If each is selected, the Vaughans would join a select club of twin brothers chosen in the same draft, the most successful being the Sedins, 2022 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees who were first-round picks by the Canucks in 1999, with Daniel the No. 2 pick and Henrik going No. 3.
“The Canucks were always on in the house when we were kids, being so close to Vancouver,” Jaxsin said. “They (the Sedins) did some pretty special things. They were definitely kind of inspirational and role models there.”
Other notable twins selected in the same draft include Ron and Rich Sutter in 1982 (Ron, No. 4, Philadelphia Flyers and Rich, No. 10, Pittsburgh Penguins); Henrik and Joel Lundqvist in 2000 (Henrik, No. 205, New York Rangers and Joel, No. 68, Dallas Stars); and Kris and Ryan Russell in 2005 (Kris, No. 67, Columbus Blue Jackets and Ryan, No. 211, Rangers).
The Vaughan brothers say being twins helped their progression in hockey.
“It makes things a lot easier for us, just kind of having your best friend there by your side,” Jaxsin said. “I know for lots of our buddies, it was quite hard going into a new environment, a new dressing room, all alone. We’ve never really had to do that just because we’ve had each other. Just being able to experience it all with each other has actually been really cool for us.”
That doesn’t mean that they aren’t competitive with each other. Corbin is the oldest by less than a minute and lords it over Jaxsin.
“Oh, absolutely,” Corbin said. “I eat first every night because I’m the older brother.”
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