WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to recognize the 33 Manitoban players selected today in the 2019 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft hosted in Red Deer, 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 2018 WHL Bantam Draft will be 2004-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.

2019 Manitoba selections:

Rnd	Overall	Pos.	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	WHL Team
1	2	F	Conor	Geekie	Strathclair	Winnipeg
1	6	F	Tyson	Zimmer	Russell	Brandon
1	11	D	Denton	Mateychuk	Dominion City	Moose Jaw
2	25	F	Cayden	Glover	Brandon	Medicine Hat
2	29	D	Spencer	Penner	Blumenort	Seattle
2	31	D	Zach	Turner	Boissevain	Brandon
3	45	G	Reid	Dyck	Winkler	Swift Current
3	46	D	Sam	Court	Winnipeg	Swift Current
3	51	F	Carter	Anderson	Thompson	Red Deer
3	52	F	Jesiah	Bennett	Winnipeg	Brandon
3	53	D	Owen	Harris	Wawanesa	Brandon
3	63	G	Matthew	Kieper	Winnipeg	Regina
4	67	F	Josh	Filmon	Winnipeg	Swift Current
4	77	G	Ethan	Buenaventura	Winnipeg	Calgary
5	89	D	Benjamin	Saunderson	Carberry	Saskatoon
5	105	D	Ryder	Thompson	Russell	Portalnd
6	111	D	Karson	King	Warren	Swift Current
6	117	D	Jaden	Waddell	Winnipeg	Moose Jaw
6	123	G	Owen	Savoie	Winnipeg	Prince Albert
6	125	F	Michael	Cicek	Winnipeg	Spokane
6	129	D	Ben	Bonni	Winnipeg	Medicine Hat
6	132	F	Bryce	Warkentine	Landmark	Prince Albert
7	139	F	Kyle	Grysiuk	Winnipeg	Seattle
7	147	F	Carson	Buydens	Gladstone	Spokane
7	152	D	Dexter	Whittle	Virden	Everett
8	159	D	Kaden	Dyck	Plum Coulee	Lethbridge
8	162	F	Damion	Gardner	Winnipeg	Kelowna
8	167	D	Tyler	Dodgson	Winnipeg	Seattle
9	177	D	Owen	Pickering	St. Adolphe	Swift Current
9	178	F	Luke	Robson	Carberry	Moose Jaw
9	192	F	Dakota	MacIntosh	Winnipeg	Moose Jaw
10	214	D	Darien	Schaan	Portage la Prairie	Moose Jaw
12	262	F	Ryder	Ringor	Winnipeg	Everett

Previous WHL Bantam Draft results for Manitoba:

2007 – 31 selections             2013 – 36 selections

2008 – 36 selections             2014 – 34 selections

2009 – 32 selections             2015 – 36 selections

2010 – 24 selections             2016 – 37 selections

2011 – 30 selections             2017 – 26 selections

2012 – 31 Selections             2018 – 33 selections