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Report: Touted Ducks draft pick D Justin Schultz to become unrestricted free agent

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You may not know his name now, but TSN's Bob McKenzie says you will soon. Defenseman Justin Schultz, the 43rd pick in the 2008 NHL draft by the Anaheim Ducks, reportedly has left Wisconsin, where he just completed his junior season, and is expected to become an unrestricted free agent.

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Why all the fuss? Schultz was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, college hockey's Heisman Trophy, each of the last two seasons, when he was the nation's top-scoring blue-liner. He is 6'2", 185 pounds and turns 22 in July. According to McKenzie:

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/206159066656030720

will try to trade Schultz's rights