Americans Look For Buried Treasures in 2007 WHL Bantam Draft

http://www.amshockey.com/news/article.src?ID=2229
May 02, 2007

Dan Mulhausen Tri-City Americans


KENNEWICK, WA - The Tri-City Americans will get an exercise in patience before their first pick of the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft. This year's draft, set to take place on Thursday, May 3 at the Round-up Center in Calgary, AB, gets underway without the Americans owning a first-round selection. Tri-City, who traded their 2007 first-round choice to Lethbridge as part of the deal that brought in Colton Yellow Horn, will get their first pick in the second round (40th overall) of this year's draft. It will mark the first time since the 1993 Draft that Tri-City will be without a first-round choice.

The draft will be held on Thursday, May 3 at the Round-Up Center in Calgary, Alberta starting at 8:30 AM.

AMERICANS 2007 DRAFT SELECTION ORDER
Round 1: None, Traded to Lethbridge for Colton Yellow Horn
Round 2: Two, 40th and 43rd overall selections
Round 3: Two, 47th and 62nd overall selections
Round 4: None, Traded to Seattle for Ladislav Scurko
Round 5: None, Traded to Vancouver for Keith Voytechek
Round 6: One, 126th overall selection
Round 7: One, 138th overall selection
Round 8: Two, 173rd and 174th overall selections
Round 9: One, 195th overall selection
Round 10: One, 217th overall selection
Round 11: One, 239th overall selection
Round 12: One, 261st overall selection

"It will be difficult to predict what will be available when we get to our first pick," noted Americans' Assistant General Manager Terry Bangen. "We're not sure what direction we're going to go (with our first pick), but we will take the best player available."

Eligible players for the Bantam Draft will be 1992-born players who reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The bantam draft allows for the orderly transfer of players to WHL Protected Player Lists from the bantam ranks (14-15 year-olds).

Former Americans' first-round bantam picks include Jason Gardiner (2006), Eric Mestery (2005), Joel Broda (2004), Jonathan Toews (2003) and Carey Price (2002).

Boy, the Scurko trade didn't turn out quite right, did it? A 4th round pick for a player that played 11 games or so. Stuff happens.

Our second round picks:

pk #40 - Jordan Messier, Canmore, AB
Pk #43 - Brooks Macek, Winnipeg, MB

Our 3rd round picks

pk #47 - Peter Stoykewich, Winnipeg, MB
pk #62 - Traded to Red Deer (don't know for who/what yet)

Well, the Ams acquired a 4th round pick from Medicine Hat.

pk #87 - Josh Monk, Langley, BC

And the trading continues. A 5th round pick from Prince Albert.

pk #95 - Warren Shymko, Calder, SK

Round 6

pk #125 - Patrick Holland, Lethbridge, AB

Round 7

pk #137 - Luke Barry, Swift Current, SK

Latest update:

Round 8

pk #172 - Tanner Olsdad, Calgary, AB

Pk #173 - Jaden Schwartz, Wilcox, SK

Round 9

pk #194 - Justin Feser, Red Deer, AB

Round 10

pk #216 - Brett Fargher, Winniped, MB

Round 11

PASS

From the Ams website:

CALGARY, AB - In the tenth round of the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft, the Tri-City Americans select forward Brett Fargher from Winnipeg, MB with the 216th overall pick. To follow the the Tri-City Americans draft selections, click here.


Tri-City Americans' 2007 Bantam Draft Selections:
First Round (18th overall)
Traded to Lethbridge for Colton Yellow Horn and Michael Kaye

Second Round (40th overall)
Name: Jordan Messier
Birthdate: February 4, 1992
Hometown: Canmore, AB
Position: RW
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185 lbs
Current Team: Notre Dame Owens Hounds
Stats: 23 GP, 31 G, 52 A, 83 PTS, 30 PIM

Second Round (43rd overall)
Name: Brooks Macek
Birthdate: May 15, 1992
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Position: C
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lbs
Current Team: Notre Dame Owens Hounds
Stats: 22 GP, 30 G, 33 A, 63 PTS, 12 PIM

Third Round (47th overall)
Name: Peter Stoykewych
Birthdate: July 14, 1992
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Position: D
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160 lbs
Current Team: Winnipeg Monarchs AAA Bantam
Stats: 27 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 Pts, 48 PIM

Third Round (62nd overall)
Traded to Red Deer

Fourth Round (84th overall)
Traded to Seattle for Ladislav Scurko

Fourth Round (87th overall)
Name: Josh Monk
Birthdate: April 5, 1992
Hometown: Langley, BC
Position: D
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 152 lbs
Current Team: Langley Eagles Bantam AAA

Fifth Round (95th overall)
Name: Warren Shymko
Birthdate: January 26, 1992
Hometown: Calder SK
Position: G
Current Team: Yorkton Terriers Bantam AA
Stats: 15 GP, 900 Mins, 7-8-0 record, 3.80 GAA

Fifth Round (106th overall)
Traded to Red Deer (via Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver) for Keith Voytechek

Sixth Round (125th overall)
Name: Patrick Holland
Birthdate: January 7, 1992
Hometown: Lethbridge, AB
Position: RW
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 112 lbs
Current Team: Lethbridge Golden Eagles Bantam AAA
Stats: 32 GP, 20 G, 44 A, 64 Pts, 26 PIM

Seventh Round (137th overall)
Name: Luke Barry
Birthdate: September 7, 1992
Hometown: Swift Current, SK
Position: D
Current Team: Swift Current Raiders Bantam
Stats: 26 GP, 4 G, 15 A, 19 Pts, 34 PIM

Eighth Round (172nd overall)
Name: Tanner Olsdad
Birthdate: January 15, 1992
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Position: LW
Current Team: Calgary Stampeders Bantam AAA
Stats: 32 GP, 25 G, 18 A, 43 Pts, 58 PIM

Eighth Round (173rd overall)
Name: Jaden Schwartz
Birthdate: June 25, 1992
Hometown: Wilcox, SK
Position: C
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150 lbs
Current Team: Notre Dame Owens Hounds
Stats: 25 GP, 55 G, 74 A, 129 Pts, 8 PIM

Ninth Round (194th overall)
Name: Justin Feser
Birthdate: July 29, 1992
Hometown: Red Deer, AB
Position: LW
Current Team: Red Deer Chiefs Bantam AAA
Stats: 32 GP, 21 G, 23 A, 44 Pts, 41 PIM

Tenth Round (214th overall)
Name: Brett Fargher
Birthdate: May 28, 1992
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Position: LW
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180 lbs
Current Team: Winnipeg Sharks Bantam AAA
Stats: 24 GP, 6 G, 8 A, 14 Pts, 24 PIM

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Originally Posted by Stay-Puft

[Eighth Round (173rd overall)
Name: Jaden Schwartz
Birthdate: June 25, 1992
Hometown: Wilcox, SK
Position: C
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150 lbs
Current Team: Notre Dame Owens Hounds
Stats: 25 GP, 55 G, 74 A, 129 Pts, 8 PIM

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I wonder if he's rumored to go the NCAA route and that the Ams may try to get him to commit here (we drafted 2 of his current teammates). I would think an 8th round pick is worth taking the risk on.