Taken in the third round (87th overall) in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, speedy and saavy Justin Sourdif is the second player from the WHL’s Vancouver Giants to ever be selected by the Florida Panthers. For all you Florida hockey historians out there, Michael Repik was the first back in 2007.
Prior to being Bill Zito’s fourth selection as the Panthers general manager, Sourdif appeared in 125 career regular season games over his first two seasons with the Giants, amassing 49 goals and 100 points to go along with 75 PIMs and a +56 rating. Additionally, Sourdif suited up in 24 playoff games with Vancouver and produced two goals and six assists, with of all those points coming duing the 2019 postseason.