(upbeat electronic music)
(everybody chatting at once)
- You getting dressed soon, Quinn?
- I don't know, don't have to leave til 4, so probably 3:30.
- Yes, okay.
- Just to know that everyone really supports me
and it's very nice, I'm very appreciative.
I'm just happy to be able to have all my
family here and have this support.
See you, Benny.
- [Jack] It's draft day, you've gotta
pull out all your best stuff, I think.
This is something Quinn gave me, too,
so it's pretty nice.
I'm not wearing watches to school or anything,
but big events like this, I'm gonna wear a nice watch.
- Okay, I think we're ready to go.
(soft acoustic music)
My biggest nightmare is tripping all over the stairs
and having my shirt untucked,
so when I take off my jacket, the back
of my shirt just gets untucked, too.
(soft acoustic music)
(crowd cheering)
- [Ellen] It's unreal to think that
I left here as an 18-year-old and now
I'm coming back with my 18-year-old for the NHL draft.
- [Announcer] The team that's licking
their lips right now is Vancouver,
because they didn't think they'd get Quinn Hughes.
I believe that's who they're gonna take.
- [Announcer #2] For the fifth time,
Jim Benning, making his way to the podium
as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks.
- Vancouver selects, from the University
of Michigan, Quinn Hughes.
(crowd cheering)
- So proud of you, man, I'm so proud of you.
- So happy.
- Yeah, thank you.
- So proud of you, buddy.
- Thanks, Mom.
- Congrats.
- Thanks.
Yeah, thanks, Dad.
Yeah, I will.
(upbeat music)
It's a great hockey market and they've got
a lot of young talent coming up,
so, I'm just thrilled right now.
I wanna make an impact with the Vancouver Canucks
and they picked me seventh overall to do so.
Yeah, thank you.
- Awesome.
(crowd cheering)
- Yeah, thank you.
How's it going?
- Didn't think that was going to happen, wow.
- I didn't either, but I'm glad it did.
- Thank you.
Good.
Yeah, thank you, I'm really excited.
- Are you excited?
- Yeah, I'm thrilled.
Yeah, I know, I know.
- I didn't know if I'd embarrass you.
- Hey, I was thinking about it.
- I was at the hospital when Quinn was born,
but that's really a coincidental side piece.
Obviously this is a business,
we're trying to draft the best players we can,
and without question, we felt like this
was the best player there at that spot.
- I was very excited to get Quinn Hughes.
He's a dynamic skater, he's a skilled player.
He's fun to watch.
We didn't think he was gonna be there for us at seventh,
and the fact that he made it to seven...
He's a defenceman and he's a power-play guy.
It fit all of our needs.
- That's not Tkachuk, is it?
(laughter)
What up, bro?
- [Tkachuk] Are those all family?
- Yeah, I got a lot of people here, bro.
No, you text me.
Just do it, man, it's not too hard to ask.
What do you mean you're not using your phone?
You live on your phone.
I haven't looked, this is the first time.
- How many texts do you have?
- 95.
My math teacher, Ellen Banta, yeah.
Shout out to her, seriously, though.
She got me through math grade 12.
Yeah, that was the first one, that's funny.
- What's up, man?
- What's going on?
- That's sick, bro.
What's up, Dad?
- How are you?
- Good, really good.
- How are you doing, okay?
- What's up, Mom?
- You look great.
- Thank you.
What's up, bro?
Good stuff, man.
- Yeah, I'm so proud of you, man.
- Thanks, man.
- I was just so proud of him, and I was excited.
Just a bunch of mixed-up emotions.
Yeah, I love him so much.
- So excited, I felt like I got drafted, kind of.
I was jumping up and down, yes.
(upbeat music)
- Quinn grew up in a hockey market in Toronto,
so to be able to have the opportunity to go back to
a hockey market, playing in a Canadian city,
I think is absolutely music to his ears.