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Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes
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First Round Picks: No. 14
1999-2000 Record: 37-35-10 (0), 84 points (17th overall)
What they need
The 'Canes could use youth and depth at most positions. A physical presence at center is also a need following the trade of Keith Primeau to Philadelphia.
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HOMEGROWN CANES
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Hurricanes draftees who played over 20 games with Carolina in 1999-00: (All stats with 'Canes) |
| Name (drafted) |
GP |
G-A-Pts |
Tommy Westlund
(93rd in '98) |
81 |
4-8-12 |
Jeff O' Neill
(5th in '94) |
80 |
25-38-63 |
Ron Francis
(4th in '81) |
78 |
23-49-72 |
Sami Kapanen
(87th in '95) |
76 |
24-24-48 |
Nolan Pratt
(115th in '93) |
64 |
3-1-4 |
Steven Halko
(225th in '92) |
58 |
0-8-8 |
Marek Malik
(72nd in '93) |
57 |
4-10-14 |
David Tanabe
(16th in '99) |
31 |
4-0-4 |
Byron Ritchie
(165th in '95) |
26 |
0-2-2 |
In their system
A pair of young defensemen head the list of Carolina prospects. David Tanabe (16th overall in '99)
made the jump from college to the pros with 13 assists in 42 games for the IHL's Cincinnati Cyclones. He also had four
goals in 31 games for the 'Canes. Also in Cincinnati, Nikos Tselios (22nd overall in '98), whose cousin is Red Wing blue-liner Chris Chelios, had 22 points and 75 PIM's in 80 games.
On the forward line, right wing Shane Willis (88th overall in '97), who was the AHL's Rookie of The Year in '98-99, had 35 goals and 60 points in 80 games in the "I" for Cincy. Two more up-and-comers toiled in the OHL this past season. Right wing Jeff Heerema (11th overall in '98), had 36 goals and 77 points in 67 games at Sarnia, while right wing Josef Vasicek (91st overall in '98) had 26 goals and 72 points in 54 games for Sault Ste. Marie.
Recent draft history
Three of Hartford/Carolina's last four first round picks have been defense-oriented (3
blueliners, 1 netminder).
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FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
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| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS. |
'99 TEAM |
'99 G-A-Pts |
| 1999 |
16 |
David Tanabe |
D |
Carolina (NHL) |
4-0-4 |
| 1998 |
11 |
Jeff Heerema |
RW |
Sarnia (OHL) |
36-41-77 |
| 1997 |
22 |
Nikos Tselios |
D |
Cincinnati (IHL) |
3-19-22 |
| 1995 |
13 |
Jean-Sebastien Giguere |
G |
Saint John (AHL) |
17-17-3, 3.06 |
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ALSO SEE
Hurricanes' first-round history
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