'Tips Select 10 Players at WHL Bantam Draft
May 5, 2011 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release
The Everett Silvertips built for the future Thursday by welcoming 10 new players into the organization through the annual WHL Bantam Draft, held in the Palomino Room at the BMO Centre in Calgary, AB. The 10 players include six forwards, three defensemen and a goaltender. Four players hail from British Columbia, three from Alberta, two from Saskatchewan and one from Manitoba.
1st round, 7th overall
F Ty Mappin 1/25/96, Red Deer, AB 5'11 / 168
- "A highly dynamic forward who should be one of the more skilled guys to come though our system in quite a while. He's naturally skilled, and we hope he'll provide an offensive jolt to the group he's going to play with. The puck always seems to find him."
2010-11 stats, Red Deer Rebels AAA Bantam: 33 GP, 37-34-71, 66 PIM; Central Thrashers / Alberta Cup: 5 GP, 4-5-9.
Previous 1st round selections: Zach Hamill (2003), Eric Doyle (2004), Kyle Beach (2005), Kellan Tochkin (2006), Kent Simpson (2007), Ryan Murray (2008), Seth Jones (2009), Nick Walters (2009)
2nd round, 40th overall
F Dawson Leedahl, 3/18/96, Saskatoon, SK, 5'10 / 150
-"Dawson is a strong, two-way player with skill who can score. He has good leadership qualities on and off the ice and competes hard. We're really glad to select Dawson with the 40th pick, as we had him rated much higher."
2010-11 stats, Saskatoon Maniacs AA Bantam: 54 GP, 56-71-127, 196 PIM
Previous 2nd round selections: Peter Mueller (2003), Keegan Bourelle (2004), Matthew Ius (2005), Jeff Regier (2006), Gabe Minville (2007), Tyler Giebel (2008), Jari Erricson (2009), Ryan Chynoweth (2010), Tye Hand (2010)
4th round, 73rd overall
D Michael Zipp, 9/20/96, Edmonton, AB, 5'11 / 157
-"Michael has good size and good movement, is solid in his own end and doesn't often get beat one-on-one."
2010-11 stats, Edmonton CAC AAA Bantam: 33 GP, 5-20-25, 46 PIM; Edmonton North Oilers / Alberta Cup: 4 GP, 0-0-0
Previous 4th round selections: Brady Calla (2003), Chris Ward (2004), Tyler Skauge (2005), Justin Waskewitch (2007), Devan McLean (2007), Michael Berry (2008), Austin Adam (2010)
6th round, 117th overall
G Dylan France, 2/18/96, Edmonton, AB, 5'11 / 154
-"Dylan is a competitive goaltender who put up good numbers on a below-average team. He's very athletic and technical, and we really liked his compete level."
2010-11 stats, Edmonton Knights of Columbus Bantam AAA: 17 GP, 5-10-2, 2.88 GAA, .922 Sv%; Edmonton North Oilers / Alberta Cup: 3 GP, 0-2-0, 5.03 GAA, .904 Sv%
Previous Sixth Round Selections: Reed Simonar (2003), Trevor Conrad (2004), Tyler Hlookoff (2005), Michael Smith (2006), Brett Kolins (2007), Markus McCrea (2007), Kole Harvey (2008), Jordyn Boyd (2009)
7th round, 136th overall
F Kyle Raymond, 2/29/96, Langley, BC, 6'4 / 179
-"Kyle has a big body and is able to get up and down the ice very well. He's nearly 6'5 and scored 35 goals for Langley this year. Having such a big body, he'll take some time to fill out and develop."
