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2002 was a bad draft year we picked 11 players 2 in second round 2 in third round none of these player playing or played for us

2

19

49

VAN

Kiril Koltsov

D

RUS

5' 11"

183

RUS

Omsk

2

25

55

VAN

Denis Grot

D

BLR

6' 0"

185

RUS

Elektrostal

3

5

68

VAN

Brett Skinner

D

CAN

6' 1"

183

USHL

Des Moines

3

20

83

VAN

Lukas Mensator

G

CZE

5' 8"

167

CZE

Karlovy Vary

4

18

114

VAN

John Laliberte

R

USA

6' 1"

185

EJHL

Jr. Monarchs

5

20

151

VAN

Robert McVicar

G

CAN

6' 4"

202

WHL

Brandon

7

17

214

VAN

Marc-Andre Roy

L

CAN

6' 2"

205

QMJHL

Baie Comeau

7

26

223

VAN

Ilia Krikunov

F

RUS

5' 11"

169

RUS

Elektrostal

8

18

247

VAN

Matt Violin

G

CAN

6' 1"

180

CCHA

Lake Superior

9

17

277

VAN

Thomas Nussli

F

CHE

6' 2"

205

SUI

Zug

9

18

278

VAN

Matt Gens

D

USA

6' 0"

180

WCHA

St. Cloud State

Missed up on Duncan Keith 54th overall,

2003 it was ok year of us because atlease our first rounder is playing for us Ryan Kesler but other then that everyone else was bust.

1

23

23

VAN

Ryan Kesler

C

USA

6' 2"

202

CCHA

Ohio state

2

30

60

VAN

Marc-Andre Bernier

R

CAN

6' 4"

198

QMJHL

Halifax

4

10

111

VAN

Brandon Nolan

F

CAN

6' 1"

192

OHL

Oshawa

4

27

128

VAN

Ty Morris

L

CAN

6' 1"

200

AJHL

St. Albert

5

24

160

VAN

Nicklas Danielsson

R

SWE

6' 0"

169

SWE

Brynas

6

23

190

VAN

Chad Brownlee

D

CAN

6' 2"

184

BCHL

Vernon

7

25

222

VAN

Francois-Pierre Guenette

F

CAN

6' 0"

180

QMJHL

Halifax

8

23

252

VAN

Sergei Topol

F

RUS

6' 1"

183

RUS

Omsk

8

25

254

VAN

Nathan McIver

D

CAN

6' 3"

205

OHL

Toronto St. Michael's

9

24

285

VAN

Matthew Hansen

D

CAN

6' 4"

198

WHL

Seattle

Missed up on Corey Perry 28th overall, David Backes 62nd overall, Shea Weber 49th overall, Dustin Byfuglien 245th overall, Matt Moulson 263rd overall

2004 was good year because we found three players who is still playing for canucks cory, alex, jannik but we still missed few.

1

26

26

VAN

Cory Schneider

G

USA

6' 2"

195

USHSE

Phillips-Andover

3

26

91

VAN

Alexander Edler

D

SWE

6' 3"

215

SWE II

Jamtland

4

27

125

VAN

Andrew Sarauer

L

CAN

6' 4"

190

BCHL

Langley

5

30

159

VAN

Mike Brown

R

USA

5' 11"

205

CCHA

U. of Michigan

6

26

189

VAN

Julien Ellis

G

CAN

6' 1"

188

QMJHL

Shawinigan

8

27

254

VAN

David Schulz

D

CAN

6' 4"

201

WHL

Swift Current

9

29

287

VAN

Jannik Hansen

F

DNK

6' 1"

195

SJL

Malmo Jr.

Missed up on Mike Green 29th overall, David Booth 53rd overall, Brandon Prust 70th overall

2005 I was ok or good year because luc I think would have been really good D, Mason playing for us still.

1

10

10

VAN

Luc Bourdon

D

CAN

6' 3"

211

QMJHL

Val d'Or

2

21

51

VAN

Mason Raymond

L

CAN

6' 0"

185

AJHL

Camrose

4

23

114

VAN

Alexandre Vincent

G

CAN

6' 4"

193

QMJHL

Chicoutimi

5

13

138

VAN

Matt Butcher

C

USA

6' 1"

185

BCHL

Chilliwack

6

23

185

VAN

Kris Fredheim

D

CAN

6' 2"

170

SJHL

Notre Dame

7

11

205

VAN

Mario Bliznak

C

SVK

6' 0"

185

SVK JR.

