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