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 members who were selected in the first round by the Canucks in 1999, with Daniel the No. 2. choice and Henrik will be number 3.
“The Canucks were always home when we were kids, since we were so close to Vancouver,” Jaxsin said. “They (the Sedins) did some very special things. They were definitely kind of an inspiration 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 them progress in hockey.
“It makes things a lot easier for us, just having your best friend by your side,” Jaxsin said. “I know that for many of our friends it was quite difficult to enter a new environment, a new locker room, completely alone. We’ve never really had to do that just because we have each other. Just being able to experience it all together has been really great for us.”
That doesn’t mean they aren’t competitive with each other. Corbin is the older one by less than a minute and dominates Jaxsin.
“Oh, absolutely,” Corbin said. “I eat first every night because I’m the older brother.”