Of all the eye-popping stats that future NHL lottery picks will bring to Vancouver this weekend, one number stands out above everything else:
Jack Hughes, date of birth: May 14, 2001...Alex Turcotte, date of birth: Feb. 26, 2001...Cole Caufield, date of birth: Jan. 2, 2001
No matter who he is, the third overall pick on Friday night will have grown up with hockey highlights on YouTube, NHL scores on their smart phone and watching the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on TV.
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