Six of the best 2023 NHL Draft prospects, among them the consensus No. 1 choice, all played on the same Vancouver Vipers kids team.
Bedard, as you’d probably expect, was the tone setter, establishing the standard for the others, according to Calvano. Bedard’s name has been attached to this coming draft since Hockey Canada granted him exceptional status in March 2020 to play major junior full time a season early as a 15-year-old, putting him in a class in that regard with the likes of Connor McDavid and John Tavares.
Dragicevic, who’s from Richmond, and Molendyk, who’s from McBride, played with multiple spring teams growing up. Burnaby’s Cristall and Nanaimo’s Wood joined Bedard as full-time Vipers, as did Chilliwack’s Benson one year after the initial team came together.Article content “Obviously Bedard is unbelievable. He’s a great player. It’s really fun to see what he’s doing right now. I grew up playing against him and he’s been doing all that to me so I’m happy to see him doing that to other defencemen.”
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