Thursday, May 4, 2017
The Western Hockey League (WHL) held their annual Bantam Draft on Thursday, May 4, 2017, and a total of 61 players from BC and the Yukon were selected, including six (6) in the first round.
The players drafted are:
|
Rd
|
Pick
|
Team
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
Minor Hockey Association
|
Hometown
|
|
1
|
3
|
Vancouver
|
Justin Sourdif
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Surrey
|
|
1
|
5
|
Saskatoon
|
Aiden De La Gorgendiere
|
D
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Langley
|
|
1
|
6
|
Spokane
|
Jack Finley
|
F
|
Pursuit of Excellence
|
Kelowna
|
|
1
|
13
|
Swift Current
|
Ben King
|
F
|
Pursuit of Excellence
|
Vernon
|
|
1
|
18
|
Prince George
|
Tyson Phare
|
F
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Maple Ridge
|
|
1
|
19
|
Seattle
|
Payton Mount
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Victoria
|
|
2
|
24
|
Vancouver
|
Tanner Brown
|
D
|
Pursuit of Excellence
|
Kelowna
|
|
2
|
27
|
Brandon
|
Vincent Iorio
|
D
|
Shattuck-St. Mary’s
|
Coquitlam
|
|
2
|
28
|
Spokane
|
Campbell Arnold
|
G
|
Shawnigan Lake School
|
Nanaimo
|
|
2
|
33
|
Vancouver
|
Cole Shepard
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
West Vancouver
|
|
2
|
35
|
Saskatoon
|
Koen MacInnes
|
G
|
Burnaby Winter Club
|
Vancouver
|
|
2
|
39
|
Kelowna
|
Ethan Bowen
|
F
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Chilliwack
|
|
2
|
42
|
Saskatoon
|
Kurtis Smythe
|
D
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Surrey
|
|
3
|
47
|
Prince Albert
|
Braydon Clark
|
D
|
Pursuit of Excellence
|
Langley
|
|
3
|
55
|
Portland
|
Ryan Helliwell
|
D
|
Burnaby Winter Club
|
Vancouver
|
|
3
|
58
|
Kamloops
|
Dylan Garand
|
G
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Victoria
|
|
3
|
60
|
Vancouver
|
John Little
|
F
|
Shawnigan Lake School
|
Parksville
|
|
3
|
65
|
Medicine Hat
|
Ryan Watson
|
D
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Delta
|
|
4
|
70
|
Edmonton
|
Tyler Horstmann
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Richmond
|
|
4
|
72
|
Kootenay
|
Will Gurski
|
G
|
Shawnigan Lake School
|
Duncan
|
|
4
|
73
|
Lethbridge
|
Owen Forfellow
|
D
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Abbotsford
|
|
4
|
75
|
Everett
|
Dylan Anderson
|
D
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Langley
|
|
4
|
78
|
Red Deer
|
Kyler Kovich
|
F
|
Burnaby Winter Club
|
Vancouver
|
|
4
|
79
|
Regina
|
Cole Dubinsky
|
F
|
OHA (Edmonton)
|
Penticton, BC
|
|
4
|
81
|
Kamloops
|
Trevor Thurston
|
D
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Delta
|
|
4
|
85
|
Seattle
|
Luke Bateman
|
D
|
Thompson Zone
|
Kamloops
|
|
5
|
96
|
Brandon
|
Cameron MacDonald
|
F
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Surrey
|
|
5
|
102
|
Saskatoon
|
Kalen Szeto
|
F
|
Burnaby Winter Club
|
Vancouver
|
|
5
|
103
|
Vancouver
|
Braedy Euerby
|
G
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Delta
|
|
6
|
113
|
Prince George
|
Brody Gagno
|
D
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Langley
|
|
6
|
119
|
Spokane
|
Ryan Popowich
|
F
|
Okanagan Hockey Academy
|
Surrey
|
|
6
|
123
|
Swift Current
|
Bryce Margetson
|
D
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Surrey
|
|
6
|
125
|
Kamloops
|
Jarrod Semchuk
|
F
|
Thompson Zone
|
Kamloops
|
|
6
|
126
|
Vancouver
|
Jacob Gendron
|
D
|