Dubnica Jr.

Missed up on Anze Kopitar 11th overall, Marc Stall 12th overall,T.J.Oshie 24th overall, James Neal 33rd overall, Kris Letang 62nd overall, Jonathan Quick 72nd overall

2006 was bad year we picked 14th overall and didn’t work for us it worked for NY but not us.

1

14

14

VAN

Michael Grabner

R

AUT

6' 0"

170

WHL

Spokane

3

19

82

VAN

Daniel Rahimi

D

SWE

6' 3"

213

SJL

Bjorkloven Jr.

6

10

163

VAN

Sergei Shirokov

F

RUS

5' 10"

195

RUS

CSKA

6

14

167

VAN

Juraj Simek

F

SVK

6' 0"

202

SUI

Kloten

7

14

197

VAN

Evan Fuller

R

CAN

6' 2"

196

WHL

Prince George

Missed up on Chris Stewart 18th overall, Claude Giroux 22nd overall, Milan Lucic, brad Marchand 71st overall

2007 was again bad year for us we didn’t pick right we missed up on two good players

1

25

25

VAN

Patrick White

C

USA

6' 1"

190

USHL

Tri-City

2

3

33

VAN

Taylor Ellington

D

CAN

6' 0"

200

WHL

Everett

5

24

145

VAN

Charles-Antoine Messier

C

CAN

5' 10"

176

QMJHL

Baie Comeau

5

25

146

VAN

Ilja Kablukov

F

RUS

6' 2"

183

RUSSIA-3

CSKA 2

6

25

176

VAN

Taylor Matson

C

USA

5' 10"

165

USHL

Des Moines

7

25

206

VAN

Dan Gendur

R

CAN

5' 11"

195

WHL

Everett

Missed up on PK Suban 43rd overall,Wayne Simmonds 61st overall

2008 was ok year for us because we had good player in the first round but that all this was awesome draft year we could have picked few other good players.

1

10

10

VAN

Cody Hodgson

C

CAN

6' 0"

185

OHL

Brampton

2

11

41

VAN

Yann Sauve

D

CAN

6' 3"

209

QMJHL

Saint John

5

10

131

VAN

Prab Rai

C

CAN

5' 11"

191

WHL

Seattle

6

10

161

VAN

Mats Froshaug

C

NOR

6' 1"

198

SWE-JR.

Linkoping Jr.

7

10

191

VAN

Morgan Clark

G

CAN

5' 11"

160

WHL

Red Deer

Missed up on Tyler Myers 12th overall, Erik Karlsson 15th overall, Michael Del Zotto 20th overall, Jordan Eberle 22nd overall, Justin Schultz 43rd overall

2009 a lot of players are still playing for juniors but we should drafted bigger player or different position player instead of Schroeder because we got our first two Center positon locked for long term we need

1

22

22

VAN

Jordan Schroeder

C

USA

5' 8"

175

WCHA

U. of Minnesota

2

23

53

VAN

Anton Rodin

F

SWE

5' 11"

174

SWE-JR.

Brynas Jr.

3

22

83

VAN

Kevin Connauton

D

CAN

6' 1"

185

CCHA

Western Michigan

4

22

113

VAN

Jeremy Price

D

CAN

6' 1"

175

CJHL

Nepean

5

22

143

VAN

Peter Andersson

D

SWE

6' 3"

194

SWE-JR.

Frolunda Jr.

6

22

173

VAN

Joe Cannata

G

USA

6' 1"

200

H-EAST

Merrimack

7

6

187

VAN

Steven Anthony

L

CAN

6' 1"

205

QMJHL

Saint John

Missed up on Ryan O’Reilly 33rd overall

2010 it was ok year as we didn’t had any first three round pick but we still got fin golie who plays good in junior

4

25

115

VAN

Patrick McNally

D

USA

6' 2"

180

HIGH-MA

Milton Academy

5

25

145

VAN

Adam Polasek

D

CZE

6' 3"

190

QMJHL

PEI

6

22

172

VAN

Alex Friesen

C

CAN

5' 9"

186

OHL

Niagara

6

25

175

VAN

Jonathan Iilahti

G

FIN

6' 0"

167

FINLAND-JR.

