IHL Completes Expansion Draft
July 2, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
ROCHESTER, MI-The International Hockey League (IHL) completed the first expansion draft of the new IHL on Thursday. The Dayton Gems and Quad City Mallards took part in the draft as they will begin play for the 2009-2010 season. The order in which the Clubs choose players was determined by the order in which they were approved for admittance into the league.
Teams were allowed to protect 13 skaters and one (1) goaltender, losing a maximum of three (3) players. Players not drafted by the two member clubs will have their rights returned to the Club that left the player unprotected.
2009 IHL EXPANSION DRAFT
ROUND ONE
(Team) (Player)
Dayton Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (F), Fort Wayne
Quad City Marty Standish (RW), Bloomington
ROUND TWO
Dayton Ryan Mior (G), Port Huron
Quad City Darryl McArthur (D), Muskegon
ROUND THREE
Dayton Cory Rutt (LW), Bloomington
Quad City Jason Robinson (D), Flint
ROUND FOUR
Dayton Jon Grabarek (LW), Muskegon
Quad City Sebastien Laplante, (G), Fort Wayne
ROUND FIVE
Dayton Mathieu Curadeau (RW), Fort Wayne
Quad City Shaun Fisher (D), Muskegon
ROUND SIX
Dayton Zach Pearson (RW), Flint
Quad City Jason Chafe (C), Port Huron
ROUND SEVEN
Dayton Pass
Quad City Henry Kuster (RW), Bloomington
ROUND EIGHT
Dayton Pass
Quad City Rob Voltera (LW), Flint
ROUND NINE
Dayton Pass
Quad City Pass
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