2013 WHL Draft Results

[AlbertaHockey20]

Broken down by team. Please let me know if I missed anything and I will change it.
I'll be posting my thoughts tomorrow.

I'm hoping to keep this a separate thread if possible to discuss the results of the draft and which teams came out on top rather than discussing players like the other thread.

Vancouver
1st F - Tyler Benson
20th D - Matt Barberis
23rd D - Ryely McKinstry
39th G - Ryan Kubic
50th F - Gage Ramsay
57th F - Scott Mickoski
61st F – Zach Walker
102nd G - Tyler Shugrue

Regina
2nd F – Sam Steel
28th D – Liam Schioler
60th F – Luc Smith
79th D – Brady Pouteau
80th D – Jared Freadrich
116th F – Jacob Elmer
138th G – Kurtis Chapman
160th F – Brady Third

Prince George
3rd D – Josh Anderson
24th F – Kody McDonald
52nd F – Kolby Johnson
109th F – Lane Zablocki
117th D – Curtis Reeve
118th F – Dylan Strahan
156th F – Josh Curtis
178th G – Kye Steinke
200th D – Dennis Cholowski
222nd F – Cole Young

Brandon
4th F – Nolan Patrick
6th D – Kale Clague
25th F – Tanner Kaspick
47th F – Ty Lewis
69th D – TJ Brown
91st F – Dylan Thiessen
135th F – Linden McCorrister
157th D – Ryan Lindgren
179th F – Joey Anderson
201st D – Branden Storey
213th F – Ben Dalke
223rd F – Brayden Billaney

Moose Jaw
5th F – Brett Howden
71st F – Dawson Haines
73rd D – Colin Paradis
94th F – Ryan Bowen
111th D – Dylan Dix
134th F – Blake Bargar
139th F – Jacob Garman
153rd D – Darren Rizzolo
161st G – Brody Willms
183rd F – Tristin Langan

Lethbridge
17th G – Stuart Skinner
30th F – Tak Anholt
45th D – Cody Allen
72nd F – Jaeger White
74th D – Connor Rokosh
132nd F – Jordan Porter
140th D – Jesse Sheen
162nd F – Jacob Ashton
184th D – Matthew O’Brien

Everett
7th F – Tyson Jost
26th F – Patrick Khodorenko
51st D – Alex Astasiewicz
81st F – Kevin Jakisch
92nd D – Connor Nobach
108th F – Andrew Fyten
136th F – Keyvan Mokhtari
158th G – Carter Hart
180th D – Ryan Warner

Seattle
8th D – Dante Fabbro
22nd F – Kaden Elder
27th F – Nolan Volcan
103rd D – Brandon Schuldhaus
122nd F – Jagger Williamson
147th F – Spencer Hunter
159th F – Colton Thomas
181st D – Shavan Khaira
209th G – Devon Fordyce
247th F – Caleb Griffin

Kootenay
9th F – Jared Legein
31st F – Vince Loschiavo
53rd G – Declan Hobbs
78th D – Cale Fleury
89th F – Drew Warkentine
96th F – Robert Johnson
97th D – Dallas Hines
98th D – Andy Stevens
119th D – Matt Krawiec
141st F – Connor Barley

Medicine Hat
10th D – David Quennville
32nd F – Mason Shaw
35th F – Ryan Jevne
54th D – Marshall Skapski
76th G – Austin McGrath
115th F – Jordan Taupert
120th F – Max Gerlach
123rd F – Caleb Fantillo
164th D – Cale Makar
208th D – Ryan Roberts

Victoria
11th F – Dante Hannoun
33rd F – Matthew Phillips
37th D – Ralph Jarratt
55th F – Noah Gregor
75th D – Blake Jameson
77th F – Brayden Dunn
83rd F – Jared Dmytriw
84th F – Ethen Frank
99th D – Matt Hellickson
165th F – Ty Westgard
187th D – Carter Stephenson

Swift Current
12th F – Tyler Steenbergen
34th F – Cole Johnson
56th D – Matthew Parsons
93rd D – Jacob Thomas
100th G – Hunter Lorenson
144th F – Owen Seidel
188th D – Dalton Angeltvedt
210th F – Brandon Biro
232nd F – Ryan Sokoloski
248th D – Matthew Stanley

Prince Albert
13th F – Jake Kryski
46th D – Cody Paivarinta
88th F – Dylan Williamson
104th F – Luke Coleman
114th F – Sean Montgomery
145th D – Brandon Griffiths
167th F – Michael Clarke
189th D – Noah Turanski
199th F – Jaden Anderson

Red Deer
14th F – Jeff de Wit
36th D – Joshua Mahura
70th F – Caleb Riess
113th D – Nick Darling
124th D – Cale Chalifoux
137th F – Joshua Logel
168th D – Max Salpeter
190th F – Tyler Kirkup
195th D – Kyle Sargent