Blues Jr.

7

25

205

VAN

Sawyer Hannay

D

CAN

6' 4"

190

QMJHL

Halifax

2011 was great draft as it looked so far reason we start taking big bodies in draft if they cant play in first two lines atleast they can play 3rd or 4th line.

1

29

29

VAN

Nicklas Jensen

LW/RW

DNK

6' 2"

202

OHL

Oshawa

3

10

71

VAN

David Honzik

G

CZE

6' 3"

209

QMJHL

Victoriaville

3

29

90

VAN

Alexandre Grenier

RW

CAN

6' 5"

200

QMJHL

Halifax

4

10

101

VAN

Joseph Labate

C

USA

6' 4"

190

HIGH-MN

Holy Angels

4

29

120

VAN

Ludwig Blomstrand

LW

SWE

6' 1"

198

SWE-JR.

Djurgarden Jr.

5

29

150

VAN

Frank Corrado

D

CAN

6' 0"

190

OHL

Sudbury

6

29

180

VAN

Pathrik Westerholm

RW

SWE

6' 0"

187

SWEDEN-2

Malmo

7

29

210

VAN

Henrik Tommernes

D

SWE

6' 1"

176

SWEDEN

Frolunda

2012 again this year we drafted well as we had late choices but big bodies who are still to devolp

1

26

26

VAN

Brendan Gaunce

C

CAN

6' 1"

207

OHL

Belleville

2

27

57

VAN

Alexandre Mallet

LW

CAN

6' 1"

195

QMJHL

Rimouski

5

26

147

VAN

Ben Hutton

D

CAN

6' 2"

183

CCHL

Nepean

6

26

177

VAN

Wesley Myron

LW

CAN

6' 1"

182

BCHL

Victoria

7

26

207

VAN

Matthew Beattie

LW

USA

6' 3"

173

HIGH-NH

Phillips-Exeter

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When you start claiming missed opportunities on drafting star players that went late first round and second round on, it's not just the Canucks that missed out, it was the entire league which just goes to say, you never really know when you're drafting 17-18 year old kids.

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So what you are saying is Burke Nonis sucked at drafting and its still to early to judge Gillis on it.

I think Gillis has a knack for young talent. Tanev came out of nowhere, Corrado was a late rounder, and im very excited about college ufa lain and late rounder blömstrad.

Im hyped on Gaunce and Jensen too, its bleak right now but i still think our future looks bright.

I like the build around Kesler idea and give the Sedins a slightly smaller role. Not necessarily 2nd liners but a 1a1b scenario.

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So what you are saying is Burke Nonis sucked at drafting and its still to early to judge Gillis on it.

I think Gillis has a knack for young talent. Tanev came out of nowhere, Corrado was a late rounder, and im very excited about college ufa lain and late rounder blömstrad.

Im hyped on Gaunce and Jensen too, its bleak right now but i still think our future looks bright.

I like the build around Kesler idea and give the Sedins a slightly smaller role. Not necessarily 2nd liners but a 1a1b scenario.

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Agreed. It's that type of comment that annoys the crap out of me.

The draft is not a crap shoot. It is a competitive trial that requires man hours of investment, knowledge and diligence for years before and after the actual day.

The draft is no more a crap shoot than a business investment is.

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I'm sorry that I annoy you, but all the 'we should have drafted' threads are even worse.

I do like your analogy though. Sometimes people put several hours of diligence into business opportunities and they still flop. The problem with the draft though is that you can't always measure the human element in such young kids. If it was just about research and investment and such, we would never see busts like Daigle, Brule, Stephan, etc. And we would never see teams pick up gems in the later rounds either. But it happens. To this point, nobody has found a sure-fire formula for what makes the perfect draft pick. That's why it is, to a point, still a bit of a crapshoot.

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