WHL Saskatoon Blades

Blades Finish With 12 New Players Added To The Protected List

Published on April 29, 2010 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Saskatoon Blades News Release


The Saskatoon Blades completed the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft having selected 12 up & coming 1995 born players.

Overall the Blades selected 7 forwards, 4 defensemen and a goalie. "As an organization, we are pleased with the picks we selected today and feel that we have addressed all areas on our depth chart," stated General Manager & Head Coach Lorne Molleken.

The Blades 1st round pick was Tim McGauley, a forward from of Wilcox, Saskatchewan. "McGauley was a player we targeted going into the draft due to his tremendous offensive upside," stated Molleken. McGauley notched a total of 103 points in 26 games with the Lumsden/Bethune Contacts of the South Saskatchewan Hockey League last season.

In the 2nd round the Blades chose defenseman Ayrton Nikkel . "Nikkel is a defensive type defenseman", stated Molleken. The native of Kelowna, BC tallied 18 points in 33 games with the Bantam AAA Rockets and will add even more depth to the Blades' blueline.

The Blades also drafted one hometown kid in Conner Kortko in the 6th round. Kortko was a member of the Saskatoon Frostbite this past season who went on to the Western Canadian Bantam Championships. Connor is the son of Saskatoon Blades Alumnus Roger Kortko.

Molleken closed by stating, "now that these players have been drafted, they will have to put in the time & effort to continue developing their game. We wish to congratulate all our drafted players and look forward to seeing them at Spring Camp in May."

Recapping the Blades picks:

1st Round (20th Overall) - Tim McGauley

2nd Round (42nd Overall) - Ayrton Nikkel

3rd Round (64th Overall traded to Seattle with Stefan Burzan for Jeremy Boyer)

4th Round (86th Overall) - Christian Stockl

5th Round (108th Overall) - Alex Moodie

6th Round (128th Overall) - Brett Magee

6th Round (130th Overall) - Conner Kortko

7th Round (152nd Overall - Drake Bodie

8th Round (174th Overall) - Nicholas Zajac

9th Round (196th Overall) - Joshua Smith

10th Round (208th Overall) - McKenzie Busenius

10th Round (218th Overall) - Linden Penner

11th Round (240th Overall) - Macklin Pichonsky

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