No surprise at #1, as the Vancouver Giants pick Tyler Benson.
| Tyler Benson - LW, 5'11", 180 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 57 | 89 | 146 | 52 |
| Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
| Edmonton SSAC (AMMHL minor midget AAA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Edmonton SSAC (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| Edmonton South (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
At #2, Regina picks Sam Steel:
| Sam Steel - F, 5'10", 156 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Sherwood Park Flyers (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 31 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 16 |
| Sherwood Park Squires (AMMHL minor midget AAA) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Northeast (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
At #3, Prince George goes with defenceman Josh Anderson:
| Josh Anderson - D, 6'2", 190 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Cowichan Valley Capitals (VIBHL bantam AAA) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
| Bruins (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
I know, surprising they picked a defenceman but left Clague and Fabbro (two d-men many/most pundits considered the best two?) on the board, eh....guess the rumors are true that the Cougars couldn't get a commitment from any of the other big-name players???
No surprise at #4, Brandon picks the local kid:
| Nolan Patrick - F, 6'2", 170 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Winnipeg Hawks (WMHA major bantam AAA) | 19 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 14 |
| Winnipeg Hawks AAA (Manitoba Bantam Showcase) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winnipeg Hawks (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Team Black (Manitoba U16 P.O.E.) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
No surprise at #5 either, Moose Jaw keeps it in the family and picks Brett Howden.
| Brett Howden - F, 6'1", 170 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Eastman Selects (MMHL AAA midget) | 30 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 |
| Team Blue (Manitoba U16 P.O.E.) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
Howden is the younger brother of former Warriors Quinton Howden.
At #6, Lethbridge has passed up a chance to get Kale Clague and have traded their pick to Brandon. In return the Wheat Kings give the Hurricanes the #17 overall pick, plus goaltender Corbin Boes.
And the Wheaties pick Clague:
And the Wheaties pick Clague:
| Kale Clague - D, 5'11", 173 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Lloydminster Universal Heat (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 44 |
| Lloydminster Bobcats (Macs AAA midget tournament) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lloydminster Bobcats (AMHL AAA midget) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Northeast (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
At #7, Everett goes with forward Tyson Jost:
| Tyson Jost - F, 5'9", 169 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Pursuit Of Excellence (Kelowna) (OMAHA bantam AAA) | 49 | 77 | 79 | 156 | 71 |
| Pursuit Of Excellence (Kelowna) (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 15 |
| Edmonton South (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
No surprise at #8 either, as Seattle takes defenceman Dante Fabbro:
| Dante Fabbro - D, 6'0", 170 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (PCAHA bantam AAA) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Avalanche (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Fabbro is a former bantam teammate of newly-signed 2012 #1 overall pick Matt Barzal.
At #9, Kootenay picks the first Saskatchewan product:
At #9, Kootenay picks the first Saskatchewan product:
| Jared Legien - F, 6'0", 175 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Balgonie Prairie Storm (SBAAHL AA bantam) | 26 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 55 |
| Balgonie Prairie Storm (SSMHL AA midget) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Balgonie Prairie Storm (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Zone 1 (SaskFirst) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
With the #10 pick, Medicine Hat picks defenceman David Quenneville:
| David Quenneville - D, 5'7", 175 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 32 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 77 |
| Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Edmonton SSAC (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| Edmonton South (Alberta Cup) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
At #11, Victoria picks another smallish defenceman:
| Dante Hannoun - C, 5'5", 140 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| North Shore Winter Club (PCAHA bantam AAA) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
| North Shore Winter Club (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| North Shore Winter Club (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Flyers (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
In the 12 spot, Swift Current picks up forward Tyler Steenbergen:
| Tyler Steenbergen - F, 5'10", 160 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Red Deer Rebels White (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 32 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 20 |
| Central (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
#13 overall to Prince Albert goes Jake Kryzski:
| Jake Kryski - F, 5'11", 155 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (PCAHA bantam AAA) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Avalanche (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
With the #14 pick, Red Deer goes local:
| Jeffrey DeWit - F, 6'2", 170 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Red Deer Rebels Black (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 26 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 30 |
#15, Tri-City picks up maybe the best shooter in the draft, forward Parker Aucoin:
| Parker Aucoin - F, 6'0", 176 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Calgary Northstar Sabres (AMBHL AAA bantam) | 33 | 63 | 24 | 87 | 45 |
| Calgary Northstar Sabres (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Calgary North (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
The only player who has ever scored more goals in one AMBHL season than Aucoin's 63 last year was Ty Rattie, five years ago.
