CHL Import Draft

[Scout]

The import draft is scheduled for this Thursday. Here is the order of selection:



2008 CHL Import Draft: Round 1

1 9:00am Sudbury Wolves OHL

2 9:15am Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL

3 9:30am Portland Winter Hawks WHL

4 9:45am Erie Otters OHL

5 10:00am Moncton Wildcats QMJHL

6 10:15am Red Deer Rebels WHL

7 10:30am Owen Sound Attack OHL Windsor Spitfires

8 10:40am Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL

9 10:50am Prince George Cougars WHL

10 11:00am Kingston Frontenacs OHL

11 11:10am Montreal Juniors QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs

12 11:20am Edmonton Oil Kings WHL

13 11:30am Peterborough Petes OHL

14 11:40am P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL

15 11:50am Prince Albert Raiders WHL

16 12:00pm Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL Barrie Colts

17 12:10pm Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL

18 12:20pm Kamloops Blazers WHL

19 12:30pm Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL Ottawa 67's

20 12:40pm Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL Montreal Juniors

21 12:50pm Chilliwack Bruins WHL

22 1:00pm Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL

23 1:10pm Montreal Juniors QMJHL Gatineau Olympiques

24 1:20pm Saskatoon Blades WHL

25 1:30pm Plymouth Whalers OHL

26 1:40pm Quebec Remparts QMJHL

27 1:50pm Everett Silvertips WHL Regina Pats

28 2:00pm Saginaw Spirit OHL

29 2:10pm Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL

30 2:20pm Kelowna Rockets WHL Kamloops Blazers

31 2:30pm Sarnia Sting OHL

32 2:40pm Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL

33 2:50pm Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

34 3:00pm Guelph Storm OHL

35 3:10pm Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL

36 3:20pm Swift Current Broncos WHL

37 3:30pm London Knights OHL

38 3:40pm Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL Acadie-Bathurst Titans

39 3:50pm Brandon Wheat Kings WHL

40 4:00pm Niagara IceDogs OHL

41 4:10pm Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL

42 4:20pm Seattle Thunderbirds WHL

43 4:30pm Brampton Battalion OHL

44 4:40pm Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL

45 4:50pm Kootenay Ice WHL

46 5:00pm Oshawa Generals OHL

47 5:10pm Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL Gatineau Olympiques

48 5:20pm Medicine Hat Tigers WHL

49 5:30pm Saginaw Spirit OHL Windsor Spitfires

50 5:40pm Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL

51 5:50pm Vancouver Giants WHL Regina Pats

52 6:00pm Barrie Colts OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

53 6:10pm Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL

54 6:20pm Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL

55 6:30pm Belleville Bulls OHL

56 6:40pm Calgary Hitmen WHL

57 6:50pm Kitchener Rangers OHL

58 7:00pm Vancouver Giants WHL

59 7:10pm Spokane Chiefs WHL

60 7:20pm Tri-City Americans WHL

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[nivek_wahs]

I believe those times are Eastern....


Follow the draft here.

[Purple_Monkey_Dishwasher]

When it has a time, a team name and then another team name, which team owns that selection?

So such as:

11 11:10am Montreal Juniors QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs

[nivek_wahs]

When it has a time, a team name and then another team name, which team owns that selection?

So such as:

11 11:10am Montreal Juniors QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs

The first team mentioned would be the team that had the pick originally. The second team would be the team that the pick was traded to.

[grainbear]

anyone know what web site ?, last year was tied to the ohl website any change for this year? Wonder what our horse trader Stasiuk will do with our picks ?

[nivek_wahs]

anyone know what web site ?, last year was tied to the ohl website any change for this year? Wonder what our horse trader Stasiuk will do with our picks ?

It was mentioned a couple posts up but here it is... http://chl.ca/importDraft_en.php

[Purple_Monkey_Dishwasher]

Anyone have a list of the top ranked Import draftees?

