Rumors about Jordan Schroeder’s status were flying all around on Thursday in western Canada. Radio stations and web sites said he was ready to sign with the Vancouver Canucks, who took him with the 22nd pick in the first round of the NHL draft.

He would play for the Everett (Wash.) Silvertips this season of the Western Hockey League.

Awful for Gophers fans, eh? Actually the rumors are not true.

The U was concerned enough about the Schroeder buzz that someone contacted him to check what was going on. He told them absolutely nothing.

I talked with John Schroeder, Jordan’s father, too. He also said the rumors were not true.

“They are so far from the truth,” John Schroeder said. “If Jordan is going to leave college, it will be for the AHL or NHL. And Jordan is not leaving until he feels he has a good shot of making it there.”

Canucks assistant GM Laurence Gilman is quoted as saying in the Vancouver Sun that education is important and “if [Jordan] want to stay for another year of school, that is a good thing.”

Schroeder, who will be a sophomore center, was the second-leading scorer in 2008-09 in WCHA games, one point behind teammate Ryan Stoa. Overall, he had 13 goals and 32 assists for 45 points in 35 games. A great season, especially for someone who should have been in high school.

He accelerated his studies, graduating from high school in three years. 

Schroeder is already being called one of the leading Hobey Baker candidates this season by some hockey web sites. He’s a player whose loss this season could have badly hurt the Gophers. Looks like he will stay, though.

But his father John, in Friday’s Sun newspaper, is quoted as saying Jordan might join the Canucks after the season or their top farm team. So Jordan could be a two and done guy.

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