
2019 NHL Entry Draft Preview
June 21, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
Medicine Hat, AB - The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is this weekend at Rogers Place in Vancouver, BC.
The first round of the Draft starts at 6 PM MT tonight and all subsequent rounds will take place Saturday starting at 11 AM MT.
Seventeen players on the Tigers' roster are eligible for this year's Draft including Mads Søgaard who was ranked second among North American goaltenders and Brett Kemp who was ranked 171st among North American skaters.
Four Tigers are in their first year of draft eligibility including Søgaard:
Name Position GP G A Pts
Daniel Baker D 68 2 15 17
Corson Hopwo RW 59 6 11 17
Nick McCarry LW 24 3 3 6
Name Position GP Record GAA SAV% SO
Mads Søgaard G 37 19-8-2-2 2.64 0.921 3
Thirteen Tigers, including Kemp, are in their second year of draft eligibility:
Name Position GP G A Pts
Elijah Brown C 49 11 15 26
Hayden Ostir RW 49 11 11 22
James Hamblin C 67 33 44 77
Baxter Anderson LW 58 4 3 7
Logan Christensen C 67 7 15 22
Trevor Longo D 61 5 8 13
Brett Kemp C 64 33 27 60
Tyler Preziuso RW 68 21 29 50
Bryan Lockner RW 62 9 17 26
Ryan Chyzowski C 65 27 28 55
Cole Clayton D 68 4 16 20
Jaxon Steele C 48 2 3 5
Name Position GP Record GAA SAV% SO
Jordan Hollett G 36 14-19-2-0 3.50 0.895 1
The Draft can be watched live on Sportsnet or Tigers fans can keep an eye on the team's social media and website to see if any players are drafted this weekend.
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