WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to recognize the 37 Manitoban players selected today in the 2016 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft hosted in Calgary, AB. The WHL Bantam Draft is the first opportunity for WHL Clubs to replenish their systems with graduating Bantam-aged players. Players eligible for the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft were 2001-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.

2016 Manitoba selections:

Rnd	Overall	Pos.	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	WHL Team
1	20	G	Trent	Miner	Brandon	Vancouver Giants
2	33	F	Cole	Muir	Vista	Regina Pats
2	40	F	Eric	Fawkes	Winnipeg	Seattle Thunderbirds
2	43	F	Ben	McCartney	Macdonald	Brandon Wheat Kings
3	47	F	Dallon	Wilton	Beausejour	Kelowna Rockets
3	48	F	Justin	Svenson	Ile des Chenes	Red Deer Rebels
3	49	D	Jonathon	Lambos	Winnipeg	Victoria Royals
3	55	D	Ryden	Fedyck	Winnipeg	Medicine Hat Tigers
3	58	F	Mark	Liwiski	Dauphin	Everett Silvertips
4	72	D	Matthew	Boonstra	Garson	Medicine Hat Tigers
4	76	F	Tristen	Robins	Brandon	Regina Pats
4	78	D	Jordan	Chudley	Souris	Kootenay Ice
4	83	F	Reece	Vitelli	Winnipeg	Everett Silvertips
4	87	F	Kyle	Bettens	Winnipeg	Brandon Wheat Kings
5	93	F	Callum	Fortin	Souris	Edmonton Oil Kings
5	101	D	Ryan	Gottfried	Winnipeg	Red Deer Rebels
5	108	D	Michael	Ladyman	Winnipeg	Regina Pats
6	112	G	Isaac	Poulter	Winnipeg	Swift Current Broncos
6	117	F	Nakodan	Greyeyes	Winnipeg	Seattle Thunderbirds
6	125	F	Jayden	McCarthy	Morris	Red Deer Rebels
6	126	F	Jesse	Mistlebacher	Lorette	Prince George Cougars
7	136	D	Chad	Smithson	Winnipeg	Swift Current Broncos
7	148	D	Keiran	Schioler	West St. Paul	Calgary Hitmen
7	152	D	Brandon	Kochen	Oakville	Kelowna Rockets
8	171	D	Evan	Michaels	East St. Paul	Red Deer Rebels
8	175	F	Jonny	Hooker	Winnipeg	Brandon Wheat Kings
9	184	F	Max	Neill	Portage la Prairie	Lethbridge Hurricanes
9	194	F	Matthew	Lehmann	Carman	Seattle Thunderbirds
9	195	D	Condra	Solypa	Cooks Creek	Lethbridge Hurricanes
9	197	F	Carter	Cockburn	Swan River	Brandon Wheat Kings
10	200	F	Parker	Johnson	Elkhorn	Vancouver Giants
10	201	F	Joey	Moffat	Portage la Prairie	Saskatoon Blades
10	212	G	Danton	Belluk	Lorette	Everett Silvertips
10	215	F	Carter	Barley	Winnipeg	Red Deer Rebels
11	237	D	Jackson	Betcher	Swan River	Red Deer Rebels
12	263	F	Dylan	Halliday	Brandon	Brandon Wheat Kings
13	285	F	Kolton	Shindle	Carman	Brandon Wheat Kings

 

Previous WHL Bantam Draft results for Manitoba:

2006 – 36 selections             2011 – 30 selections

2007 – 31 selections             2012 – 31 selections

2008 – 36 selections             2013 – 36 selections

2009 – 32 selections             2014 – 34 selections

2010 – 24 selections             2015 – 36 selections