WHL Euro Draft Results

[Tipped Off]

As stated in the other thread, here's a link to follow the entire draft.
http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/events/pop.php?id=225

I'll post only the WHL picks

3 - Pats - Petr Kalus, 6/12/87 C/LW Vitkovice/Czech Rep. 6'1" - 185
6 - Warriors - Martin Grundling 2/13/87 D HK 36 Skalika/Slovakia 6'2" - 194
9 - Broncos - Richard Lelkes 2/19/87 LW Dukla Trencin/Slovakia 6.'4" - 207
12 - Cougars - Fred Wikner 1/1/86 RW Frolunda Jrs/Sweden 6'1" - 190
15 - Chiefs - Johannes Salmonsson 2/7/86 LW Djurgardens IF/Sweden 6'2" - 187
18 - Blazers - Janick Steinmann 2/10/87 C Olten/Switzerland 6'0" 187
21 - Giants (from Tri) Michal Repik 12/31/88 RW Sparta/Czech Rep. 5'11" - 175
24 - Raiders - Peter Cmorej 12/2/88 C/LW Presov/Slovakia 6'1" - 175
27 - Giants - Mario Bliznak 3/6/87 C Dubnica/Slovakia 6'0" - 190
30 - Silvertips - Ondrej Fiala 11/4/87 C Trinec/Czech Rep. 6'2" - 190
33 - Winterhawks - Jannik Hansen 3/15/86 RW Rodoure/Denmark 6'" - 176
36 - Rebels - Vladimir Mihalik 1/29/87 D Presov/Slovakia 6'7" 220
39 - Hitmen - Lukas Vantuch 4/20/87 C HC Liberec/Switzerland 6'3" 200
42 - Wheat Kings (from Saskatoon) - John Wikner 1/1/86 LW Frolunda Jrs/Sweden 6'1" - 182
45 - Hurricances - Tomas Kudelka 3/10/87 D Zlin/Czech Rep. 6'2" - 175
48 - Hitmen (from Seattle) - Fredrik Pettersson 6/10/87 RW Frolunda Jrs/Sweden 5'9" - 180
51 - Blades (from Brandon) - Anton Khudobin 5/7/86 G Magnitogorsk/Russia 5'11" - 176
54 - Tigers - Michal Psurny 2/23/86 RW Zlin Jrs/Czech Rep. 6'1" - 180
56 - Ice (from Kelowna) - Lukas Bohunicky 10/30/87 D Bratislava/Slovakia 6'2" - 187
58 - Rockets (from Ice) Alexander Edler 4/21/86 D Oster Sund/Sweden 6'3" - 194

Second Round

59 Regina Pats - Anze Kopitar 8/24/87 C Sodertalje/Sweden 6'2" - 200
61 Portland (from Moose Jaw) - Stanislav Balan 1/30/86 C HC Zlin/Czech Rep. 6'1" - 163
63 Swift Current Broncos - Daniel Rakos 5/27/87 C Pardubice Jrs/Czech Rep. 6'2" - 194
66 Prince George Cougars - Alexandre Alexandrov 6/11/87 C Neftekhim/Russia 6'0" - 187
69 Kelowna (from Kootenay from Spokane) - Thomas Raffl 6/19/86 LW Villach/Austria 6'4" - 220
71 Kootenay Ice (from Kelowna from Kamloops) - Marek Curilla 6/21/86 C HC Kladno/Czech Rep. 5'10" - 163

[Hitmen1]

Both Wikner and Salmonsson have been drafted by the Flames and Penguins. Here are there profiles:

Wikner-
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospect.php?pid=4144

Salmonsson-
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospect.php?pid=3899

[CHtoo]

Prince George drafts Fred Wikner ( Calgary pick 2004 )
Brando drafts John Wickner ( Ottawa pick 2004 )

hope they are better than the Swede a certain small market team had in 2003-4.

[Joe Hallenback]

Both Wikner brothers will be coming over this season to play and it seems like a lot of Swedes will be coming over to play this year. Maybe they realize that the CHL is the best young development league in the world now :thumb:

[kelownakarl]

Alex Edler will be a feather in the Rockets cap if he shows!

A good young player, a Canucks draft pick, will eat alot of Weber and Palin's icetime.

[Billy Blade]

I spoke with Lorne Molleken tonight at the Blades' Season Ticket Holder BBQ and he was very happy with getting Khudobin. I asked if he thought he'd be coming over and he was very confident he will be in camp this fall. Khudobin is a seventh round pick of the Minnesota Wild in 2004 (#206 overall) and backstopped the Russian team at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships to the silver medal where they were clearly overmatched by the Canadians. He was great in the semi-final stopping 22 shots as the Russians knocked off the Americans 7-2. Great pickup by Molleken and that really helps shore up one of the main weaknesses of the Blades.

[Hitmen1]

http://whl.ca/headlines/?id=3094