At #16, Spokane goes for Saskatchewan defenceman Jeff Faith:
| Jeff Faith - D, 6'2", 180 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Notre Dame Bantam Hounds (SSMHL AA midget) | 33 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 82 |
| Notre Dame (Manitoba Bantam Showcase) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Zone 1 (SaskFirst) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
At #17, using the pick they traded down from #6 to get from Brandon (who got it from Saskatoon in the Michael Ferland trade), Lethbridge picks up the draft's first goalie:
| Stuart Skinner - G, 6’3, 185 lb | GP | GAA | W | L | T/OTL | Save% |
| SSAC Southgate Lions (AMBHL) | n/a | 1.75 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0.929 |
| Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | n/a | 2.67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.894 |
| SSAC Southgate Lions (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 4 | 2.53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.910 |
You could look at this as the Hurricanes turning the #6 pick into a #1 goalie for now (Boes) and a #1 goalie for the future (Skinner).
#18 now, and the Hitmen pick B.C. forward Beck Malenstyn:
The Hitmen fan in me is excited about this pick as I had heard Malenstyn mentioned many times pre-draft as a possible top 10 pick.
At #19 overall, Kamloops takes Quinn Benjafield:
| Beck Malenstyn - F, 6'0", 165 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Okanagan Hockey Academy (OMAHA bantam AAA) | 53 | 57 | 50 | 107 | 108 |
| Okanagan Hockey Academy Red (CSSHL Varsity) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Okanagan Hockey Academy (KIBIHT (AAA)) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Sabres (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
The Hitmen fan in me is excited about this pick as I had heard Malenstyn mentioned many times pre-draft as a possible top 10 pick.
At #19 overall, Kamloops takes Quinn Benjafield:
| Quinn Benjafield - F, 6'0", 155 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| North Shore Winter Club (PCAHA bantam AAA) | 65 | 59 | 62 | 121 | 34 |
| North Shore Winter Club (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| North Shore Winter Club (Western Cdn Bantam Champ.) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Avalanche (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
With the #20 pick, acquired from Edmonton for David Musil, Vancouver makes their 2nd pick of the round:
| Matt Barberis - D, 5'10", 172 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (PCAHA bantam AAA) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (St. Albert AAA bantam trnmt) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Flyers (B.C. U-16 Cup) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Kelowna uses the #21 pick on Dylan Dube:
| Dillon Dube - F, 5'8", 155 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Notre Dame Bantam Hounds (SSMHL AA midget) | 26 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 43 |
| Notre Dame Argos (SMAAAHL AAA midget) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Notre Dame (Manitoba Bantam Showcase) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| South (Alberta Cup) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
And the last pick of the round, #22, is Seattle's, the 2nd of the two first round picks they got from Portland for Marcel Noebels last year:
| Kaden Elder - F, 5'10", 160 lb | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Notre Dame Bantam Hounds (SSMHL AA midget) | 33 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 25 |
| Notre Dame Hounds (SMAAAHL AAA midget) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Notre Dame (Manitoba Bantam Showcase) | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Zone 6 (SaskFirst) | - No Stats Available - | ||||
That's it for the first round. Second round will be in the next post.
2 comments:
Awesome job! Thanks again for doing this every year.
You deserve a huge THANK YOU for your tireless effort to give WHL fans as much info as possible on these draft picks.
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