Vancouver Canucks prospect Braeden Cootes has been putting up strong numbers so far this WHL season with the Seattle Thunderbirds. Photo by BRIAN LIESSE

Braeden Cootes is giving his world junior chase a boost. Article content

Cootes is the Vancouver Canucks ’ first-round draft pick (No. 15) from this summer and he talked in the preseason about how making Team Canada for this upcoming incarnation of the holiday-time tournament was one of his main goals for the campaign. That roster is expected to be announced in early December and Cootes is coming off earning first-star honours in the Seattle Thunderbirds’ 5-3 win over the visiting Regina Pats on Saturday. Article content Article content

The 18-year-old centre had a goal, a plus-two rating, three shots and took 27 face-offs, wi

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