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Originally Posted by dying4acup
Aaaaaand, if Gio wins the Norris, would he be the first undrafted player in the modern draft era (about 35yrs) to do it?
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He would be the first undrafted player to win it since that guy who used to wear #4 for the Bruins. Orr came up during the era when the NHL teams sponsored junior teams and owned their players' rights without needing to draft them. So, Gio would be the first undrafted Norris winner of the Draft era.
Currently, Rob Blake (4th round, 70th overall) is the Norris winner who was drafted latest.