OHL In The System: Vancouver Canucks

The latest instalment of OHL In The System takes a closer look at the Vancouver Canucks.

This 32-part series spotlights OHL players who are either signed to an NHL or AHL contract or are recently drafted, and are 25 years old or younger with 50 or fewer NHL games played.

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Anthony Romani (RW) – North Bay Battalion (2021-24)
Selected: 162nd overall, 2024 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 188 Games Played | 89 Goals | 79 Assists | 168 Points
Age: 19
Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Draft, Anthony Romani continues to improve on the ice. Chosen by the North Bay Battalion in the third round of the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, the 19-year-old forward has tallied 168 points in 188 regular season games played. Helping the Battalion reach three consecutive Eastern Conference Finals, Romani has added 16 points in 36 post-season contests. Finishing second among all OHL point-getters this past season, the Pickering, Ont. native saw a huge jump in performance on the ice, registering 58 goals, 53 assists and 111 points in 68 games played. He was named to the OHL’s 2023-24 Second All-Star Team.

Riley Patterson (C) – Barrie Colts (2023-24)
Selected: 125th overall, 2024 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 68 Games Played | 29 Goals | 33 Assists | 62 Points
Age: 18
Originally selected by the Flint Firebirds in the third round of the 2022 OHL Priority Selection, Riley Patterson concluded his rookie season with the Barrie Colts, finishing with 62 points in 68 games played during the 2023-24 campaign. The 18-year-old forward from Burlington, Ont. ranked first among all OHL rookies in goals (29) and second in points (62). The former OJHL Rookie of the Year (2022-23) was drafted in the fourth round by the Vancouver Canucks at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Vilmer Alriksson (LW) – Guelph Storm (2023-24)
Selected: 107th overall, 2023 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 67 Games Played | 17 Goals | 16 Assists | 33 Points
Age: 19
Chosen by the Guelph Storm in the 2023 CHL Import Draft, Vilmer Alriksson totaled 33 points in 67 regular season games played during his rookie season in the OHL. The 19-year-old forwarded added one goal in four playoff contests. The Enebyberg, SWE. native was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the fourth round of the 2023 NHL Draft.

Kirill Kudryavtsev (D) – Soo Greyhounds (2021-24)
Signed: March 10, 2023
OHL Career Stats: 202 Games Played | 18 Goals | 118 Assists | 136 Points
Age: 20
The Vancouver Canucks’ seventh round pick at the 2022 NHL Draft, Kirill Kudryavtsev signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club on March 10, 2023. Selected sixth overall by the Soo Greyhounds at the 2021 CHL Import Draft, the 20-year-old blueliner has played three seasons in the OHL, tallying 136 points in 202 games played. The Yaroslavl, RUS. native has added 13 points in 21 playoff contests. He led all Soo defencemen in points during the 2023-24 season, recording 47 in 67 games played.

Josh Bloom (LW) – Saginaw Spirit (2019-23, 2023-24), North Bay Battalion (2022-23)
Acquired: February 27, 2023
OHL Career Stats: 223 Games Played | 85 Goals | 101 Assists | 186 Points
Age: 21
Originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Josh Bloom signed a three-year entry-level contract on April 18, 2022. After being traded to the Vancouver Canucks on February 27th, 2023, Bloom spent 22 games between the team’s AHL (Abbotsford) and ECHL (Kalamazoo) affiliates at the start of the 2023-24 season. Selected by the Saginaw Spirit in the second round of the 2019 OHL Priority Selection, the 21-year-old forward was traded to North Bay midway through the 2022-23 season where he helped the Battalion reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Re-acquired by Saginaw at the start of 2024, Bloom closed out a successful OHL career as a Memorial Cup champion with the Spirit, scoring the game-winning goal in the tournament’s final matchup. In 223 regular season games played between Saginaw and North Bay, the Oakville, Ont. native tallied 186 points and added 23 points in 37 playoff contests.

Arturs Silovs (G) – Barrie Colts (2019-20)
Signed: July 16, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 36 Games Played | 3.87 GAA | 0.891 SV% | 16-13-2-2 Record | 1 Shutout
Age: 23
Chosen by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Draft, Arturs Silovs signed an entry-level contract with the organization on August 23, 2019. He re-signed a two-year contract with the team on July 16, 2024. Selected by the Barrie Colts in the 2019 CHL Import Draft, the 23-year-old netminder appeared in 36 OHL games during the 2019-20 season, playing to a 16-13-2-2 record including a shutout, along with a 3.87 GAA and 0.891 save percentage. The Riga, LAT. native, who was a restricted free agent, was 3-0-1 with a 2.47 goals-against average and .881 save percentage in four regular-season games for Vancouver last season and 5-5 with a 2.91 GAA and .898 save percentage in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games. Silovs is 6-2-1 with a 2.62 GAA and .898 save percentage in nine NHL starts over the past two seasons. Silovs has spent the majority of the past three seasons with the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks, playing to a 45-30-11-9 record including nine shutouts, along with a 2.62 GAA and 0.906 save percentage. He was awarded a bronze medal with Team Latvia at the 2023 World Championship, along with MVP and Best Goaltender honours.

Tune in tomorrow as we check in on the New York Rangers!