WHL Vancouver Giants

Giants Select Sward in WHL Bantam Draft

Published on April 30, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release


VANCOUVER BC - The Vancouver Giants have selected Centre Dalton Sward (94) from Abbotsford BC with their first selection (21st overall) in today's WHL Bantam Draft. Sward played last season with the Abbotsford Bantam Hawks and is listed as a 6' 160 pound right shooting centre. Sward played 61 games for the Hawks last season as their team captain and amassed 68 goals and 58 assists for 116 points as well as 98 penalty minutes. Sward also played for the BC Zone U-16 team at the Western Canadian Bantam Hockey Championships this past season. In that tourney, Sward scored seven goals and ten points in just four games and was named tournament MVP.

Sward joins a distinguished group of players to be selected by the Vancouver Giants in the first round, including current Giants Tyson Sexsmith, Evander Kane and James Wright.




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