The WHL Bantam Draft lottery was held Wednesday at the WHL Office in
Calgary to determine the order of the first six selections in the first
round of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.The WHL Bantam Draft Lottery involved the six non-playoff teams (Vancouver, Prince George, Brandon, Regina, Moose Jaw and Lethbridge) from the 2012-13 season. A team could only move up a maximum of two positions in the Bantam Draft.
The Lottery selection process was performed by Miranda Stacey from KPMG. The 2013 WHL Bantam Draft will be held in Calgary, AB, on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
A Regina Pats ball was drawn in the lottery, meaning Regina moves up two spots in the first round of the draft and will select second overall. The Vancouver Giants will select first overall, the Prince George Cougars will have the third selection, the Brandon Wheat Kings will have the fourth selection, the Moose Jaw Warriors will select fifth, and the Lethbridge Hurricanes will select sixth overall.
Hurricanes Assistant GM & Director of Player Personnel, Brad Robson: “We’ll get a really good player. The one-two spots have separated themselves, but three through seven or eight there are really good players, it just depends on what your needs are. The Hurricanes will get a really good top end player and for us, we have to see where the top five fall and whoever is on top of our list will determine who we pick. The next four to six weeks will be busy getting a chance for more scouting ahead of the draft.”
The order of the second round and all other rounds will be the inverse order of final 2012-13 WHL regular-season standings.
Players eligible for the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft will be 1998-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.
2013 WHL BANTAM DRAFT 1st ROUND ORDER OF SELECTION
Following is the order of selection for the 1st round of the WHL Bantam Draft:
1. Vancouver Giants
2. Regina Pats
3. Prince George Cougars
4. Brandon Wheat Kings
5. Moose Jaw Warriors
6. Lethbridge Hurricanes
7. Everett Silvertips
8. Seattle Thunderbirds
9. Kootenay Ice
10. Medicine Hat Tigers
11. Victoria Royals
12. Swift Current Broncos
13. Prince Albert Raiders
14. Red Deer Rebels
15. Tri-City Americans
16. Spokane Chiefs
17. Saskatoon Blades
18. Calgary Hitmen
19. Kamloops Blazers
20. Edmonton Oil Kings
21. Kelowna Rockets
22. Portland Winterhawks
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:
(Please note that traded picks are not indicated)
1. Vancouver Giants
2. Prince George Cougars
3. Brandon Wheat Kings
4. Everett Silvertips
5. Seattle Thunderbirds
6. Regina Pats
7. Moose Jaw Warriors
8. Lethbridge Hurricanes
9. Kootenay Ice
10. Medicine Hat Tigers
11. Victoria Royals
12. Swift Current Broncos
13. Prince Albert Raiders
14. Red Deer Rebels
15. Tri-City Americans
16. Spokane Chiefs
17. Saskatoon Blades
18. Calgary Hitmen
19. Kamloops Blazers
20. Edmonton Oil Kings
21. Kelowna Rockets
22. Portland Winterhawks
(From the WHL Website)
