Draft Day

[Joe Hallenback]

Big Day today. Couple of 1st round picks. Won't really know how these kids are going to pan out for a couple of years but still it is an exciting day overall. On the plus side too I know several kids from the Selkirk/St.Andrews area that are going to be drafted as well.

I wouldn't mind seeing us grab Thomson and Brooks in the 1st round. 2 Manitoba boys. 1 That is probably a sure bet to play and another that is little riskier but has tremendous upside.

[Brandon]

Hope you will post about the young men you have some knowledge of when their names get called.

[Joe Hallenback]

Well there goes Thomson guess it was too much too hope we could get him. Kid is going to be special

[Brandon]

Wheat Kings moving up? I like this webcast after all

[Joe Hallenback]

Didn't happen I wonder who KM wanted

[Brandon]

I am pretty sure Kord played some forward at AB Cup. Interesting I didn't think he would go this high up. Nice size on him.

[Joe Hallenback]

Kord Pankewicz - LW, 5'10", 165 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Leduc Oil Kings (AMBHL AAA bantam) 31 22 20 42 32
09-10: Leduc Oil Kings (Edmonton AAA bantam tournament) 4 3 1 4 4
09-10: Leduc Oil Kings (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 4 4 3 7 0
10-11: Leduc Oil Kings (AMBHL AAA bantam) 33 22 26 48 69
10-11: Leduc Oil Kings (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 5 5 4 9 29
10-11: Northwest Sharks (Alberta Cup) 5 2 2 4 8
10-11: Leduc Oil Kings (AMMHL AAA minor midget) 1 0 0 0 0

Interesting pick. Lots of offense. Kid can skate which is always good. Nice size already.

[Brandon]

Papirny can play thats for sure. He is a good goalie. In my top 3 in Alberta (3 guys who are all very special). He goes first of the 3 I am not sure he is better than a kid like Derek Mazil or Patrick Gora but he is as good and will be very good at the next level. Another solid pick for Brandon.

[Joe Hallenback]

Jordan Papirny - G, 5'10", 135 lb GP GAA W L T/OTL SV%
09-10: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) 17 2.12 13 3 1 0.906
09-10: Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 2 2.27 1 1 0 0.912
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) 18 1.81 14 2 2 0.918
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (Western Canadian bantam champ.) 4 2.00 2 2 0 n/a
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 4 3.01 2 1 1 0.924
10-11: Edmonton South Bruins (Alberta Cup) 3 3.20 1 2 0 0.886
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (NAMHL midget AA) 1 5.14 0 0 0 0.875


Consensus best goalie. Not sure I like taking a goalie this early but I trust our scouts

[Joe Hallenback]

Jayce Hawryluk - C, 5'8", 148 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Parkland (Directors Cup) 4 1 4 5 10
10-11: Russell Rams (MB AA bantam - PLF) 3 0 0 0 0
10-11: Russell Rams (Maple Leaf AA bantam Tournament) 5 9 10 19 10
10-11: Russell Rams (Saskatoon bantam tournament) 5 10 12 22 16
10-11: Team Eakin (Manitoba U-16 POE camp) 3 0 2 2 4

Manitoba boy from Russell area. Wonder if he plays for Parkland next year in AAA midget since that program is in such poor shape.

[Joe Hallenback]

John Quenneville - LW, 6'0", 180 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Sherwood Park Flyers (AMBHL AAA bantam) 29 15 15 30 51
09-10: Sherwood Park Flyers (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 4 0 2 2 6
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (AMBHL AAA bantam) 33 35 40 75 52
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (Western Canadian bantam champ.) 5 2 1 3 2
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 6 3 4 7 10
10-11: Edmonton South Bruins (Alberta Cup) 5 0 2 2 6
10-11: Edmonton SSAC (AMMHL AAA minor midget) 2 1 3 4 0


Solid pick in the 3rd round. Guy was thought to go in the first. Read some good stuff on him. Can really score.

[Brandon]

Queneville in the 3rd. I like this kids vision from what I saw in the AMBHL finals. I think sometimes he backs off a bit and plays perimiter but he is a big boy and when he goes at it he can be very strong. Maybe slightly on the heavy side of actual playing weight but that makes it scary. If he leans up and adds some speed he may be a lot better than this selection.

[Boltz9]

Jayce Hawryluk - C, 5'8", 148 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Parkland (Directors Cup) 4 1 4 5 10
10-11: Russell Rams (MB AA bantam - PLF) 3 0 0 0 0
10-11: Russell Rams (Maple Leaf AA bantam Tournament) 5 9 10 19 10
10-11: Russell Rams (Saskatoon bantam tournament) 5 10 12 22 16
10-11: Team Eakin (Manitoba U-16 POE camp) 3 0 2 2 4

Manitoba boy from Russell area. Wonder if he plays for Parkland next year in AAA midget since that program is in such poor shape.

Did Luber screw up the stats on this guy?...

