and maybe even get the sedins to play a bit tougher knowing they got an ass kicker on there wing who has there back

I personally really like the kid, but the more I watch other draft eligible players who are second round projections (Ex. Mitch Wahl) the more I think he'd be more of an appropriate third round selection. If the Canucks trade for a late second rounder/early third rounder, then yes, I'd draft him. If they don't, I doubt Paquette will be the best player available at 40. By the end of the draft, I'm hoping that the Canucks have drafted at least ONE player with power forward potential; whether it be Kyle Beach, AJ Jenks, Jimmy Hayes or Dannick Paquette.

Hes a Canadiens fan!!!!!! NOOOOOOOO


Ok but why would you want him if you want PM and toughness look no further than SEAN AVERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

don't even compare him with carcillo, avery or downie. on the ice yes he's an in your face tough player but off the ice this kid is one of the most classy kids in the draft.

wth u talking about

Sean Averys the most classyest player in the NHL.

His name should be
Sean Classy Avery

Theres alot to like about the guy

-Good in his community
-Can score goals
-Hits guys like a locomotive (watch the youtube videos)
-Fights alot so that explains the huge penalty minutes

and it didnt look like his speed was a huge issue in what i saw

Though i dont like his favourite player being Todd Bertuzzi, and calling "thunderstruck" his pump up song isnt very original, we should still take him with the 40th pick, after taking Tyler Meyers with the 10th (or Colin Wilson)

Is that sarcasm?

hahaha i like that

Prospect reports and Youtube videos don't tell the whole story.

My beefs with Paquette:

-Slow, slow, slow.
-Hits from behind (cheap-shot artist).
-Throws dirty hits after the whistle.
-Out of shape.
-Gets most of his points on the PP. Doesn't do much 5-on-5 except throw dirty hits.
-Not very good in the corners/along the boards.
-Takes stupid penalties and gets suspended a lot, which may hurt his team in the long-run.
-Ego issues: From what I've heard, he has adopted Perron's "Holier-Than-Thou" attitude.

At 40th overall, there WILL be players that are better than Paquette. I may be willing to take a chance on Paquette as a project-type prospect - just not in the first 2 rounds.

He reminds me of a slower, dirtier, and more arrogant version of Mike Brown, except Mike is better along the boards/corners.

Just my $0.02.

Toxic are you Swedish, or do you just like soft players?

lol

I'm guessing you just looooooove being shorthanded all the team. Albeit a lot of Paquette's penalties come from fights and misconducts, I'm pretty sure everyone doesn't like a guy who takes lazy penalties such as hooking and holding penalties.

It would be better if he had just posted the number of fights that Paquette had entered, rather than PIM. 15 hooking calls would = 5 fights, so he could have anywhere between 106 hooking/tripping penalties to 22 fights.

I agree 100% everyone knows that skill is basically useless. Why do people even consider drafting or signing guys with skill.

Everyone knows that grit (only Canadian) wins. Europeans and smaller players are just born losers incapable of winning.

Meh he could be a High risk/High reward type player

I don't think he's high risk/high reward. Sounds like he's alot more low risk/low reward.
A guy for your 3rd line that everyone hates to play against that can play on the top 2 every once in a while.

Draft Justin Jokinen. More Risk/More Reward

i think he had 14 or 15 fights last year.

i see him being a 2nd/3rd line guy who will get 20-30 goals, 250 hits and 150 pim a year. i know there will be better scorers at 40 but i don't think we need a guy who just scores and gets a bit scared during physical games.we need a guy who hits and can make teams acountable if the run our stars, and pop in the odd goal. as for the he only scores on the pp, well a big whole on the canucks pp imo is a right hand shot who can go the the net, exactly what he does. and the ego thing i don'tsee being a problem, i've never read that he has an ego, and dout he does. people with egos usally don't spend alot of spare time helping out the boys and girls club and giving tickets to kids who can't afford them.

I wouldn't mind him, but would prefer if he were taken with the 70th, not the 40th.

With the 40th, I would be all over Eberle were he available.

I agree. At 40 there will still be low risk/high reward players in this year's draft.

No I just love Sean Avery