The WHL’ Bantam Draft is currently taking place in Red Deer, Alberta and Portland was able to select in the first round for the second straight year after taking Seth Jarvis a year ago. This is the first time they were able to pick in the first round for two […]
Tag: WHL Bantam Draft
Hitmen prepared to pick fourth overall
The Calgary Hitmen are playing the waiting game this year at the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. Following the fourth-worst season in franchise history, the Hitmen fell back one spot in the WHL Lottery and will draft fourth overall tomorrow at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer. Coming into the […]
Examining the history of the WHL Lottery
It was designed to be quick and painless. This year’s installment of the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Lottery was quick for all and painless for four of the six teams involved. Over the years, the lottery has produced its fair share of drama and this year was no exception. […]
Checking in with the 2017 Hitmen Bantam Draft class
With the Calgary Hitmen’s top defensive unit leaving for the World Junior tournament over the holiday season, the door opened for the club’s most recent first-round pick made his debut. Blue liner Luke Prokop was selected seventh overall by the Hitmen during the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and made his […]
NHL Career Points From WHL Bantam Drafts
Here is a listing of players selected through the years in the WHL Bantam and where they rank in career NHL points. The information is based on stats from EliteProspects.com. The list only includes players who have played in the WHL, which excludes players like Auston Matthews who was drafted […]
Portland Winterhawks sign 2002-born goalie Dante Giannuzzi
The Winterhawks have signed goaltending prospect Dante Giannuzzi. https://t.co/hl3sQ4SLmK pic.twitter.com/70eocJMpau — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) November 3, 2017 The Portland Winterhawks made the signing of goaltender Dante Giannuzzi official on Friday afternoon. They took Giannuzzi in the fifth round of last May’s bantam draft out of Winnipeg. According to Elite Prospects, […]
WHL-how they were built
As of October 31, 2017 there are 535 players in the WHL. 494 are from Canada/USA, while 41 are Import players. As you look at these numbers remember that this is where the players were taken in the draft and not all were selected by the team they are currently […]
WHL 16-Year-Olds
As of October 31st, 2017 there are 42 16-year-olds (born in 2001) on WHL rosters. The numbers listed under each player is what round they were selected in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. The 1st round picks have their overall selection displayed in brackets. eg. 1 (12) is 1st round […]
Medicine Hat Tigers notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
With the summer winding down and training camps opening in the next week or so it is a good time to get an idea of where some of the teams in the league stand. The defending Central division champions will look to defend that title despite losing both import players and […]
B.C. U16 shortlist roster announced
Last week Hockey Alberta announced their shortlist and it was stock full of WHL drafted talent. This week B.C. Hockey made their shortlist official. The group will be evaluated while with their club teams and then whittled down to a group of 20 that will represent the British Columbia province […]