WHL Subway Super Series Rosters Announced Today

With that said, I thought it would be interested to see who was drafted and how high in the WHL Bantam Draft.  It just goes to show once again that how high you were picked is not the be all and end all and that if you continue to work hard, your success will and does come.  Certain players were drafted high, especially the list of defenseman but some were listed and others lower picks.  Here is the breakdown:

Summary is:
2008 Draft Picks - 12 players or 41.3%
2009 Draft Picks - 9 players or 31.0%
2010 Draft Picks - 3 Players or 10.0%
Listed - 5 Players or 17%

Average Selection in the bantam draft is 42nd amongst drafted players.  If you factor in the non draftees, it drops way down.  There are a total of 16 first round picks in total with 6 being from 2008 and 7 from 2009, while 2010 has 3 players but you have to be pretty elite to be picked as a 17 year old.  Just the 2nd, 13th and 15th overall players have been selected.

Since team Canada is usually made up of primarily 19 yr old players or 1993 born players this season.  Here is the average selected of those players from that year:  31.6 average selection, what is should be is 12.0.

The 2009 age group has 9 players picked at an average selection of 23.1.  Really no surprise given the fact the team had the 1-4 picks being highly regarded dmen!

Of those defenseman selected, just 2 were drafted outside the top 23 as Keegan Lowe and Ryan Pulock were drafted low very different reasons.  Pulock was a smallish 5'7 bantam player and Lowe was playing in Minnesota at the time and it wasn't clear if he was headed for the WHL - until Edmonton picked him of course!

The forwards are a combination of high picks and listed players.  The Forwards seem to be the biggest miss in the bantam draft, year after year.  Several players were small at the bantam draft time age.  Interesting to note that the top 3 drafted forwards aren't on the roster as RNH is in the NHL/Pro, while Forsberg isn't on the team and Chandler Stephenson is injured and may or may not have been selected.

It is interesting to note that 7 of the toop 9 picks from the 1993 age group or 19 yr olds were selected.  The exceptions were #6 overall Brent Benson and #8 Mitch Topping.  Only players in the first round to make it after were Holmbert #21.

14	*Brassart, Brady	6’1	192	1992	Calgary Hitmen - 43 rd overall in 2008
21	*Ewanyk, Travis	6’2	192	1992	Edmonton Oil Kings - 48th overall in 2008
28	*Lazar, Curtis	6’0	198	1994	Edmonton Oil Kings - 2nd overall in 2010
29	*Moroz, Mitch	6’2	208	1993	Edmonton Oil Kings - 30th overall in 2009
18	*St. Croix, Michael	6’0	179	1992	Edmonton Oil Kings- 4th overall in 2008
15	Sissons, Colton	6’1	194	1992	Kelowna Rockets - Listed by Sask
23	Reinhart, Sam	6’0	182	1994	Kootenay Ice - 15th overall in 2010
19	Shinkaruk, Hunter	5’11	175	1993	Medicine Hat Tigers - 14th overall in 2009
9	McNeill, Mark	6’2	210	1992	Prince Albert Raiders - 5th overall in 2008
20	Ouellette, Trent	6’0	175	1992	Regina Pats - Listed
16	Holmberg, Mitch	5’10	175	1992	Spokane Chiefs - 21st overall in 2008
17	*Lowry, Adam	6’5	201	1992	Swift Current Broncos - 78th overall in 2008
#	Defencemen	Ht	Wt	Year	Team
2	Pulock, Ryan	6’1	211	1993	Brandon Wheat Kings - 136th overall in 2009
8	*Reinhart, Griffin	6’4	202	1993	Edmonton Oil Kings - 3rd overall in 2009
27	Murray, Ryan	6’1	195	1992	Everett Silvertips - 9th overall in 2009
4	*Rielly, Morgan	6’0	205	1993	Moose Jaw Warriors - 2nd overall in 2009
24	*Dumba, Matt	6’0	182	1993	Red Deer Rebels - 4th overall in 2009
5	Siemens, Duncan	6’4	209	1992	Saskatoon Blades - 3rd overall in 2008
#	Goaltenders	Ht	Wt	Year	Team
31	*Broissoit, Laurent	6’3	200	1992	Edmonton Oil Kings - 26th overall in 2008
1	*Comrie, Eric	6’1	170	1994	Tri-City Americans - 13th overall in 2010

TEAM WHL COACHING STAFF / TRAINERS
Head Coach                         Don Nachbaur                     Spokane Chiefs
Assistant Coach                   Derek Laxdal                       Edmonton Oil Kings
Assistant Coach                   Don Hay                               Vancouver Giants
Athletic Trainer                     Nick Murray                         Vancouver Giants
Equipment Manager            Chad Scharff                       Vancouver Giant

Team WHL Roster – Victoria, BC – November 15, 2012

#	Forwards	Ht	Wt	Year	Team
14	*Brassart, Brady	6’1	192	1993	Calgary Hitmen - see above
21	*Ewanyk, Travis	6’2	192	1993	Edmonton Oil Kings see above
28	*Lazar, Curtis	6’0	198	1995	Edmonton Oil Kings - see above
29	*Moroz, Mitch	6’2	208	1994	Edmonton Oil Kings - see above
18	*St. Croix, Michael	6’0	179	1993	Edmonton Oil Kings - see avove
34	Lipon, JC	6’0	181	1993	Kamloops Blazers - Listed
9	Smith, Colin	5’11	175	1993	Kamloops Blazers - 7th overall in 2008
12	Fioretti, Sam	5’10	184	1993	Moose Jaw Warriors - Listed
7	Rattie, Ty	6’0	176	1993	Portland Winterhawks - 2nd overall in 2008
22	Black, Graham	6’0	179	1993	Swift Current Broncos - Listed
17	*Lowry, Adam	6’5	201	1993	Swift Current Broncos - see above
11	Hodges, Steven	6’0	175	1994	Victoria Royals - 9th overall in 2009
#	Defencemen	Ht	Wt	Year	Team
3	Lowe, Keegan	6’1	200	1993	Edmonton Oil Kings - 114th overall -2008
8	*Reinhart, Griffin	6’4	202	1994	Edmonton Oil Kings - see above
4	*Rielly, Morgan	6’0	205	1994	Moose Jaw Warriors - see above
51	Pouliot, Derrick	6’0	194	1994	Portland Winterhawks - 1st overall in 2009
26	Wotherspoon, Tyler	6’2	209	1993	Portland Winterhawks - 23rd overall in 2008
24	*Dumba, Matt	6’0	182	1994	Red Deer Rebels - see above
#	Goaltenders	Ht	Wt	Year	Team
31	*Broissoit, Laurent	6’3	200	1993	Edmonton Oil Kings - see above
1	*Comrie, Eric	6’1	170	1995	Tri-City Americans - see above