The youngster from Saskatchewan was an assistant Captain with the Kelowna Rockets while being mentored under the watchful eye of Shea Weber. Although he was a year removed from Kelowna's Memorial Cup Championship in 2003-04, Schenn was asked to accompany the team to the Championship the following year in London, Ontario in an attempt to help him soak in the atmosphere and get accustomed to the team.
This past season, Schenn even tasted International success as he and team Canada finished atop the hockey world once again, claiming gold at the past World Junior Championships.
Granted, when I first heard the news I was a little uneasy—I mean this is still the team that drafted Jeff Ware, Luca Cereda, Eric Fichaud, and Landon Wilson in the first round, so any first round pick gets me a little edgy—and I was a little disappointed it wasn't a forward.
But after hearing so much about Schenn, I'll let myself get a little excited—the sunshine had to start peeking through the drapes at some point didn't it?
Bryan Thiel is a Senior Writer and NHL Community Leader for Bleacher Report. If you'd like to get in contact with him, you can do so through his profile, and you can access his archives here.
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