For the second round picks, I'll update every 4-5 picks or so.
Before the second round gets underway, a quick note on the Brandon/Kelowna trade in the first round. Brandon has given Kelowna a 4th round pick (#79 overall) in return for that swap of first rounders.
At #23, Portland takes Cloverdale defenceman Tyler Wotherspoon.
| Tyler Wotherspoon | |||||
| Defence - 5'11", 180 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Cloverdale Colts (Ridge Meadows Tournament) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 06-07: Cloverdale Colts (Victoria RC Tournament) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 07-08: Cloverdale Colts (BCAHA AAA bantam) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 07-08: Cloverdale Colts (KIBIHT) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
At #24, Red Deer takes local center Daulton Siwak.
| Daulton Siwak | |||||
| Center - 5'9", 150 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Red Deer Chiefs (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 50 |
| 07-08: Notre Dame Hounds (SSMHL AAA bantam) | 26 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 80 |
| 07-08: Notre Dame Hounds (SMHL AAA midget) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 07-08: Notre Dame Hounds (SSMHL AA midget) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 07-08: Notre Dame Hounds (Macs Midget Tournament) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07-08: Notre Dame Hounds (St. Albert AAA tournament) | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 07-08: Central Thrashers (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
At #25, it's Prince George picking Edmonton winger Caleb Belter.
| Caleb Belter | |||||
| Right Wing - 6'1", 195 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 27 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 48 |
| 06-07: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 06-07: Edmonton SSAC Mustangs (REM midget 15 y.o.) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 32 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 40 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC Bulldogs (REM midget 15 y.o.) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA tournament) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 07-08: Edmonton South Bruins (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
#26 sees the first goalie picked, Laurent Brossoit to Edmonton.
| Laurent Brossoit | ||||||
| Goaltender - 5'11", 150 lbs | GP | W | L | T | GAA | SV% |
| 07-08: Cloverdale Colts (KIBIHT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | n/a |
Popular pick amongst scouts as the best goaltender available in the draft. Very athletic with excellent quickness and positions himself well to shooters. Can steal games.
#27 sees Prince Albert swap 2nd rounders with Everett, moving down to #31 while Everett moves up. We'll see what else the Tips gave up in the deal. The player the Tips must have really wanted is Saskatchewan centerman Tyler Giebel. He is a teammate of their first round pick, Ryan Murray.
| Tyler Giebel | |||||
| Center - 5'9", 150 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Balgonie Prairie Storm (SSMHL AA bantam) | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 07-08: Balgonie Prairie Storm (SSMHL AA bantam) | 25 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 38 |
| 07-08: Balgonie Prairie Storm (St. Albert AAA tournament) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
At #28, Lethbridge uses Kamloops' pick from the Justin Leclerc deal and picks Weyburn defenceman Reid Jackson.
| Reid Jackson | |||||
| Defence - 6'1", 165 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Weyburn Wings (SSMHL AA bantam) | 23 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 29 |
| 07-08: Weyburn Wings (SSMHL AA bantam) | 20 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
With #29, Chilliwack picks up the draft's second goalie, Penticton's Cole Holowenko.
| Cole Holowenko | ||||||
| Goaltender - 6'2", 185 lbs | GP | W | L | T | GAA | SV% |
| 07-08: Penticton Vees (BCAHA AAA bantam) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 0.803 |
| 07-08: Penticton Vees (KIBIHT) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.75 | 0.791 |
#30 sees Saskatoon take North Shore Winter Club defenceman Dalton Thrower.
| Dalton Thrower | |||||
| Defence - 5'10", 170 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 07-08: NSWC Winterhawks (BCAHA AAA bantam) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 07-08: NSWC Winterhawks (KIBIHT) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
And at #31, Prince Albert uses Everett's pick to take defenceman Harrison Ruopp.
| Harrison Ruopp | |||||
| Defence - 6'0", 155 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Balgonie Prairie Storm (SSMHL AA bantam) | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 07-08: Balgonie Prairie Storm (SSMHL AA bantam) | 26 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 37 |
| 07-08: Balgonie Prairie Storm (St. Albert AAA tournament) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Ruopp was a member of Balgonie's Saskatchewan provincial championship team in 06-07.
With #32, Kelowna goes east to Manitoba and picks Michael St. Croix's linemate, Zachary Franko.
| Zachery Franko | |||||
| Center - 5'9", 135 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Winnipeg Monarchs (WMHA AA bantam) | 30 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 40 |
| 07-08: Winnipeg Monarchs (WMHA AAA bantam) | 30 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 22 |
| 07-08: Winnipeg Monarchs (St. Albert AAA tournament) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
Second in scoring in Manitoba AAA bantam league to teammate Michael St. Croix. Two-year member of Winnipeg Monarchs' back-to-back Manitoba champion teams. Assistant captain of 07-08 team.
