June 23, 2017
VANCOUVER TAKES HISCHIER #1, QUEBEC CITY TRADES MARTINEZ, #3 OVERALL FOR PATRICK AT #2, 2017 2ND ROUNDER
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Quebec City receives: Round 1, Pick #2 & Round 2, Pick #51
New Jersey receives: Round 1, Pick #3, D Alec Martinez
Quebec City gets the man atop their draft board. With blistering speed and the most balanced offensive game of any prospect in 2017, the Reign draft the man they hope will become the centerpiece of their dynasty for years to come.
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Montreal Canadians receive: D Mattias Ekholm
Quebec City Reign receive: Round 1, Pick #26
Projected to go in the top 20, Quebec City strikes gold near the end of the first round when two way amateur star D Timothy Liljegren falls to #26.
The Reign continue a hot streak of picks when first round mocked and projected future starter Kenins falls into the early second round. My jaw about dropped when Kenins was reviewed as elite. I was hoping to snag another projected elite prospect in Luukkonen at G with my second 1st round pick but he was taken two picks earlier. This is the perfect consolation prize.
Another Goalie with too much potential to pass up. DePietro joins an already stacked young core of goaltenders but will instantly compete for the backup job on AHL affiliate Plymouth.
A man with elite potential but mocked in later rounds due to rumors that he may evade his contract this year and re-enter the draft in 2-years, Quebec simply can't pass up an opportunity to
try and sign him.
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Minnesota Wild receives: D Jason Demers & Round 4, Pick #99
Quebec City Reign receive: 2018 1st Round Pick
Quebec's first real reach of the draft. Steenbergen comes with warning signs, but also comes with some of the fastest speed among this incoming class of prospects. Mocked as a top 9 forward, he may be fighting to crack the top 9 in Plymouth for the next few years at the very least.
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Vegas Golden Knights receive: Round 6, Pick #163 and Round 7, Pick #195
Quebec City receives: Round 5, Pick #132
The last of 5 highlighted players "pinned" to Quebec City's draft board, the sting of the previous pick combined with an aggressive need to add youth on defense forced the trade of the Reign's final two draft picks in 2017 for the rights to pick #132 and a shot at Barney. Drafting the young defenseman rounds out an extremely consistent draft for Quebec City.
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