With the 188th selection in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Vancouver Canucks selected defenceman Matthew Brassard from the OHL.
An overager, Brassard split his draft year between the Barrie Colts and the Oshawa Generals.
Brassard is a really interesting prospect eligible for this draft. Played sparingly for Barrie last year, but exploded with more ice time this year. Also changed teams at midseason, finishing the year with Oshawa. He’s got a lot of things going for him. First is size and aggressiveness at 6’2, 200lbs. Second is overall mobility, which is pretty decent. Third is a big point shot.