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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Ryan Kennedy thinks Hickey is a lock to make the team:

http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/ca...n-competition/

man, hard not to get excited about this kid.

The defense corps basically has two tiers in my mind: Four locks, then three spots for anybody else listed. Haydn Fleury (Carolina) and Travis Sanheim (Philadelphia) were both great at camp last year and seemed to be groomed for the Finland assignment in 2016. Hicketts (Detroit) returns after a strong showing in Toronto, while Brandon Hickey (Calgary) was such a revelation at Boston U. as a freshman that even the famously anti-NCAA crew at Hockey Canada cannot overlook him.