03/20/2022 – Page 2 – CanucksBanter

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Scouting Report written by Josh Tessler

Jiri Tichacek is a 2021 NHL Draft eligible prospect, who plays for Rytiri Kladno. Tichacek plays for the Czech club that Jaromír Jágr owns and plays for. In addition to Jágr, he also plays alongside former Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs center Tomáš Plekanec.

Tichacek grew up in Kladno, Czech Republic and has played in the Rytiri system throughout his youth. This past season was the first season that Tichacek played with Rytiri Kladno’s top tier team. His efforts helped paved the way for Rytiri to win the championship and get a promotion to Chance Liga (second highest level in the Czech Republic). In 17 regular season games played, Tichacek recorded two assists.

In addition to his league play, Tichacek represented the Czech Republic at the national level a few times this past season, but truly caught the attention of scouts at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championships in Plano, Texas and Frisco, Texas. In the tournament, he played in four games and tallied six assists.

Tichacek is represented by Octagon Hockey’s Czech Republic affiliate, Eurohockey Services. Eurohockey Services also represents Jan Jeník (Arizona Coyotes prospect), Frantisek Formanek (2022 NHL Draft eligible), Tomas Hamara (2022 NHL Draft prospect) and Filip Hronek (Detroit Red Wings).

Tichacek’s CHL rights are owned by the OHL’s Erie Otters. The Otters selected Tichacek at #33 overall in the 2021 CHL Import Draft.

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by Canucks Communications @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has acquired Travis Dermott in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The pick initially belonged to Winnipeg and was acquired in exchange for Nate Schmidt in July 2021.

Dermott, 25, has recorded five points (1-4-5) in 43 games with the Maple Leafs this season. In 251 career regular season games across five seasons (all with Toronto), he has collected 52 points (12-40-52) to go along with a +28 plus/minus differential.

The 6’0″, 202-pound defenceman has also recorded five points (2-3-5) in 22 career playoff games and is currently playing in his first season of a two-year contract signed last July.

A native of Newmarket, Ontario, Dermott was originally selected by Toronto in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.