2016 NHL Draft: Hitmen defender Bean leads WHL crop weighted towards forwards

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Photo: Calgary Hitmen defenseman Jake Bean is currently ranked fourth in scoring among WHL defensemen with 50 points in 54 games (courtesy of Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)


</p>Back in June, the Western Hockey League saw 35 of its players selected at the 2015 NHL Draft in Sunrise, Florida. With the 2016 edition set for Buffalo, New York, scouting personnel are busy perusing the current WHL talent pool.

This time around, our list sees the forwards outnumber the rearguards, which bucks the recent WHL trend. We’ve also included a pair of goaltenders, somewhat of a rarity of late for the WHL. There are seven players from the Eastern Conference among our top 10.… read more

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