Class of 2012: Canucks select five draft picks

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When the 2012 NHL Draft dust settled the Vancouver Canucks organization had themselves five fresh new bodies to plug into their organizational depth chart.

Here's a quick look at the Class of 2012, picked by the GM himself Mike Gillis.

1st Pick - 26th Overall - Brendan Gaunce
CENTRE
TEAM: BELLEVILLE (OHL)
FINAL RANK: 13
MIDTERM RANK: 11
SHOOTS: LEFT
HEIGHT: 6'2
WEIGHT: 215
BIRTH DATE: MARCH 25, 1994
BORN IN: SUDBURY, ON



2nd Round - 57th Overall - Alexandre Mallet
LEFT WING
TEAM: RIMOUSKI (QMJHL)
SHOOTS: RIGHT
HEIGHT: 6'1
WEIGHT: 202
BIRTH DATE: MAY 22, 1992
BORN IN: AMQUI, PQ



5th Round - 147th Overall - Ben Hutton
DEFENCEMAN
TEAM: NEPEAN (CCHL)
FINAL RANK: 200
MIDTERM RANK: -
SHOOTS: LEFT
HEIGHT: 6' 2
WEIGHT: 183
BORN: APRIL 20, 1993
BORN IN: BROCKVILLE, ON, CAN

6th Round - 177th Overall - Wesley Myron
LEFT WING
TEAM: VICTORIA (BCHL)
SHOOTS: LEFT
HEIGHT: 6'1
WEIGHT: 182
BIRTH DATE: AUGUST 16, 1992
BORN IN: VICTORIA, BC

7th Round - 207th Overall - Matthew Beattie
DEFENCEMAN
TEAM: NEPEAN (CCHL)
FINAL RANK: 200
MIDTERM RANK: -
SHOOTS: LEFT
HEIGHT: 6' 2
WEIGHT: 183
BORN: APRIL 20, 1993
BORN IN: BROCKVILLE, ON, CAN