After a monster season in the WHL, Yakemchuk is now OTtawa’s next top defensive star.
The Ottawa Senators used their seventh pick in the 2024 NHL Draft to select Carter Yakemchuk, a bit of a surprise pick. With so many high-end defenders left on the board, the Sens are betting high on one of the best offensive defensemen in the draft – and one with a real mean streak.
Yakemchuk grew up watching some of the Edmonton Oilers’ top forwards closely over the past decade. But from the get-go, he wanted to be a defenseman who can generate and terrorize from the point, and he only got better as he grew and matured. Yakemchuk’s game is about taking risks, going all-out to make flasy plays. There’s a reason he appeared in WHL highlight packs consistently, with few players being as fun to watch as the Calgary Hitmen defender.
“They expect me to give it everything I can to get better on the ice,” Yakemchuk said. “That was probably the biggest topic of conversation about improving my defensive side of my game to become a better NHL player.”
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