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The six-foot, 182-pound centre appeared in all six of Canadas games at the tournament, posting one assist. "The signing of this first NHL contract represents for me another step towards becoming a professional hockey player," the Halifax native said. "I am excited and thrilled to have been drafted by the Avalanche, and I am already working very hard in order to be ready physically and mentally for training camp." MacKinnon was just the third 17-year-old drafted No. 1 overall in the last 26 years. Wholesale Jordans Free Shipping . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. 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The Western Bulldogs are finding new ways to win in 2016, but forward Luke Dahlhaus predicts a carbon-copy AFL arm-wrestle this weekend against Collingwood.The Bulldogs enjoy their first home Friday night match for four years when they open round 21 against the Magpies at Etihad Stadium.If last year was all about high-speed scoring, this campaign has been when the Bulldogs have found the brakes.Last weekends win over North Melbourne was a case in point; the Bulldogs kept the Kangaroos to just 47 points and claimed a 14-point win.Dahlhaus said the Bulldogs took pride from grinding out the tough ones and expected no different against Collingwood under the Friday night lights.If you look at how well theyre tackling and their pressure, its probably going to be pretty dour, he told AAP.It should be one of those games like last week against North; really high tackles and high pressure.Hopefully we can find a way again, play the footy that we have been and get a good win.Thats been the story of the Western Bulldogs in 2016; adapt as needs must.Whether its been injuries or game style, the Bulldogs are the chameleons of the league.A stretch of injuries, many of them major, have forced the Bulldogs to dig deep into their player stocks.They have fielded 37 players in 2016, the most of any AFL finals contender.Dahlhaus confirmed what many Dog-watchers haave suspected all season, theres less of an emphasis on speed in Luke Beveridges second campaign at the helm.ddddddddddddeams have got so many scouts and opposition analysts that youve got to find new ways to get through defences and to defend yourself, he said.The interchange changes probably had a little bit of an impact on us and the way we moved the ball too. We probably had to go a bit slower and at times defend a bit better.And our defence has been pretty good. We were rapt to keep North Melbourne to 40-odd last week.Our scoring has been a work in progress all year. Were slowly getting better, getting that fluency.In their last match, Dahlhaus starred with 37 possessions and a goal.Matthew Suckling is expected to return against the Pies, who will put captain Scott Pendlebury through a late fitness test to play.If successful, the Bulldogs would record a fourth-straight win over Collingwood for the first time in 70 years.Dahlhaus said the club would love to do that on the brightest stage in footy.We dont get many opportunities on a Friday night, he said.But it shows how well were going and how weve built a lot of respect over the last year and a half.Weve built up that respect and were getting rewarded for it. ' ' '