Tri-City
15th F – Parker Aucoin
29th F – Nolan Yaremko
59th D – Mark Drohan
63rd D – Dylan Coghlan
90th F – Morgan Geekie
95th F – Jordan Roy
125th G – Nicholas Sanders
146th D – Anea Ferrario
163rd F – Parker McCormick
169th D – Cory Thomas

Spokane
16th D – Jeffrey Faith
38th D – Dalton Hamaliuk
62nd D – Jake Toporowski
82nd F – Taylor Ross
101st F – Nicholas Labossiere
105th F – Kailer Yamamoto
126th F – Michael Doneff
148th G – Matthew Berlin
170th F – Chaseton Sare
192nd D – Walker Cote

Saskatoon
41st D – Nolan Reid
44th F – Parker Smyth
67th F – Luke Gingras
127th D – Dean Stewart
149th D – Joel Lakusta
171st D – Shaye Seefried
177th F – Peter Tomaras
186th F – Alexander Buchanan
193rd F – Damien Bentz
206th F – Brett Clayton
214th D – Carter Brown
215th G – Wyatt Monear
228th D – Ryan Pouliot
237th G – Brett Evans
250th F – Marcus Mitchell

Calgary
18th F – Beck Malenstyn
40th F – Dawson Martin
49th D – Aaron Hyman
68th G – Kyle Dumba
106th D – Taner Miller
107th F – Christopher Woods
128th D – Dalton Gally
150th D – Quaid McBean
172nd F – Nathan Halvorsen
194th D – Riley Shamray
216th F – Brandon Lesko

Kamloops
19th F - Quinn Benjafield
48th F – Jermaine Loewen
58th D – Dawson Davidson
85th F – Phillip Knies
129th D – James Miller
133rd F – Garrett Pilon
151st D – Clint Colebourn
166th G – Dylan Ferguson
173rd F – Keenan Roszko
217th F – Jordan Deyrmenjian

Edmonton
42nd F – Davis Koch
64th D – Kyle Yewchuk
86th D – Jordan Dawson
130th F – Branden Klatt
152nd F – Alex Rotundo
174th D – Lachlan Gibbings
196th F – Kole Gable
203rd G – Carter Phair
218th D – Eric Lavoie
240th F – Brendan Kokorudz

Kelowna
21st F – Dillon Dube
43rd D – Cal Foote
65th F – Jordan Borstmayer
87th F – Kole Lind
112th G – Ryan Hall
131st F – Jeffrey Stewart
175th D – Connor Bowey
185th D – Garrett Kuklica
197th D – Braydyn Chizen
207th F – Marial Beny
219th G – Brodan Salmond

Portland
121st D – Carter Czaikowski
142nd F – Keiffer Bellows
143rd F – Adam Touchette
154th D – Brendan De Jong
155th F – Garrett Wait
176th F – Skyler McKenzie
198th G – Jake Oettinger
220th D – Tristen Charles

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[AlbertaHockey20]

Vancouver came away well in this draft. Obviously Benson is a great pick, but there next two are very solid two way defencemen. I had them as my 5th and 6th ranked defencemen. They drafted two solid goalies, my 2nd and 5th, so I think they made progress up front, on the back end and in net. I'm not as familiar with their other picks.

I really like Regina's draft. They got my top ranked player in Steel and my 10th ranked defencemen in Schioler. Luc Smith is a huge power forward with a heavy shot and great awareness. He'll need to improve his speed and skating, but I think he'll do well. They got a solid goaltending prospect in Kurtis Chapman (my 4th ranked) and a late rising forward in Jacob Elmer. Freadrich is a nice defenceman that put up very good numbers on a very weak Camrose team. He is smallish at around 5'9" but has good skill.

Despite not getting one of the super four in with their first pick I believe that Prince George had a very good draft. Josh Anderson is a big two way defenceman that will do well, but their later picks are great. Kody McDonald was a steal in the second round and along with Saskatchewan born Kolby Johnson they picked up two notoriously aggressive, physical and competitive forwards that have offensive skill. Lane Zablocki is one of my sleeper picks and was a late riser. Defencemen Cholowski and Reeve both have strong reputations, but I am not personally familiar with either of them. Overall it looks like they added depth throughout their lineup, but really added a physical element with their first three picks.

Brandon had a fantastic draft. Just getting Patrick and Clague will make them a force i future let alone some of the other picks. Tanner Kaspick was a great third pick and adds a solid playmaker up front. I'm unfamiliar with Ty Lewis. TJ Brown was a solid pick that adds more offensive potential to their blueline. Thiessen comes with some NCAA concerns, but he is tremendous local talent that was well worth the risk. Brandon took a worthwhile gamble in the mid rounds selecting Ryan Lindgren and Joey Anderson. Lindgren is a top five talent if their wasn't a strong NCAA concern and Joey Anderson is a first round talent from the states. If either one plays they will be the steal of the draft. McCorrister and Dalke are decent picks given the almost guaranteed talent they selected and have a chance to be solid offensive contributors and are local players. Overall, they took some risky picks, but also had by far the best first three picks.

