Two Calgary Hitmen Selected In 2009 Entry Draft
Published on June 27, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club is proud to announce two Hitmen have been selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Kris Foucault (FOO-COE) was taken by the Minnesota Wild in the fourth round (103rd overall) while Brandon Kozun was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth round (179th overall).
Foucault was acquired by the Hitmen at the WHL trade deadline from the Kootenay Ice and had an outstanding post season where he was named the Eastern Conference Playoff MVP. Kozun had a break-out offensive season finishing second in the WHL scoring race with 108 points.
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