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1 Filatov Nikita Left wing CSKA 2 Russia-3
2 Petrov Kirill Right wing Kazan Russia
3 Tedenby Mattias Left wing HV 71 Sweden
4 Karlsson Erik Defense Frolunda Jr. Swe-Jr.
5 Gustafsson Anton Center Frolunda Jr. Swe-Jr.
6 Josi Roman Defense Bern Swiss
7 Tikhonov Viktor Wing Cherepovets Russia
8 Voinov Vjateslav Defense Chelyabinsk Russia
9 Grachev Evgeny Center Yaroslavl 2 Russia-3
10 Kugryshev Dmitri Right wing CSKA 2 Russia-3
11 Larsen Philip Defense Frolunda Sweden
12 Kundratek Tomas Defense Trinec CzRep
13 Motin Johan Defense Bofors Sweden-2
14 Berglund Kristoffer Defense Bjorkloven Sweden-2
15 Loktionov Andrei Center Yaroslavl 2 Russia-3
16 Ostapchuk Sergei Left wing Yaroslavl 2 Russia-3
17 Ullstrom David Wing HV 71 Jr. Swe-Jr.
18 Stoop Lukas Defense Davos Swiss
19 Petersson Andre Wing HV 71 Jr. Swe-Jr.
20 Rask Joonas Center/Wing Ilves Jr. Fin-Jr.
21 Kubalik Tomas Right wing Plzen CzRep
22 Flaake Jerome Left wing Koln Germany
23 Lehtera Jori Center Tappara Jr. Finland
24 Sallinen Tomi Center Blues Jr. Finland
25 Hartikainen Teemu Center KalPa Jr. Fin-Jr.
26 Kostromitin Dmitri Defense Chelyabinsk Russia
27 Bejmo Emil Center Skare Sweden-3
28 Stransky Jan Left wing Plzen CzRep
29 Korolev Anton Right wing St. Petersburg Russia
30 Eriksson Henrik Center Djurgarden Jr.

Goalies.

1 Markstrom Jacob Goaltender Brynas Jr. Swe-Jr.
2 Sateri Harri Goaltender Tappara Jr. Fin-Jr.
3 Lindback Anders Goaltender Sweden-2 Sweden
4 Koskinen Mikko Goaltender Blues Jr. Fin-Jr.
5 Bobrovsky Sergei Goaltender Novokuznetsk

[SectionNDeserter]

That is the rankings of imports from the NHL draft if I am not mistaken, and the CHL import draft is so much more of a crap shoot. A great deal of those players are either committed to a pro team in Europe already, or the NHL teams they have already been drafted by have other plans for them.

A lot of CHL teams don't really do any scouting oversees, but rely on connections that they have with NHL scouts. Some CHL teams gamble on the NHL drafted imports (as they are really at the mercy of the NHL team that drafted them), and others grab younger, lesser known players that have expressed interest in playing Major Junior.

[Scout]

Courtesy Andy Kemper:

Import Draft

The 2008 CHL Import Draft goes tomorrow morning (early on the West Coast -starting at 6:00 AM local time). This is a chance for teams to add European players to their protected lists. Some teams will be looking to add two players, some one and some will most likely pass on their picks.

Here is a breakdown by team in the WHL on where they stand entering the draft:

Brandon - The Wheat Kings will most likely choose two players on Thursday. They finished the season last year with Daniel Bartek on their active roster, but Bartek would be an overage this season. They own the 33rd pick (acquired from Moose Jaw) and the 39th pick in the first round.

Calgary - The Hitmen will be most likely looking to add one player on Thursday. They have 89 born Bostjan Golicic eligible to return after a decent 2007-08 (12-18-30 in 57 games). The other import on their list is Martin Stepan, who was sent home after only 18 games last season. Look for Calgary to drop Stepan and pick up another player at #56.

Chilliwack - The Bruins will look to add one player on Thursday. They still have Oscar Moller, who may be a possibility to stick with the LA Kings, as a 1989 born player on their list. They have one opening after dropping David Hoda after 26 games last season. They have the 21st pick.

Edmonton - The Oil Kings will add one player on Thursday. They have Tomas Vincour (#1 overall in 2007) as a 90 born player and they are losing 88 born Robin Figren who won’t be back after signing a pro contract. They own the 12th pick.