Prince George
|
Prince George
|
|
6
|
128
|
Prince George
|
Gabe Shipley
|
D
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Powell River
|
|
6
|
130
|
Lethbridge
|
Daniel O’Neill
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Surrey
|
|
7
|
135
|
Portland
|
Robbie Fromm-Delorme
|
F
|
Governor’s Academy
|
Richmond
|
|
7
|
137
|
Saskatoon
|
Davis Frank
|
F
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Campbell River
|
|
7
|
144
|
Tri-City
|
Kyle Crewe
|
D
|
Okanagan Hockey Academy
|
Courtenay
|
|
7
|
146
|
Kamloops
|
Ethan Brandwood
|
D
|
Saanich
|
Victoria
|
|
7
|
149
|
Kelowna
|
James Bohn
|
D
|
Pursuit of Excellence
|
Burnaby
|
|
7
|
153
|
Prince George
|
Scott Gilowski
|
D
|
Okanagan Hockey Academy
|
Vernon
|
|
8
|
155
|
Kootenay
|
Michael Milne
|
F
|
Yale Hockey Academy
|
Abbotsford
|
|
8
|
159
|
Saskatoon
|
Chase Barlow
|
D
|
Juan de Fuca
|
Victoria
|
|
8
|
164
|
Victoria
|
Dylan Hewlett
|
D
|
Port Moody
|
Port Moody
|
|
8
|
172
|
Prince George
|
Michael Hoekstra
|
F
|
Saanich
|
Saanich
|
|
9
|
179
|
Spokane
|
Kurt Hoogendoorn
|
D
|
North Shore Winter Club
|
North Vancouver
|
|
9
|
180
|
Edmonton
|
Jalen Luypen
|
F
|
Okanagan Hockey Academy
|
Kelowna
|
|
9
|
183
|
Calgary
|
Cameron Newson
|
D
|
Semiahmoo
|
Surrey
|
|
9
|
185
|
Red Deer
|
Anthony Williams
|
D
|
Greater Trail
|
Trail
|
|
9
|
188
|
Tri-City
|
Braeden McAmmond
|
F
|
North Zone
|
Vernon
|
|
9
|
189
|
Lethbridge
|
Ben Mosher
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
White Rock
|
|
9
|
192
|
Portland
|
Trey Taylor
|
F
|
Phoenix Junior
|
Richmond
|
|
9
|
194
|
Prince George
|
Mathew Magrath
|
D
|
Prince George
|
Prince George
|
|
10
|
208
|
Everett
|
Kent Johnson
|
F
|
North Shore Winter Club
|
North Vancouver
|
|
10
|
211
|
Swift Current
|
Wyatt Marlow
|
F
|
Okanagan Hockey Academy
|
Cranbrook
|
|
10
|
213
|
Moose Jaw
|
Brendan Kerr
|
F
|
Victoria Racquet Club
|
Victoria
|
|
10
|
216
|
Prince George
|
Logan Terness
|
G
|
Burnaby Winter Club
|
Burnaby
|
|
10
|
217
|
Seattle
|
Ian Kern
|
D
|
Vancouver Thunderbirds
|
Vancouver
|
|
10
|
218
|
Everett
|
Nick Porchetta
|
F
|
Delta Hockey Academy
|
Powell River
|
|
13
|
285
|
Medicine Hat
|
Talon Zakall
|
D
|
Thompson Zone
|
Kamloops
|
In 2016, 50 players from the BC and Yukon were selected in the WHL Bantam Draft.
The WHL Bantam Draft is typically held on the first Thursday in May, at which time WHL clubs select players who have graduated from the Bantam age category.
Most of these players competed at the Male U16 BC Cup held April 21-23, 2017 in Salmon Arm. BC Hockey will announce the roster for 60 athletes to attend the Male U16 Provincial Camp being held July 11-16, 2017 in Shawnigan Lake. This is the next step in the Male Program of Excellence which will continue to the Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup being held in Calgary in October.
The BC Hockey Male Program of Excellence, formerly the High Performance Program, was introduced in 1980 with the mandate to systematically identify and train the province's elite-level players for high performance hockey events. The overall objective of the program is to increase the chances of athletes from BC to compete provincially, regionally, nationally and internationally with the ultimate goal being selected to Hockey Canada’s National Junior or National Senior Team.
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