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MANITOBANS SELECTED IN 2018 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

by Hockey Manitoba  |  June 23, 2018 2:28 pm

WINNIPEG, MB – Eight (8) Manitoba-born players, including seven (7) from the Western Hockey League and one (1) from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, had their names called this past weekend at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.  The 1st round was completed Friday night, June 22nd with rounds 2-7 taking place Saturday June 23rd all at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.  The NHL Entry Draft is held annually after the completion of the NHL Playoffs and brings together the thirty-one (31) NHL teams to select the rights of the best amateur hockey players who meet the draft eligibility requirements.

Manitobans drafted in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft:

Rnd Overall Pos. First Name Last Name Hometown NHL Team/Amateur Team
2 37 D Jett Woo Winnipeg Vancouver Canucks/Moose Jaw (WHL)
2 53 D Calen Addison Brandon Pittsburg Penguins/Lethbridge (WHL)
3 83 C Riley Stotts Winnipeg Toronto Maple Leafs/Calgary (WHL)
3 92 C Connor Dewar The Pas Minnesota Wild/Everett (WHL)
4 107 G Joel Hofer Winnipeg  St. Louis Blues/Swift Current (WHL)
6 168 D Dawson Barteaux Foxwarren Dallas Stars/Red Deer (WHL)
6 192 G Matthew Thiessen Altona Vancouver Canucks/Steinbach (MJHL)
7 199 LW Jermaine Loewen Arborg Dallas Stars/Kamloops (WHL)

The Winnipeg Jets had six picks overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft:

Rnd Overall Pos. First Name Last Name Country Amateur Team
2 60 C David Gustafsson Sweden HV 71
3 91 C Nathan Smith USA Cedar Rapids
5 150 D Declan Chisholm Canada Peterborough
5 153 D Giovanni Vallati Canada Kitchener
6 184 G Jared Moe USA Waterloo
7 215 C Austin Wong Canada Okotoks

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