Everett - The Silvertips most likely won’t make any selections on Thursday as they currently have two 89 born players - Lukas Vartovnik and Vitali Karamnov - on their roster. Everett has traded their #27 pick to Regina earlier. They stand pat.

Kamloops - The Blazers can select two players on Thursday as both of their possible returning imports are 88 born overage players - Juuso Puustinen and Ivan Rohac. I don’t expect either of those players to be back in Kamloops this year. The Blazers own the #18 pick (their own) and the #30 pick (acquired from Kelowna).

Kelowna - What will the Rockets do? They already traded their pick to Kamloops meaning they may stand pat with returning 89 Milan Kytnar and hope that 89 Mikael Backlund is sent to them from the Calgary Flames.

Kootenay - The Ice may select either one or two players depending on what they want to do with 90 born Jiri Ryzuk. He had no points in 45 games as a rookie in 2007-08. The other possible returnee is overage 88 Arnaud Jacquemet, who I would think that the Ice wouldn’t mind getting back after 53 points in 65 games. Kootenay has the 45th pick.

Lethbridge - I think the Hurricanes stand pat with returning players Juha Metsola, the 89 born goaltender, and 90 born Luca Sbisa (who just went in the 1st round of the NHL Draft). The Canes own the 54th pick if they to use the choice.

Medicine Hat - Look for Medicine Hat to take two players on Thursday. They have possible returning 88 overage Mikael A’hlen, who didn’t get much of a look early last year, but was decent down the stretch. In a surprise to me, the Tigers already have dropped 89 goaltender Tomas Vosvrda. The Tigers pick 48th.

Moose Jaw - With the Warriors trading their first round pick to Brandon, I would expect them to stand pat with the 89 born Martin Filo and Tomas Karpov this season. I don’t expect them to make any picks.

Portland - The Hawks have the #3 pick and will use that to hopefully garner an impact player. Expect 89 Radim Valchar to return for his second season in Portland.

Prince Albert - The Raiders will most likely make one selection on Thursday. They have 90 born Tomas Voracek returning while their other import returnee would be 88 born overage Max Brandl. PA picks 15th.

Prince George - I expect the Cougars to select two players as they have already dropped Jan Kupec and the other returnee would be 88 born overage Patrik Magnussen. The Cougars have the 9th pick and 69th pick in the second round.

Red Deer - The Rebels have two possible returning players in 89 born Juraj Valach (who has made stops in Tri City, Vancouver, Regina and Red Deer) and 90 born Tomas Polak. Red Deer has the 6th pick overall…do they maybe look to swap that pick or will both Valach and Polak be back. This could be interesting between now and tomorrow morning.

Regina - The Pats will look to pick one player tomorrow as they have 89 born Rudolf Cerveny eligible to return. Regina picked up the #30 pick from Everett in a deal and then dealt their own pick #51 to Vancouver.

Saskatoon - The Blades will also look to select one player as they have 90 born Jyri Niemi slated to be back after a solid first year in the WHL. Saskatoon has the #24 pick.

Seattle - The Thunderbirds will be looking at taking one pick as it is almost certain that 88 born overage goaltender Riku Helenius won’t be back. They do have 89 born Jan Eberle slated to return. Seattle owns pick #42.

Spokane - I think the Chiefs stand pat with 89 born Ondrej Roman and 90 born Stefan Ulmer. The Chiefs have the 59th pick, but I don’t think they’ll use it.

Swift Current - The Broncos will most likely take one player on Thursday. They have 90 born Jan Dalecky set to come back while their other import 88 born overage David Stieler is eligible to return as well. SC has the 36th pick.

Tri City - The Americans will also most likely take one player on Thursday. They have 89 born Petr Stoklasa eligible to return as well as 88 born overage Radek Meidl. I think the Ams make a selection and I think they may be a team going after the Red Deer pick….just a hunch. They own the final pick, #60, in the first round.

Vancouver - Gone is overage Mario Bliznak and the other possible returnee would be 88 born overage Michal Repik. Look for Vancouver to make two picks as they acquired Regina’s at #51 and they have their own at #58.

We’ll see how it plays out tomorrow…

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