WHL Portland Winterhawks

Winterhawks Select Eight in Bantam Draft

Published on May 2, 2013 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


The Western Hockey League held its annual Bantam Draft today, with the Winterhawks selecting eight players.

The team's first pick came in the sixth round, 121st overall, when the Hawks took defenseman Carter Czaikowski from the Calgary Flames Bantam AAA team, where he led his team's defensemen with 11 goals and 28 assists for 39 points in 32 games.

Portland made three picks in the seventh round, starting with center Kieffer Bellows 142nd overall. A Minnesota native, Bellows is the son of former NHL player Brian Bellows. With the next pick the Hawks selected center Adam Touchette from St. Adolphe, Manitoba. Touchette had 27 points in 10 games for the SW Jets of the EastMan Bantam League, and 14 points in 11 games in the Manitoba Bantam Showcase. Portland then selected defenseman Brendan De Jong from Victoria, British Columbia 154th overall. De Jong had 16 goals and 38 assists for 54 points in 37 games with the Juan De Fuca Grizzlies of the VIBHL AAA Bantam League.

The Hawks had the first and last picks of the eighth round, taking forward Garrett Wait of Edina, MN 155th overall and center Skyler McKenzie from Sherwood Park, Alberta 176th overall, the latter with 18 goals and 22 assists for 40 points in 19 games for the Sherwood Park Flyers of the AMBHL AAA Bantam League.

Portland's ninth round pick, 198th overall, was goaltender Jake Oettinger of the Minnesota Edge AAA team in the USA AAA Bantam League, and the team rounded out their draft with defenseman Tristen Charles in the 10th round, 220th overall, who posted four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 13 games for the North East Wolfpack of the SBAAHL AA Bantam League.

Group ticket packages for the 2013 WHL Playoffs are now available. Contact the Winterhawks today at 236-HAWK or email seats@winterhawks.com for details.

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