"Brandon selected Roblin product Jayce Hawryluk in the second round of the WHL Bantam Draft, #32 overall. Hawryluk is a 5-foot-8, 150 pound forward who had 138 goals and 264 points in 54 games with the Russell Rams last season"

[Joe Hallenback]

No that is probably true because they would be playing a ton of really poor teams in the Rural AA league.

[Joe Hallenback]

Dallas Starodub - LW, 6'0", 160 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Winnipeg Hawks (WMHA AA bantam) 29 30 41 71 26
10-11: Winnipeg Hawks (WMHA AAA bantam) 30 28 28 56 24
10-11: Winnipeg Hawks (Western Canadian bantam champ.) 5 4 4 8 23
10-11: Winnipeg Hawks (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 5 3 1 4 4
10-11: Team Hamonic (Manitoba U-16 POE camp) 3 4 5 9 0
10-11: Winnipeg Hawks (WMHA AA midget) 1 0 0 0 0

Big Kid. Good skills,loves to hit and drives hard to the net.

[Jimbo24]

Jayce Hawryluk - C, 5'8", 148 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Parkland (Directors Cup) 4 1 4 5 10
10-11: Russell Rams (MB AA bantam - PLF) 3 0 0 0 0
10-11: Russell Rams (Maple Leaf AA bantam Tournament) 5 9 10 19 10
10-11: Russell Rams (Saskatoon bantam tournament) 5 10 12 22 16
10-11: Team Eakin (Manitoba U-16 POE camp) 3 0 2 2 4

Manitoba boy from Russell area. Wonder if he plays for Parkland next year in AAA midget since that program is in such poor shape.

The next Sanfred King

[Joe Hallenback]

The next Sanfred King

or Jay Fehr

it works both ways you know

[Joe Hallenback]

Brett Kitt - LW, 6'0", 175 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Brandon Wheat Kings (WMHA AAA bantam) 27 15 8 23 64
09-10: Brandon Wheat Kings (Maple Leaf AA bantam Tournament) 4 1 2 3 22
10-11: Brandon Wheat Kings (WMHA AAA bantam) 28 16 12 28 84
10-11: Brandon Wheat Kings (Maple Leaf AA bantam Tournament) 4 5 5 10 4
10-11: Team Toews (Manitoba U-16 POE camp) 3 1 4 5 4

Easily the best Brandon product at this age. Good size forward was really good playing with better players at the u16 POE

[Joe Hallenback]

Ryley Lindgren - C, 5'10", 145 lb GP G A Pts PIM
08-09: Winnipeg Sharks (WMHA AA bantam) 27 9 8 17 20
09-10: Winnipeg Sharks (WMHA AAA bantam) 1 0 1 1 0
09-10: Winnipeg Sharks (WMHA AA bantam) 30 29 19 48 30
09-10: Winnipeg Sharks (Edmonton AA bantam tournament) 3 0 1 1 0
09-10: Winnipeg 1 (Directors Cup) 4 4 4 8 0
10-11: Winnipeg Sharks (WMHA AAA bantam) 30 21 24 45 20
10-11: Winnipeg Sharks (Western Canadian bantam champ.) 5 1 1 2 4
10-11: Team Barker (Manitoba U-16 POE camp) 3 1 2 3 2
10-11: Winnipeg Sharks (WMHA AA midget) 4 1 2 3 0

Skilled Center. Has grown quite a bit over the year. Reminds me of Nathan Green

[Joe Hallenback]

Riley Van Horne - D, 6'1", 165 lb GP G A Pts PIM
09-10: Calgary Bronks (AMBHL AAA bantam) 22 2 7 9 30
09-10: Calgary Bronks (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 4 0 0 0 0
10-11: Calgary Royals (AMBHL AAA bantam) 32 3 20 23 62
10-11: Calgary Royals (St. Albert AAA bantam tournament) 5 1 2 3 2

Nice sized D man here good numbers in AAA

[Brandon]

He is a good sized dman but to be honest a little suprised he went at this point. He never did anything to set himself apart for me and I didn't see him as a guy I would want to have to match around at that level. I would have expected him to go a hair later like 7 or 8 round at best.

[Joe Hallenback]

It is not shocking for me at least they must have liked him and it wouldn't surprise me if it just size and lets see what he does next year kind of pick.

[Brandon]

In the 9th you grabbed a young man named Dominic Thom. He is a good pick in the 9th and he should play in the league if he keeps developing. This player came a long ways over the course of the season. He is a bit on the raw side but he has great size is a good skater and has the potential to be an offensive player. His stats may not bear that out but he truly isn't scared of the rush and makes good decisions while he is up there. None of the defense on his team this year produced a ton of points so he is a victim of that as well. This kid loves to listen and learn and really has the right attitude for a player who is going to improve. He might take an extra year but when he does come he will be a solid presence at the back. I am not suprised Brandon selected him he is totally a Brandon style player from the guys I have watched the past few years.

[Brandon]

Another good one in Gregor. I don't think he is a sure thing but I liked him in AB Cup. He was quick and showed off a pretty good shot. He was a big producer in the AMBHL as well this year. Couple late round steals for Kelly not bad.

[sbtatter]

Thanks to the guys who added insights on the players Bdn selected!