Canucks Select Jordan Schroeder 22nd Overall
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:00 PM PDT
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It seemed that defenceman John Moore was going to be available for the Canucks but was snagged at #21 by the Blue Jackets. Who knows if that was Mike Gillis' choice. It seems like Moore was, because Vancouver then took the next best ranked player in the draft. Bob McKenzie called it a steal (TSN had him ranked at #15) and another great pick by Vancouver like Cody Hodgson was last season.
Video footage of the Canucks selecting Schroeder.
About Schroeder:
-Born Sept. 29, 1990
-5'9" 180 pounds. Stalky-looking.
The dynamic young forward from Prior Lake, MN has been one of the nation’s most consistent performers thus far, and he has firmly established himself as a very strong candidate for WCHA Rookie of the Year.
Schroeder was recently selected to represent the United States at the upcoming 2009 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships in Ottawa. He is one seven returning players and is once again the youngest member to be donning the red, white and blue. - Hockey's Future
-Schroeder's stats at Internet Hockey Database.
-Draft profile on video clip:
-An article on Schroeder from a Minnesota paper, Twin Cities. They called it: Schroeder could be passed on because of his size. Doesn't matter. Good on Gillis for taking potentially the best guy available. Players don't have to be giants in the NHL nowadays.
-Much more on Schroeder at Gopher Sports.
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He does NOT look like a stalker, dang it! They tend to be less physically fit, with haunted expressions revealing their sick, burning desires within…
Er, not that I’d know.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha! Stalkers come in all shapes and sizes. I should know. I stalk Scarlett Johansson in my free time! :)
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m so happy this guy fell to us. I was hoping we were going to get a forward!
by T.Haynes on Jun 26, 2009 8:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping Moore the d-man. But hey, Schroeder looks promising! Geez, does Gillis like University players or what?
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stan Smyl must have creamed in his pants when Schroeder was still available
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it’s about damn time my computer works again.
AKA: Linix129
by sw12 on Jun 26, 2009 9:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, another American boy to the Nucks…. wondering how he’d feel now that he’s going to compete against his hometown Minnesota…
We are all Canucks.
by Chinese Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well he’d better want blood! :)
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the draft coverage on TV they were listing off comparable players to the players selected. Some were pretty pedestrian….Steve Bernier, Pavel Kubina. With Schroeder they listed his comparable as Steve Yzerman. Not to put unfair pressure on the kid, but I though "Hey, I can definitely live with that.
by DeafNotDumb on Jun 26, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that got me a bit stoked as well
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll be happy with Steve Sullivan, frankly.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m happy. I figured he’d get nabbed earlier, hopefully he makes the teams that passed on him in the draft pay for it.
by Sneps-ish on Jun 27, 2009 4:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hockey central had him listed at 175. I dunno, but I think this was just a matter of seeing a top prospect on the board and grabbing him, despite what the team needed; a puck moving defenseman.
Many are saying this is a steal…I think its a bad pick. I hope I am wrong.
by GZ Expat on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I also got to think, there is more of a reason as to why a guy ranked #5 slips that far. Is it only his size??? We might never know…but there could be more.
by GZ Expat on Jun 27, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. We drafted an elf. hopefully, like GZ said, we’ll be eating our words.
I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.
by Smoboy41 on Jun 28, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be a guy that Steamer scouted. We can trust Smyl can’t we?
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If TSN calls it a steal I tend to agree with them.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you say TSN, do you mean McKenzie or Maguire?
I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.
by Smoboy41 on Jun 28, 2009 6:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I believe Pierre called it a steal and then McKenzie went on the praise parade.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he’s younger than me!!!!!!!
……ok, maybe only by a couple months, but still, how often do i see hockey players my age?
GO CANUCKS GO!
by missy on Jun 29, 2009 11:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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