NHL denied Canucks' request to send mascot to draft lottery
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What a whale of a time this would've been.
Vancouver general manager Jim Benning said the Canucks wanted to send their mascot, "Fin," to represent them at the NHL Draft Lottery in Toronto on Saturday, but the league said no, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Benning ended up making the trip, and the Canucks fell to seventh overall.
There was a 38.9% chance the #Canucks would fall to seventh in the NHL #DraftLottery. That's what happened. Here’s how we go into the 2018 #NHLDraft. pic.twitter.com/h0F9lQy6J8
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) April 28, 2018
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