Friday, June 24, 2011

NHL Draft - WHL Notes - Lieuwen 6th round to Buffalo

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - 1st round 1st overall Edmonton
2008 WHL Bantam Draft - 1st round 1st overall
19th year in a row a player from Red Deer has been drafted, every year in Franchise history.

Duncan Siemens - 1st round 11th overall Colorado
2008 WHL Bantam Draft - 1st round 3rd overall, pick acquired w/Stefan Elliott from Prince George for Devon Setoguchi
7 of the last 10 years a Saskatoon player has been drafted and 36 of 39 years a player drafted.

Sven Bartschi - 1st round 13th overall Calgary
2010 Import Draft - 1st round 7th overall, pick acquired w/Luca Sbisa & 2011 5th round Bantam pick (Michael Fortin) from Lethbridge for Jacob Berglund, Daniel Johnston & 2010 1st round Import pick
9 of last 10 years a Portland player has been drafted, 33 of 35 years in Franchise history.

Mark McNeill - 1st round 18th overall Chicago
2008 Bantam Draft - 1st round 5th overall
2 of last 6 years a Prince Albert player has been drafted, player drafted 25 of last 29 years.

Joe Morrow - 1st round 23rd overall Pittsburgh
2007 Bantam Draft - 2nd round, pick acquired w/2007 1st round Bantam pick (Brad Ross), 2007 5th round Bantam pick (Daniel Johnston) & Michael Burns from Moose Jaw for 2007 1st overall pick (Quinton Howden) & 2007 3rd round Bantam pick (Dylan McIlrath)
Brother Josh WHL Career w/Kamloops & Kootenay

David Musil - 2nd round Edmonton
Vancouver acquired from Kootenay for 2010 5th round Bantam pick (Jesse Wood-Shatz) & 2011 1st round Bantam pick
10th year in a row a Vancouver player has been drafted, every year in Franchise history.

Ty Rattie - 2nd round St. Louis
2008 Bantam Draft - 1st round 2nd overall

Joel Edmundson - 2nd round St. Louis
2008 Bantam Draft - 6th round
22 of last 23 years a Moose Jaw player has been drafted, 25 of 27 years in Franchise history.

Tyler Wotherspoon - 2nd round Calgary
2008 Bantam Draft - 2nd round

Adam Lowry - 3rd round Winnipeg
2008 Bantam Draft - 4th round
24 of 25 years a Swift Current player has been drafted.

Keegan Lowe - 3rd round Carolina
2008 Bantam Draft - 6th round
3 of last 4 years an Edmonton player has been selected.

Travis Ewanyk - 3rd round Edmonton
2008 Bantam Draft - 3rd round

Harrison Ruopp - 3rd round Phoenix
2008 Bantam Draft - 2nd round, pick acquired from Everett w/2009 3rd round Bantam pick for 2008 2nd round Bantam pick (Tysen Giebel)

Michael St. Croix - 4th round NY Rangers
2008 Bantam Draft - 1st round 4th overall

Colin Jacobs - 4th round Buffalo
2008 Bantam Draft - 4th round, pick acquired from Portland for Rob Klinkhammer
26 of last 27 years a Seattle player has been drafted, 30 of 33 years in Franchise history.

Kale Kessy - 4th round Phoenix
10 of last 11 years a Medicine Hat player has been drafted, 36 in 39 years in Franchise history.

Marek Tvrdon - 4th round Detroit
2010 Import Draft - 1st round 13th overall, pick acquired w/Derek Tendler & 2011 5th round Bantam pick from Regina for Mitch Spooner, Cass Mappin & Mikael Jung

Marcel Noebels - 4th round Philadelphia
2010 Import Draft - 1st round 10th overall

Zachary Yuen - 4th round Winnipeg
2008 Bantam Draft - 1st round 22nd overall
3 of last 6 years a Tri City player has been drafted, player drafted 20 of the last 23 years.

John Persson - 5th round NY Islanders
2009 Import Draft - 1st round 41st overall, pick acquired w/Nathan Green from Brandon for 2009 1st round Import pick (Toni Rajala)

Brenden Kitchton - 5th round NY Islanders
2007 Bantam Draft - 3rd round, pick acquired w/2007 5th round Bantam pick from Red Deer for Jason Lynch
2010 invite to Detroit camp
23 of 26 years a Spokane player has been drafted.

Shane McColgan - 5th round NY Rangers
2008 Bantam Draft - 1st round 13th overall, pick acquired w/2008 4th round Bantam pick (Jordan Cooke) from Brandon for 2008 1st round Bantam pick (Klarc Wilson)
19 of 20 years a Kelowna player has been drafted.

Darren Dietz - 5th round Montreal

Darian Dziurzynski - 5th round Phoenix
2010 invite to Phoenix camp

Dominik Uher - 5th round Pittsburgh
2009 Import Draft - 1st round 47th overall

Darren Kramer - 6th round Ottawa

Reece Scarlett - 6th round New Jersey
2008 Bantam Draft - 1st round 12th overall

Laurent Brossoit - 6th round Calgary
2008 Bantam Draft - 2nd round

Matej Stransky - 6th round Dallas
2010 Import Draft - 2nd round, pick acquired from Prince George

Nathan Lieuwen - 6th round Buffalo
2006 Bantam Draft - 1st round 16th overall
12 of last 13 years a Kootenay player has been drafted, 13 of 15 years in Franchise history.

Richard Nedomlel - 6th round Detroit
2010 Import Draft - 1st round 31st overall

Jordan Fransoo - 7th round Ottawa
2008 Bantam Draft - 5th round, pick acquired from Moose Jaw for Kurt Jory
19 of last 22 years a Brandon player has been drafted.

Brody Sutter - 7th round Carolina
Lethbridge acquired from Saskatoon for 2009 5th round Bantam pick
2010 invite to Florida camp
21 of 24 years a Lethbridge player has been drafted.

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WHL teams with no player drafted ...
Calgary - ends streak of player drafted 13 years in a row, player drafted 14 of 16 years in Franchise history.
Everett - ends streak of player drafted 5 years in a row, 5 of 8 years a player drafted in Franchise history.
Kamloops - 28 of 30 years a player drafted.
Prince George - 34 of 39 years a player drafted in Franchise history.
Regina - 15 of last 17 years a player drafted, 33 of 38 years in Franchise history.
Victoria/Chilliwack - 3 of 5 years a player drafted in Franchise history.