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Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th overall pick at NHL draft

Jun 27, 2025 | 7:42 PM

LOS ANGELES — The Vancouver Canucks picked Braeden Cootes of the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds with the 15th overall selection in the NHL draft Friday.

Cootes produced 26 goals and 37 assists in 60 games with the Thunderbirds this season.

The five-foot-11, 183-pound forward from Sherwood Park, Alta., is also Seattle’s captain.

Vancouver finished 10th in the Western Conference last season, six points behind the playoff cutline.