With the 64th pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks selected forward William Lockwood.
Two of my main third-round targets went off the board rather quickly: defenseman Andrew Peeke went to the Columbus Blue Jackets at 34, and the Chicago Blackhawks picked up winger Artur Kayumov 50th overall. With that, only one of the three players from my draft-target post was available at 64: Joey Anderson.
In addition to that, some potential first-round players were still there, including forward Will Bitten and Vitali Abramov. Instead, GM Jim Benning went quite a bit off the board when he called William Lockwood’s name.