Bantam Draft

In 1990, the Western Hockey League established the bantam draft to better distribute the talent within its boundaries to its member teams. Each spring, teams are given their first opportunity to add players to their player protected lists (PPL) through the bantam draft. Canadian-born players and players residing in the state of Washington and Oregon who have completed their first year of bantam eligibility (14-year-olds) and American players who have completed their second year of bantam eligibility (15-year-olds) are draft eligible. Teams select in reverse order from their regular season finish the previous year. Teams must have an open slot on their 50-player PPL in order to make a selection in the bantam draft and can continue to draft players as long as they continue to open up slots.

The establishment of the bantam draft reduced the need for teams to scout players below the bantam level. This cut down on the scouting costs for teams as well as reducing the pressure as much as possible on the very young players. It also allowed the league to better distribute the top end talent among its teams. This, in theory, prevents certain teams from being very good or very bad for any extended period.

The creation of the bantam draft also created a new asset that teams could use in making trades. It has allowed the teams to more readily make trades by using mid to late round bantam picks to even the scales on many trades.

 

2013 Draft

Rd.

No.  POS. Player   HT  WT Hometown 

1

15 C Parker AuCoin
6'0 176 Calgary, AB

2

29 LW Nolan Yaremko
5'11 178 Edmonton, AB

3

59 D Mark Drohan
5'11 143 Calgary, AB

3

63 D Dylan Coghlan
6'1 174 Nanaimo, BC

5

90 C Morgan Geekie
5'11 153 Strathclair, MB

5

95 C Jordan Roy
5'11 154 Lethbridge, AB

6

125 G Nicholas Sanders
5'11 185 Calgary, AB
7 146 D Anea Ferrario 6'0 180 Ogden, UT
8 163 RW Parker McCormick 6'1 178 Regina, SK
8 169 D Cory Thomas 6'1 163 St. Brieux, SK
             
             

2012 Draft

Rd.

No. POS. Player HT WT Hometown
1 21 D Parker Wotherspoon 5'10 142 Surrey, BC
3 46 C Braden Purtill 5'10 176 Winnipeg, MB
3 55 D Tyler Fraser 6'1 160 Surrey, BC
3 61 C Ty Comrie 5'10 140 Newport Beach, CA
3 65 G Evan Sarthou 5'11 145 Kent, WA
6 131 LW Maxwell James 6'1 180 Kamloops, BC
7 153 C Robby Jackson 5'8 160 Alameda, CA
8 163 D Kurtis Rutledge 6'1 161 Calgary, AB
8 175 LW Jordan Topping 5'11 170 Nanaimo, BC
9 197 RW Cole Gammer 6'0 155 Edmonton, AB
10 219 D Bryce Fiske 5'9 157 Air Ronge, SK
             
             

2011 Draft

Rd.

No.

POS.

Player

HT

WT

Hometown

4

75

C

Brian Williams

5'10

167

San Diego, CA

4

81

LD

Brandon Hickey

6'0

155

Leduc, AB

4

82

F

Tyler Mrkonjic

6'1

160

St. Albert, AB

6

126

LD

Kaleb Denham

6'1

155

Innisfail, AB

8

170

LD

Jeremy Briscoe

6'4

190

Phoenix, AZ

9

192

RW

Ryan Tait

5'8

150

Santa Clarita, CA

10

214

RD

Brandon Carlo

6'0

156

Colorado Springs, CO

11

236

C

Matthew Forchuk

5'4

130

Okotoks, AB

12

258

F

Shane McMahan

5'10

170

Irvine, CA

13

280

LW

Kody Ichinaga

5'3

125

Torrance, CA

14

302

RW

Austin Mayton

6'0

160

Richland, WA

             
             

2010 Draft

Rd.

No.

POS.

Player

HT

WT

Hometown

1

13

G

Eric Comrie

5'11

175

Edmonton, AB

3

63

LW

Justin Spagrud

6'0

145

Gull Lake, SK

4

85

D

Josh Wik

6'3

184

Swift Current, SK

7

148

D

Austin Seaman

5'11

155

Calgary, AB

7

151

RW

Taeron Lewis

5'10

160

Winnipeg, MB

8

173

C

Brian Williams

5'8

141

Claremont, CA

9

195

D

Ryer Sawchuk

6'0

160

Taber, AB

10

217

D

Clint Filbrandt

5'6

120

Calgary, AB

11

239

RW

Andrew Oglevie

5'10

150

Fullerton, CA

12

261

F

Taylor Marr

5'4

131

Twin Butte, AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Draft

Rd.

