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Draft Eight

May 20, 2009 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Marquette Rangers News Release


Marquette - The Marquette Rangers Tier II Junior A hockey team chose eight players in Wednesday's North American Hockey League draft. The team picked five forwards and three defensemen for evaluation at the teams' final camp in July at Northern Michigan University.

"We're excited about the quality of player we were able to draft," said second-year coach Kenny Miller. "The crop of forwards we were able to select (Wednesday) could be difference makers for our team at the NAHL level, while the defensemen have a nice mixture of size and skill."

"These players will make our final camp very competitive, although no one is guaranteed a spot until after our final camp in July," Miller added.

Taken by the Rangers in the 2009 NAHL Draft:

Garrett Ross Forward Victory Honda U-18

-Blake Pietila Forward Compuware U-16 (brother of former Ranger Chad Pietila)

-Carter Foguth Defense Fenton HS

-Matt Wahl Defense Cranbrook HS

-Clark Christifoli Defense Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets (Ohio State Commitment)

-Travis Lynch Forward Victory Honda

-Brad Chapman Forward Marquette Electricians (Affiliate player last year)

-Trevor Ladd Forward Fenton HS (brother of current Ranger Garrett Ladd)

The Rangers will be conducting two more tryout camps before holding their final camp at the Berry Events Center in mid-July. The first is in Toledo, Ohio June 12th - 14th, while the second will be just prior to the teams' final camp at NMU July 13th - 15th.

For more information on the Rangers tryout camps, visit the team's website www.marquetterangers.com.



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