2010-11 stats, Langley Eagles Bantam AAA: 45 GP, 35-32-67, 65 PIM; Avalanche / B.C. Cup: 5 GP, 1-3-4
Previous 7th round selections: Lenny Young (2003), Matt Meropoulis (2004), Matt Pesut (2005), Ryan White (2006), Mitch Boucher (2007), Campbell Elynuik (2007), Evan Morden (2008), Darian Henry (2009), Michael Bell (2010), Austin Lotz (2010)
8th round, 161st overall
D Kyle MacDonald, 2/28/96, Nanaimo, BC, 5'11 / 163
-"Kyle is a smart defenseman who started the year at forward. He's a versatile player who moves the puck well. We're optimistic he might add some size."
2010-11 stats, Nanaimo Clippers Bantam AAA: 31 GP, 19-15-34; Sabres / B.C. Cup: 5 GP, 0-2-2
Previous 8th round selections: Mike Alexander (2004), Steven Seigo (2005), Wade Zakaluzny (2006), Devin Dambrauskas (2007), Ryan Cadieux (2008), Carson Stadnyk (2010)
9th round, 183rd overall
F Nicholas Pouliot, 4/17/96, Weyburn, SK, 5'10 / 153
-"Nicholas is highly skilled. His vision and ability to play the puck is very strong. He has a high level of skill and sees the ice very well."
2010-11 stats, Weyburn Wings Bantam AA: 22 GP, 27-22-49, 20 PIM
Previous 9th round selections: Graham Potuer (2003), Matthew Grassi (2004), Brandon Bentz (2005), Paul Grenier (2006), Matthew Lumsden (2008), Dale Nerland (2009), Kyle Messervey (2010)
10th round, 204th overall
F Ryan Rensby, 5/12/96, Langley, BC, 5'11 / 165
-"Ryan is a two-way forward who plays hard, works the board well and has good skill and vision with some jump to his game."
2010-11 stats, Langley Eagles AAA Bantam: 45 GP, 35-24-59; Leafs / B.C. Cup: 5 GP, 3-0-3
Previous 10th round selections: Zach Sim (2003), Jesse Burt (2004), James Reid (2005), Riley Halwa (2006), Ben Wilson (2006), Jordan Duncan (2007), Jeremy Ward (2008), Rhys Gilbert (2009), Cody DePourcq (2010), Casey Parker (2010)
11th round, 219th overall
F Maverick Rafter, 7/8/96, Winnipeg, MB, 5'11 / 150
-"Maverick is a hard-working, gritty kid who finishes checks. His skill level developed as the year progressed. Maverick did a lot of dirty work for some of the highly skilled guys on a strong Winnipeg Hawks team."
2010-11 stats, Winnipeg Hawks Bantam AAA: 22 GP, 10-10-20, 42 PIM
Previous 11th round selections: Brennan Zastiko (2003), Shayne Barrie (2004), Chris de la Lande (2005), Zach Budish (2006), Keifer Johnston (2008), Mark Valtr (2009), Andrew Weich (2010)
12th round, 225th overall
D Darien Head, 11/22/96, Salmon Arm, BC, 5'11 / 145
-"Darien Head is a smart puck moving defenseman who has some good growth potential. He gets around the ice very well."
2010-11 stats, Salmon Arm Bantam AA: 42 GP, 12-16-28; Canucks / B.C. Cup: 5 GP, 0-1-1
Previous 12th round selections: Jonathan Harty (2003), Joe Rodwell (2003), Brett Gagnon (2006), Austin Wuthrich (2008)
The WHL Bantam Draft is the WHL's talent identification process and serves as the first opportunity for WHL teams to add players to their respective 50 player lists. Eligible players for the Bantam Draft will be 1995-born players who reside in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Silvertips Radio Show - Friday at 3:30 PM
Broadcaster Jon Rosen will host a special, half-hour version of the Silvertips Radio Show from KRKO's downtown Everett studios at 3:30 pm on Friday, May 6th. Vice President / General Manager Doug Soetaert will talk about the drafting process and provide insight towards the players selected. We'll also take calls and discuss the upcoming 2011-12 WHL season. Make sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1380 KRKO Radio, your source for Sound Transit Everett Silvertips Hockey!
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