More to come....

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Vancouver came away well in this draft. Obviously Benson is a great pick, but there next two are very solid two way defencemen. I had them as my 5th and 6th ranked defencemen. They drafted two solid goalies, my 2nd and 5th, so I think they made progress up front, on the back end and in net. I'm not as familiar with their other picks.

I really like Regina's draft. They got my top ranked player in Steel and my 10th ranked defencemen in Schioler. Luc Smith is a huge power forward with a heavy shot and great awareness. He'll need to improve his speed and skating, but I think he'll do well. They got a solid goaltending prospect in Kurtis Chapman (my 4th ranked) and a late rising forward in Jacob Elmer. Freadrich is a nice defenceman that put up very good numbers on a very weak Camrose team. He is smallish at around 5'9" but has good skill.

Despite not getting one of the super four in with their first pick I believe that Prince George had a very good draft. Josh Anderson is a big two way defenceman that will do well, but their later picks are great. Kody McDonald was a steal in the second round and along with Saskatchewan born Kolby Johnson they picked up two notoriously aggressive, physical and competitive forwards that have offensive skill. Lane Zablocki is one of my sleeper picks and was a late riser. Defencemen Cholowski and Reeve both have strong reputations, but I am not personally familiar with either of them. Overall it looks like they added depth throughout their lineup, but really added a physical element with their first three picks.

Brandon had a fantastic draft. Just getting Patrick and Clague will make them a force i future let alone some of the other picks. Tanner Kaspick was a great third pick and adds a solid playmaker up front. I'm unfamiliar with Ty Lewis. TJ Brown was a solid pick that adds more offensive potential to their blueline. Thiessen comes with some NCAA concerns, but he is tremendous local talent that was well worth the risk. Brandon took a worthwhile gamble in the mid rounds selecting Ryan Lindgren and Joey Anderson. Lindgren is a top five talent if their wasn't a strong NCAA concern and Joey Anderson is a first round talent from the states. If either one plays they will be the steal of the draft. McCorrister and Dalke are decent picks given the almost guaranteed talent they selected and have a chance to be solid offensive contributors and are local players. Overall, they took some risky picks, but also had by far the best first three picks.

More to come....

Totally agree... How he slipped that far is beyond me. I thought he would have gone between 8-12th overall or so... PG has some GREAT young talent believe it or not. They had a really good draft last year as well and they have all signed and committed to the team already.. well done PG!!

 

[timekeep]

I think Brandon had a super draft too, maybe being a homer but in addition to Patrick and Clague, they have some guys that if they decide to go WHL route rather than NCAA will be steals.

 

[Capitals03]

Maybe someone can help me on this ? Cause I can't see logical reason.

Why would any 15 yr parent have their son sign with a CHL (WHL) 10 days after the draft ?
I can't see them gaining anything by signing so quickly? ( Besides parent egos)
Barzel waiting a year to look at options. Yes he signed, but at least his family went thru the options.

You can sign any time correct There is no drop deadlline for waiting?
So why not look at College schools in the States or the CJHL?

Again maybe I am wrong, But would any parent give up the thought of a scholarship to any school at least until the USHL draft the following year. Why close the door in 10 days?

The other question is : Can they trade players to other teams even if they have not signed a contact with the team they were drafted ?

 

[RetiredHockeyDad]

Why would any 15 yr parent have their son sign with a CHL (WHL) 10 days after the draft ? You can sign any time correct There is no drop deadlline for waiting? So why not look at College schools in the States or the CJHL?

I agree with you but maybe the family has already looked at their options and have decided 100% that they don't want to play US college hockey. Signing with the WHL is gauranteed 1 year of schooling. An old saying, "better a bird in the hand." Don't kid yourself, most parents and players are very knowledgable about signing.

The other question is : Can they trade players to other teams even if they have not signed a contact with the team they were drafted ?

Yes. Happens quite often. Most noteably Seth Jones never signed with Everett but his rights were traded to Portland.

 

[Capitals03]

I agree with you but maybe the family has already looked at their options and have decided 100% that they don't want to play US college hockey. Signing with the WHL is gauranteed 1 year of schooling. An old saying, "better a bird in the hand." Don't kid yourself, most parents and players are very knowledgable about signing.



Yes. Happens quite often. Most noteably Seth Jones never signed with Everett but his rights were traded to Portland.

