Canes Select Zach Boychuk With 14th Overall Pick
Published on June 24, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany River Rats News Release
RALEIGH, NC-Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the team has selected forward Zach Boychuk of the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes with the 14th overall selection in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
"Zach is a two-positional player who had 91 points as an underage in the Western Hockey League, and was one of few 17-year olds to make Team Canada for the World Juniors," said Rutherford. "He's a talented and highly-skilled player."
Boychuk, 18, led all WHL skaters in 2008 with 13 playoff goals as Lethbridge won three postseason series and the WHL's Eastern Conference title before falling to the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL finals. Boychuk (5'10", 175 lbs.) finished the 2007-08 regular season ranked second among Lethbridge skaters with 72 points, tied for second with 33 goals and led the team with a plus-26 plus/minus rating despite playing in just 61 of the Hurricanes' 72 regular-season games. The Calgary, Alb., native played in all seven of Team Canada's games en route to its fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships.
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft concludes with Rounds 2-7 tomorrow at 10 a.m. from Scotiabank Place in Ottawa (NHL Network/NHL Radio). The Hurricanes hold picks in the second, fourth, sixth and seventh rounds.
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