New 2025 NHL Entry Draft Target for the Vancouver Canucks Comes to the Surface
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A late round target for the 2025 National Hockey League Entry Draft has emerged for the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Patrik Allvin to consider over the next few weeks.
The National Hockey League's Entry Draft is set to get underway in less than four weeks and Patrik Allvin is going to have a big decision to make with the 15th overall pick in the first round and as things stand now, the Canucks have at least one pick in each of the seven rounds, however that could change if any trades are made.
When teams get into the later rounds of the Entry Draft, they tend to take a bit more of a risk when selecting someone and seem more willing to pick someone who could be a "project" and we could see that with the Vancouver Canucks this year.
Late round draft target emerges for the Vancouver Canucks
At this year's draft, which will be decentralized and held in Los Angeles, the Vancouver Canucks are set to select 175th overall, a position they're quite familiar with in the franchise's 55 year history.
Back in 1980, the Vancouver Canucks used the 175th overall pick to Swedish forward Patrik Sundstrom, who went on to spent five seasons with the club and even had a 91-point campaign in his sophomore year in the National Hockey League.
Sundstrom remains the highest scorer ever selected 175th overall in NHL history, finishing his career with 588 points (219 goals, 369 assists) in 679 games.
When the Vancouver Canucks consider who they're going to select with the 175th overall pick on June 28th, an intriguing name has emerged for Patrik Allvin and the management group to consider.
In a recent article on The Hockey News, Adam Kierszenblat mentions Czech forward Vit Zahejsky as a potential option for the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round.
"When watching Zahejsky, the first notable attribute is his skating. He is very elusive when carrying the puck and can pull off high-skilled moves at top speed. Zahejsky can also beat defenders in one-on-one races to loose pucks, as he was one of the fastest forwards in the WHL this season." Kierszenblat said.
Zahejsky, 17, was selected second overall in the Canadian Hockey League's Import Draft last summer by the Kamloops Blazers and just a month later, went on to have an incredible showing for the Czechs at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, where they finished second after losing to Canada in the Gold Medal Game.
Instead of returning to Czechia for the 2024-25 campaign, the Plzen native heading to Kamloops where he appeared in 46 games and registered 15 points (three goals, 12 assists), 15 penalty minutes and was a minus-19.
If the Vancouver Canucks hold onto their sixth round pick in next month's draft, which is quite likely at this point, then Vit Zahejsky is a name that should certainly be near the top of Patrik Allvin and the scouting staff's lists for late round targets.
Source: The Hockey News/Adam Kierszenblat
Vancouver Canucks 2025 NHL Draft Target: Vit Zahejsky
Vancouver Canucks 2025 NHL Draft Target: Vit Zahejsky
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