Hope Juraj Slafkovsky seen by Thomas Grégoire | The gallery

The Canadian will select first overall in the next NHL Draft. The candidates: Shane Wright and Logan Cooley, better known in North America, and Juraj Slafkovsky. If the Slovak passed under the radar among the professionals at 18, his successes at the Olympic Games mixed the cards. Upon his return from Beijing, the big striker became a leading prospect … and an opponent watched in the Liiga, in particular by Sherbrooke defender Thomas Grégoire.