London Knights added established OHL players who were 1st Round Picks:
Connor McMichael
Nathan Dunkley
Plus more.
Example of trading 1st Round Picks in the WHL gone wrong:
Tri-City Americans trade for Jake Bean from the Calgary Hitmen.
Traded a 1st Round Pick in 2019, 2 2nd Round Picks, a 17 year old and an 18 year old.
Tri-City Americans got knocked out 4-0 in the 1st Round against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Is that good asset management by Tri-City?
Below is the trade.
Calgary Hitmen ✔ @WHLHitmen
#WHLHitmen acquire 17-year-old F Carson Focht, 18-year-old D Dakota Krebs, a second-round pick in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft, a first-round selection in 2019 and a 2020 second-round pick from the Tri-City Americans in exchange for 19-year-old D Jake Bean ~
http://hmen.co/2CZ5GDr