At #33, Moose Jaw makes their first pick of the draft (being the only team not to have a first round pick) and takes Abbotsford leftwing Joey Kornelson.
| Joey Kornelsen | |||||
| Left Wing - 6'0", 160 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Abbotsford Hawks (KIBIHT) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 07-08: Abbotsford Hawks (BCAHA AAA bantam) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
#34 sees the third goalie of the second round go to Swift Current, and it's Calgary product Austin Smith.
| Austin Smith | ||||||
| Goaltender - 5'11", 160 lbs | GP | W | L | T | GAA | SV% |
| 06-07: Calgary Royals Gold (CMHA AAA bantam) | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4.70 | 0.870 |
| 06-07: Calgary Royals Gold (CMHA AAA bantam - PLF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.22 | 0.913 |
| 07-08: Calgary Royals (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2.68 | 0.916 |
| 07-08: Calgary Royals (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 | 0.923 |
| 07-08: Calgary Royals (KIBIHT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.793 |
At #35 Brandon gets a steal (in my books anyway) with Airdrie forward Jason Swyripa.
| Jason Swyripa | |||||
| Center - 5'8", 155 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 44 |
| 06-07: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 07-08: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 37 | 70 | 107 | 95 |
| 07-08: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 |
| 07-08: Airdrie Xtreme (Western championships) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| 07-08: South Senators (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Ty Rattie's setup man on Airdrie. Skilled, smart, hard worker and a good team player. Size is a little bit of an issue or he might be in the top ten.
At #36, another Calgary minor hockey product goes high as Seattle picks defenceman Tanner Muth.
| Tanner Muth | |||||
| Defence - 5'11", 165 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Calgary Royals White (CMHA AAA bantam) | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 06-07: Calgary Royals White (CMHA AAA bantam - PLF) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 07-08: Calgary Royals (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 31 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 65 |
| 07-08: Calgary Royals (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 07-08: Calgary Royals (KIBIHT) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
And at #37, Calgary players continue to fly off the shelves as Kootenay picks centerman Ryan Bloom.
| Ryan Bloom | |||||
| Center - 5'8", 140 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Calgary Blackhawks (CMHA AAA bantam) | 32 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 4 |
| 06-07: Calgary Blackhawks (CMHA AAA bantam - PLF) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 07-08: Calgary Bisons (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 18 |
| 07-08: Calgary Bisons (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 07-08: Calgary Bisons (Edmonton AAA tournament) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 07-08: Calgary South Flames (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Medicine Hat goes to Edmonton players again at #38, picking left wing Dylan Bredo.
| Dylan Bredo | |||||
| Left Wing - 6'1", 155 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 30 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
| 06-07: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 30 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 07-08: Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA tournament) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 07-08: Edmonton South Bruins (Alberta Cup) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
At #39, Regina picks up another big Saskatchewan defenceman, Tyler Borstmayer.
| Tyler Borstmayer | |||||
| Defence - 6'3", 185 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Tisdale Ramblers (CFHL AA bantam) | 18 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 51 |
| 07-08: Tisdale Ramblers (CFHL AA bantam) | 18 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 20 |
| 07-08: Tisdale Ramblers (CFHL AA midget) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 07-08: Tisdale Trojans (SMHL AAA midget) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
With #40, Prince Albert uses Lethbridge's pick, acquired in the Jeff May deal, on Warman winger Beau Stewart.
| Beau Stewart | |||||
| Left Wing - 5'11", 150 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 07-08: Warman Wildcats (CFHL AA bantam) | 18 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 34 |
| 07-08: Warman Wildcats (Western championships) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
One of the fastest skaters in the draft and owns a deadly accurate shot. Assistant captain on Warman's Saskatchewan bantam champion team this year.
At #41, Kamloops uses Calgary's pick, acquired in the Brock Nixon trade, taking Ridge Meadows defenceman Jordan Beveridge.
| Jordan Beveridge | |||||
| Defence - 6'0", 146 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 07-08: Ridge Meadows Rustlers (BCAHA AAA bantam) | 50 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 48 |
| 07-08: Ridge Meadows Rustlers (KIBIHT) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
And at #42, the third straight traded pick is used, with Saskatoon using Vancouver's pick they got a year and a half ago for Wacey Rabbit. And it's a big name, with Saskatoon taking Lukas Sutter.
| Lukas Sutter | |||||
| Forward - 5'11", 171 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Lethbridge Golden Hawks (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 32 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 72 |
| 06-07: Lethbridge Golden Hawks (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 07-08: Lethbridge Golden Hawks (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 110 |
| 07-08: Lethbridge Golden Hawks (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 07-08: South Senators (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
The next in the next generation of Sutters. Plays the typical Sutter family style of hard work with some skill. Son of former NHLer Rich Sutter.
With the second-last pick in the round, #43, Spokane picks up Vancouver centerman Brady Brassart.
| Brady Brassart | |||||
| Center - 5'10", 165 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Vernon Vipers (Edmonton AAA tournament) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 06-07: Vernon Vipers (Victoria RC Tournament) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 06-07: Vernon Vipers (KIBIHT) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 07-08: NSWC Winterhawks (BCAHA AAA bantam) | 37 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 36 |
| 07-08: NSWC Winterhawks (KIBIHT) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
And closing out the second round at #44, Tri-City takes Airdrie product Nils Moser.
| Nils Moser | |||||
| Right Wing - 6'0", 170 lbs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 06-07: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 32 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 46 |
| 06-07: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 07-08: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 126 |
| 07-08: Airdrie Xtreme (AMBHL AAA bantam - PLF) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| 07-08: Airdrie Xtreme (Western championships) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 07-08: South Senators (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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