Prince George Cougars Hold 1st Pick in Tomorrow's CHL Import Draft
Published on June 28, 2010 under Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that the 2010 CHL Import Draft will take place on Tuesday June 29, 2010, beginning at 9:00 am Eastern.
The two-round draft will take place online and can be followed live as picks are made at http://chl.ca/importDraft.php.
Each team in the CHL is permitted to carry two European Import players each season. These players are selected annually at the Import Draft, with the order of selection rotating through each of the three leagues in the CHL using an inverse order of their final regular season standings from the 2009-10 season.
The WHL's Prince George Cougars currently hold the number one selection in the 2010 CHL Import Draft followed by the OHL's Sarnia Sting, and the QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads.
Last season, Stanislav Galiev was selected first overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs before being chosen with the 86th pick of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. The Portland Winterhawks used the second overall pick to select Nino Niederreiter, the first European-born player selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and the highest Swiss-born player ever to be drafted when he was chosen fifth overall by the New York Islanders. Alexander Burmistrov of the Barrie Colts was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers eighth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft after being selected 12th overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft.
The 2010 CHL Import Draft order of selection along with a six-year historical recap of the draft can be viewed online at http://chl.ca/importDraft.php.
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