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Sedin Twins to Represent Canucks at Tuesday’s NHL Draft Lottery

With the league’s best odds, Vancouver cannot fall below third.

Twin brothers Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin speak while being honored in a ceremony held prior to a game between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks (USA TODAY Sports)
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The Sedin twins in July 2000, after signing their first NHL contracts. They'd been drafted just over a year before.

Overview

  • Jim Rutherford confirmed Henrik and Daniel Sedin will serve as the Canucks’ representatives at the draft lottery.
  • The drawing will air live Tuesday from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
  • Vancouver’s odds are 25.5% for the first pick, 18.8% for the second, and 55.7% for the third.
  • After finishing 32nd, the team is guaranteed a top-three selection for the first time since 1999.
  • The Sedins were the club’s last top-three picks in 1999 after Brian Burke’s draft-floor trades.