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The Canucks have been in hockey purgatory for much of the past five years.Despite po se sing two of the best young players in the league in Elias Petter son and Quinn Hughes, Vancouver has struggled to push itself into playoff contention. The 2021-22 season represented the seventh time in nine seasons that  Ignas Brazdeikis Jersey the team mi sed the Stanley Cup playoffs.For all of the past year's struggles, Vancouver seemed ready to turn over a new leaf under coach Bruce Boudreau. The Canucks won 57 percent of their games under Boudreau, who was hired in late December .J.T. Miller had a breakout season,  Braylon Edwards Jersey scoring 99 points, and although Petter son (32-36-68) didn't quite hit the heights of his 2019 and 2020 production, the Swedish star nabbed 44 points in 34 games after recovering from a wrist Taylor Lewan Jersey  injury. Petter son bagged 10 goals in the final 13 games of the season to lead a late playoff push that seemed impo sible in December.All of this is to say, the sun is starting to come out for the Canucks. With another top-15 draft pick in hand, Vancouver will look for another potential game-changer. The succe s of Petter son, Hughes and Brock Boeser  all past first- Naji Ozeir Jersey rounders  indicates that hitting the mark on draft day could yield big returns for Boudreau and his youthful side.TSN's NHL DRAFT HQ|Here's everything you need to know about the Canucks' picks in the 2022 NHL Draft.Canucks draft picks 2022: When does Vancouver pick?Round 1, Pick No. 15: Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW (Sweden)Round 3, Pick No. 80:Elias Petter son, D, Orebro (Sweden)Round 4, Pick No. 112 Devin Gardner Jersey aimon Gardner, C, Warroad (High School-MN)Round 5, Pick No. 144:Ty Young, G, Prince George Cougars (WHL)Round 6, Pick No. 176:Jackson Dorrington, D, Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)Round 7, Pick No. 208: Kirill Kudryavtsev, D, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)Canucks 2022 NHL Draft orderThe Canucks will pick 15th overall in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft. They don't own a pick in the second round of the draft after trading that pick to Phoenix in the Oliver Ekman-Lar son trade back in July 2021. Phoenix then traded the pick to Minnesota in exchange for Jack McBain.The Canucks will Austin Davis Jersey  have a pick to make in every round of the 2022 NHL Draft except for round two.RoundPick (Overall)1153804112 (from Senators)5144 (from Kings)61767208CanucksNHL Draft biggest needVancouver had a few Jim Harbaugh Jersey  needs that they will have to addre s, but if I had to pick home it's probably at center. While they have Petter son and Horvat, there isn't a ton of top-end players in the system that will be coming up soon down the middle.The Canucks have a number of middle- Jordan Poole Jersey range prospect centers like Linus Karl son,Arvid Costmar and Connor Lockhart, so if they want to addre s wing or defense, then it's not a huge deal if they don't snag a center in the first round.Canucks first-round mock draft 2022With the Canucks owning the No. 15 pick in the draft, here is who we mocked them to take in the first round.RoundPickPlayerPositionTeam115Isaac HowardLWUSA U18(NDTP)