Rockets Select Teammates in US Priority Draft
December 8, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release
The Kelowna Rockets selected a pair of teammates out of Arizona during the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft on Wednesday.
The 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft consisted of two rounds, 44 selections, with each WHL Club afforded the opportunity to make two draft choices. The Rockets selected 15th and 30th overall.
Round 1, pick 15:
PLAYER: Hayden Hastings
POSITION: F
HEIGHT: 5'10.5
WEIGHT: 172
BIRTHDATE: Feb. 11, 2006
WHL.ca player info link
Round 2, pick 30:
PLAYER: Jake Solano
POSITION: LW
HEIGHT: 5'8
WEIGHT: 145
BIRTHDATE: 2006
WHL.ca player info link
The order of selection was determined on June 3, 2021 through the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft Lottery. All 22 WHL Clubs had equal opportunity to obtain the first-overall selection.
Players eligible for the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft are 2006-born players who reside in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Players not selected in the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft will remain eligible to be selected in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday, December 9, or listed by a WHL Club at any time thereafter.
2021 WHL Prospects Draft - Thursday, December 9
WATCH LIVE - Pre-Show at 9:30 a.m. MT / WHL Prospects Draft at 10 a.m. MT
The first round of the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, including a 30-minute pre-show, will be livestreamed FREE via WHL Live on CHL TV. All that is required is to register and login using a free account with CHL TV, no subscription necessary. The 2021 WHL Prospects Draft Pre-Show begins with co-hosts Chris Wahl and Taylor Rocca at 9:30 a.m. MT, with live draft coverage beginning at 10 a.m. MT.
The Spokane Chiefs hold the first-overall selection in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, as determined by the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery on June 2, 2021.
The order of selection for the second round and all other rounds will be the inverse order of final 2020-21 WHL Regular Season standings. The complete order of selection for the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft can be found at WHL.ca/draft.
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