With the 26th overall selection in the National Hockey League Draft, Future Considerations selects…

…Zac Dalpe.

The Carolina Hurricanes prospect was the second player selected out of the British Columbia Hockey League in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and after three strong years with the Charlotte Checkers, appears to be ready to challenge with the big club next season.

The 23-year-old has five goals and 10 points in 41 career NHL games.

FC’s 26th Ranked Players By Year

2008: Zac Dalpe (CAR, 45th overall)
2009: Olivier Roy (EDM, 133rd overall)
2010: Stanislav Galiev (WAS, 86th overall)
2011: Dmitri Jaskin (STL, 41st overall)
2012: Matt Finn (TOR, 35th overall)

2013: Kerby Rychel

For six seasons, Future Considerations has been bringing you the best in NHL Draft eligible content. To celebrate the NHL Draft — our sixth, we’re going back through our previous rankings to identify who was the best of the best at each pick, starting with all our 30th overalls and working to our top picks.