Calgary Hitmen To Pick 22nd Overall In 2010 WHL Bantam Draft
April 28, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen will pick 22nd overall when the Western Hockey League holds its annual Bantam Draft on Thursday, April 29th. The draft will take place in Edmonton starting at 8:00 a.m. at Fantasyland Hotel.
HITMEN 2010 DRAFT SELECTION ORDER
Round 1 22nd overall selection
Round 2 44th overall selection.
Round 3 54th and 66th overall selections. 54th pick acquired in Ian Duval trade to Moose Jaw.
Round 4 88th overall selection
Round 5 110th overall selection
Round 6 None. Pick sent to Kamloops in Giffen Nyren trade
Round 7 None. Pick sent to Moose Jaw in Joel Broda / Tomas Karpov trade
Round 8 176th overall selection
Round 9 198th overall selection
Round 10 220th overall selection
Round 11 242nd overall selection
Round 12 264th overall selection
Round 13 286th overall selection
Round 14 308th overall selection
Round 15 330th overall selection
Players eligible for the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft will be 1995-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.
The bantam draft allows for the orderly transfer of players to WHL Protected Player Lists from the bantam ranks (14-15 year-olds).
Former Hitmen bantam picks include Cody Sylvester (2007), Matt MacKenzie (2006), Michael Stone (2005), Martin Jones (2005), Brett Sonne (2004), Ryan White (2003) and Ryan Getzlaf (2000).
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