TAMPA, FL - APRIL 7: Troy Stecher #2 of North Dakota Fighting Hawks skates against the Denver Pioneers during game two of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Frozen Four Championship Semifinal at the Amaile Arena on April 7, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. The Fighting Hawks won 4-2. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
The Vancouver Canucks are no strangers to dipping their toes into the NCAA free-agent rankings. In past years, the Canucks have inked players like Brogan Rafferty, Marc Michaelis, Josh Teves, and the most successful of the bunch, local product Troy Stecher to contracts.