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Winterhawks Bantam Draft Preview

May 2, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


This Thursday, May 3rd, is the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft, which is being held in Red Deer, Alberta. The draft is where each team in the Western Hockey League selects the players that they hope will one day make up their rosters, and eventually, lead their franchise to a WHL Title.

Recent Winterhawks' teams have been overwhelmingly built through the draft, rather than by trades. Cody Glass, Skyler McKenzie, Kieffer Bellows, Alex Overhardt, Keoni Texeira, Brendan De Jong and several other players were all selected in the WHL Bantam Draft.

This year the Hawks will have the 19th overall selection in the first round. Some notables players that have been selected 19th overall in past Bantam drafts include Dylan Cozens (LET, 2016), Cody Glass (POR, 2014), Jayden Halbgewachs (KAM, 2012) and current NHL'ers Evander Kane (VAN, 2006) and Tyler Myers (KEL, 2005).

If you plan on following along this Thursday, we'll be updating the results of the Bantam Draft live here at Winterhawks.com, as well as live tweeting out the Bantam Draft picks on our twitter page.

The first round of the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft is scheduled for 7:30 am (PT) on Thursday and will be streamed live on the WHL website.

2018 First Round Draft Order:

Edmonton Oil Kings

Kootenay ICE

Prince Albert Raiders

Calgary Hitmen

Kamloops Blazers

Saskatoon Blades

Red Deer Rebels

Lethbridge Hurricanes

Prince George Cougars

Seattle Thunderbirds

Medicine Hat Tigers

Vancouver Giants

Victoria Royals

Tri-City Americans

Brandon Wheat Kings

Red Deer Rebels (via Regina)

Spokane Chiefs

Kelowna Rockets

Portland Winterhawks

Edmonton Oil Kings (via Everett)

Prince George Cougars (via Swift Current)

Moose Jaw Warriors

Players eligible for the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft will be 2003-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.

Season tickets for the 2018-19 Winterhawks season are officially on-sale now!

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