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WHL Bantam Draft Thursday
April 28, 2010 - WHL
Calgary, AB – The 2010 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft will be held Thursday, April 29th in Edmonton at the Fantasyland Hotel.
The annual WHL Bantam Draft is the first step in the identification of the top rated 1995-born prospects as WHL Clubs select players from this age group to add to their WHL Player Protected List.
The Seattle Thunderbirds will have the fourth pick overall while the Regina Pats and the Prince Albert Raiders will draft in the fifth and sixth positions respectively.
The order of the second round and all other rounds will be the inverse order of final 2009-10 WHL regular-season standings.
Players eligible for the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft will be 1995-born players who reside in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
The 21st Annual WHL Bantam Draft will be posted live on www.whl.ca. Click on the WHL Bantam Draft icon on the www.whl.ca homepage to get the results live in real-time.
Previous number one selections during the WHL Bantam Draft include Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer Rebels (2008); Quinton Howden, Moose Jaw Warriors (2007); Jared Cowen, Spokane Chiefs (2006); Colten Teubert, Regina Pats (2005); Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants (2002); Kyle Chipchura, Prince Albert Raiders (2001); Braydon Coburn, Portland Winter Hawks (2000); and Jay Bouwmeester, Medicine Hat Tigers (1998). Last year the Red Deer Rebels selected Ryan Nugent-Hopkins first overall in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft.
2010 WHL BANTAM DRAFT 1st ROUND ORDER OF SELECTION
Following is the order of selection for the 1st round of the WHL Bantam Draft:
1) Prince George Cougars
2) Edmonton Oil Kings
3) Lethbridge Hurricanes
4) Seattle Thunderbirds
5) Regina Pats
6) Prince Albert Raiders
7) Chilliwack Bruins
8) Kamloops Blazers
9) Kelowna Rockets
10) Moose Jaw Warriors
11) Swift Current Broncos
12) Red Deer Rebels
13) Vancouver Giants
14) Medicine Hat Tigers
15) Kootenay Ice
16) Portland Winter Hawks
17) Spokane Chiefs
18) Everett Silvertips
19) Tri-City Americans
20) Saskatoon Blades
21) Brandon Wheat Kings
22) Calgary Hitmen
2nd ROUND AND ALL SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS ORDER OF SELECTION
Following is the order of selection for the 2nd and all subsequent rounds of the WHL Bantam Draft:
1) Prince George Cougars
2) Edmonton Oil Kings
3) Lethbridge Hurricanes
4) Seattle Thunderbirds
5) Regina Pats
6) Prince Albert Raiders
7) Chilliwack Bruins
8) Kamloops Blazers
9) Kelowna Rockets
10) Moose Jaw Warriors
11) Swift Current Broncos
12) Red Deer Rebels
13) Vancouver Giants
14) Medicine Hat Tigers
15) Kootenay Ice
16) Portland Winter Hawks
17) Spokane Chiefs
18) Everett Silvertips
19) Tri-City Americans
20) Saskatoon Blades
21) Brandon Wheat Kings
22) Calgary Hitmen