No.

POS.

Player

HT WT

Hometown

1

7

C/LW

Connor Rankin

6'0

185

N. Vancouver, BC

2

41

C/RW

Marcus Messier

5'9

140

Canmore, AB

3

63

D

Riley Guenther

5'11

155

Calgary, AB

4

80

G

Chris Driedger

6'2

160

Winnipeg, MB

4

85

C/LW

Wyatt Garagan

5'11

160

Estevan, SK

5

102

D

Justin Hamonic

6'1

160

Winnipeg, MB

5

107

D

Tyler Kunz

5'9

150

Whitecourt, AB

6

129

LW

Joel Steve

5'11

145

Weyburn, SK

7

151

D

Matt Lloyd

6'0

165

Aldergrove, BC

8

173

C/RW

Dylan Fluter

5'8

135

Saskatoon, SK

9

195

D

Justin Klimek

6'0

170

Langley, BC

10

217

C

Brandon Halbgewachs

5'9

160

Emerald Park, SK

11

239

RW

Matt Hughesman

5'11

175

Winnipeg, MB

12

261

C/LW

Zane Schartz

5'8

155

Plano, TX

             
             

2008 Draft

Rd.

No.

POS.

Player

HT WT Hometown

1

22

D

Zachary Yuen

6'1

200

Vancouver, BC

2

44

RW

Nils Moser

6'1

170

Canmore, AB

5

110

C

Max Moline

6'3

165

Lethbridge, AB

6

132

C

Zach McPhee

6'2

165

Vernon, BC

8

172

D

Brett Pile

6'0

160

Winnipeg, MB

8

176

C

Brendyn Illchuk

5'11

160

Winnipeg, MB

9

194

G

Jordan Liem

5'10

150

Surrey, BC

9

198

C

Mak Barden

5'9

150

Surrey, BC

 

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Statistics

Goalie GP W SO GAA SV%
Eric Comrie 37 20 2 2.62 0.915
Luke Lee-Knight 21 11 0 3.90 0.881
Troy Trombley 16 8 1 2.92 0.911
Player G A PTS PIM
Parker Bowles 21 23 44 53
Fraser Bulbuc 1 1 2 0
Brandon Carlo 0 0 0 0
Ryan Chynoweth 1 3 4 48
Tyson Dallman 2 9 11 55
Drydn Dow 5 28 33 21
Justin Feser 44 62 106 57
Clint Filbrandt 1 1 2 17
Matthew Gelinas 0 0 0 0
Justin Gutierrez 4 5 9 35
Justin Hamonic 1 7 8 38
Beau McCue 17 12 29 16
Marcus Messier 11 11 22 23
Jesse Mychan 19 22 41 111
Lucas Nickles 10 17 27 55
Michal Plutnar 7 21 28 65
Connor Rankin 32 26 58 34
Malte Strömwall 21 45 66 36
Wil Tomchuk 1 2 3 44
Mitch Topping 13 26 39 39
Lukas Walter 1 2 3 76
Brian Williams 20 16 36 43
Parker Wotherspoon 0 0 0 4
Zachary Yuen 9 35 44 58
Standings
  • B.C. Division |
  • Central Division |
  • East Division |
  • U.S. Division |
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Kelowna Rockets 72 52 16 3 1 108
Kamloops Blazers 72 47 20 2 3 99
Victoria Royals 72 35 30 2 5 77
Prince George Cougars 72 21 43 2 6 50
Vancouver Giants 72 21 49 2 0 44
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Edmonton Oil Kings 72 51 15 2 4 108
Calgary Hitmen 72 46 21 1 4 97
Red Deer Rebels 72 39 26 5 2 85
Medicine Hat Tigers 72 36 33 2 1 75
Kootenay Ice 72 35 35 2 0 72
Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 28 34 3 7 66
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Saskatoon Blades 72 44 22 2 4 94
Prince Albert Raiders 72 37 28 3 4 81
Swift Current Broncos 72 36 29 3 4 79
Moose Jaw Warriors 72 25 36 4 7 61
Regina Pats 72 25 38 4 5 59
Brandon Wheat Kings 72 24 40 4 4 56
Team GP W L OTL SL PTS
Portland Winterhawks 72 57 12 1 2 117
Spokane Chiefs 72 44 26 2 0 90
Tri-City Americans 72 40 27 2 3 85
Seattle Thunderbirds 72 24 38 7 3 58
Everett Silvertips 72 25 40 3 4 57