But why not wait a few weeks and look things over. I think what Barzel did was much better. You can see what colleges want to see you and which ones do not. The only reason to sign so quickly is that the WHL team has you locked in. So it helps them. ( tickets)

No real gain signing so quickly, its not like you can sign with another team or play a game next month, it just seems that the parents might have drank the Kool Aid. There is a list of kids from the 2012,2011 draft who have still not signed. Not sure where it was.

 

[timekeep]

But why not wait a few weeks and look things over. I think what Barzel did was much better. You can see what colleges want to see you and which ones do not. The only reason to sign so quickly is that the WHL team has you locked in. So it helps them. ( tickets)

No real gain signing so quickly, its not like you can sign with another team or play a game next month, it just seems that the parents might have drank the Kool Aid. There is a list of kids from the 2012,2011 draft who have still not signed. Not sure where it was.

Like HockeyDad said they do get a year of school, minimum, they may have also negotiated more years of schooling. With regards to Benson I would not doubt that they negotiated up to 4yrs of education. So there would be a huge reason to sign and what ever they get from the WHL teams is guaranteed unlike the NCAA.

 

[takehisheadoff]

Anyone know why Jaeger White went so low. Everytime I seen that kid play he was amazing. These are 15 year old kids but unless that kid has issues in someway Lethbridge just punked the whole league.

 

[Capitals03]

He was a big fish in a little pond in Peewee. He does have puck handling skills, but zero hockey vision on how to intergrate other players on the ice when he has the puck.

 

[Royal Canuck]

Thanks for this.

Brett Howden to Moose Jaw is perfect.

 

[MBJets]

Vancouver came away well in this draft. Obviously Benson is a great pick, but there next two are very solid two way defencemen. I had them as my 5th and 6th ranked defencemen. They drafted two solid goalies, my 2nd and 5th, so I think they made progress up front, on the back end and in net. I'm not as familiar with their other picks.

I really like Regina's draft. They got my top ranked player in Steel and my 10th ranked defencemen in Schioler. Luc Smith is a huge power forward with a heavy shot and great awareness. He'll need to improve his speed and skating, but I think he'll do well. They got a solid goaltending prospect in Kurtis Chapman (my 4th ranked) and a late rising forward in Jacob Elmer. Freadrich is a nice defenceman that put up very good numbers on a very weak Camrose team. He is smallish at around 5'9" but has good skill.

Despite not getting one of the super four in with their first pick I believe that Prince George had a very good draft. Josh Anderson is a big two way defenceman that will do well, but their later picks are great. Kody McDonald was a steal in the second round and along with Saskatchewan born Kolby Johnson they picked up two notoriously aggressive, physical and competitive forwards that have offensive skill. Lane Zablocki is one of my sleeper picks and was a late riser. Defencemen Cholowski and Reeve both have strong reputations, but I am not personally familiar with either of them. Overall it looks like they added depth throughout their lineup, but really added a physical element with their first three picks.

Brandon had a fantastic draft. Just getting Patrick and Clague will make them a force i future let alone some of the other picks. Tanner Kaspick was a great third pick and adds a solid playmaker up front. I'm unfamiliar with Ty Lewis. TJ Brown was a solid pick that adds more offensive potential to their blueline. Thiessen comes with some NCAA concerns, but he is tremendous local talent that was well worth the risk. Brandon took a worthwhile gamble in the mid rounds selecting Ryan Lindgren and Joey Anderson. Lindgren is a top five talent if their wasn't a strong NCAA concern and Joey Anderson is a first round talent from the states. If either one plays they will be the steal of the draft. McCorrister and Dalke are decent picks given the almost guaranteed talent they selected and have a chance to be solid offensive contributors and are local players. Overall, they took some risky picks, but also had by far the best first three picks.

More to come....

What do you think the odds are that Brandon can get Lindgren, Anderson and Thiessen come to play in the Dub.

 

[sbtatter]

But why not wait a few weeks and look things over. I think what Barzel did was much better. You can see what colleges want to see you and which ones do not. The only reason to sign so quickly is that the WHL team has you locked in. So it helps them. ( tickets)

No real gain signing so quickly, its not like you can sign with another team or play a game next month, it just seems that the parents might have drank the Kool Aid. There is a list of kids from the 2012,2011 draft who have still not signed. Not sure where it was.

Similarly, why did Anderson and Lindgren, both in grade 8, commit to NCAA colleges in the last 2 weeks, a bit early to commit to a school 4 years away!!!

 

[RetiredHockeyDad]

Similarly, why did Anderson and Lindgren, both in grade 8, commit to NCAA colleges in the last 2 weeks, a bit early to commit to a school 4 years away!!!

With my limited knowledge of NCAA rules, I thought a school could not even talk to a player until they were done grade 10. Which leads me to believe that Anderson and Lindgren have not made a formal committment yet.