When the Vancouver Canucks signed then-22 year old Troy Stecher out of the University of North Dakota in 2016, it was considered a big step in turning the fortunes of the team around. Stecher had just quarterbacked the Fighting Hawks to a championship — alongside future Canucks team mate Brock Boeser — and was primed to take the first steps in his professional career.
Stecher made quite an impression on the organization from the off, playing 71 games in his rookie season and posting a very respectable 3-21-24.