Tigers 2011 WHL Bantam Draft Selections Announced
May 5, 2011 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
Calgary, AB - The Western Hockey League Bantam Draft has returned to the Stampede City after a three-year absence. The draft returns to the Palomino Room of the BMO Center in Stampede Park after the last three years in Edmonton.
The Medicine Hat Tigers are proud to select Medicine Hat native Blake Penner with their first pick of the draft, 18th overall. Penner becomes the first Medicine Hat born player to be selected by the Tigers in the first round of the bantam draft.
Penner, 5' 10", 170 lbs played for the Notre Dame Hounds during the 2010-11 season collecting 42 goals and 26 assists for 68 points in 24 games.
"We really like what Blake will eventually bring to our organization," said Tigers' general manager Brad McEwen. "He is an excellent two-way player whom possesses very good skill and leadership qualities. We look forward to having Blake join our club in the future."
The Tigers selected four players from Alberta, three from Manitoba, two from BC and two from USA.
Here are the Medicine Hat Tigers round by round draft results:
Round/OA Name Pos Shot Height Weight 10-11 Team Hometown
1st ¬" 18th Blake Penner C L 5 ¬â¢ 10 ¬Â 170 lbs Notre Dame Hounds Medicine Hat, AB
3rd ¬" 62nd Chad Butcher C R 5 ¬â¢ 5 ¬Â 121 lbs Kamloops T1-T1 (OMBT1) Kamloops, BC
- hardworking, highly skilled player with good vision.
4th ¬" 69th Nathyn Mortlock D R 5 ¬â¢ 11 ¬Â 160 lbs Medicine Hat AAA Bantams Medicine Hat, AB
- good skating d-man with good skills and plays with an edge.
4th ¬" 79th Alex Mowbray RW R 5 ¬â¢ 11 ¬Â 174 lbs Calgary Bisons AAA Bantams Calgary, AB
- good sized power forward with good hands and plays hard.
6th ¬" 124th Zac Robidoux G L 6 ¬â¢ 2 ¬Â 190 lbs Morden Hawks AA Bantams Morden, MB
- decent athlete with good size.
6th ¬" 128th Steven Owre C R 5 ¬â¢ 9 ¬Â 140 lbs Los Angeles Selects Rocklin, CA
- skates well, good skill, gritty, solid two-way forward.
7th ¬" 150th Michael McEachern D L 5 ¬â¢ 9 ¬Â 124 lbs Westside Bantam T1-T1 West Kelowna, BC
- good skating, puck moving d-man.
8th ¬" 172nd Josh McCulloch LW L 5 ¬â¢ 7 ¬Â 155 lbs Calgary Royals AAA Bantams Calgary, AB
- hard working, gritty, two-way centreman with offensive capability.
9th ¬" 194th Nolan Martens D L 5 ¬â¢ 11 ¬Â 145 lbs Altona Bantam Gretna, MB
- very athletic, good skating, moves the puck well, has good hands.
10th ¬" 216th Patrick Normandeau D L 5 ¬â¢ 8 ¬Â 162 lbs Notre Dame Hounds Ste. Anne, MB
- defensive d-man who makes a good first pass out of the zone, skates well.
11th ¬" 238th Matthew Donnelly F 5' 8" 125 lbs Team Rocky Mountain Denver, CO
- solid work ethic, good skater
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