81 CSSHL student athletes selected at 2020 WHL Bantam Draft

The 2020 WHL Bantam Draft saw 81 Canadian Sport School Hockey League student athletes selected, including 11 in the first round.

Connor Bedard became the fourth consecutive CSSHL student athlete, and fifth in the past six years, to be selected first overall as he went to the Regina Pats with the top pick.

Lukas Dragicevic of the Delta Hockey Academy went fourth overall to the Tri-City Americans, while Tanner Molendyk of the Yale Hockey Academy was selected fifth overall by the Saskatoon Blades to round out the top five.

The Yale Hockey Academy led the way with 12 student athletes drafted, while the Northern Alberta Xtreme and West Van Academy each saw 11 student athletes selected.

All 22 WHL clubs selected at least one CSSHL student athlete, with the Victoria Royals leading the way with seven CSSHL selections.

The 11 first-round picks from the CSSHL brings the four-year total to 52, which represents 59% of all first-round selections over the past four WHL Bantam Drafts.

The 81 overall selections are tied for the second most in CSSHL history with the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft, trailing only the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft, which saw 85 student athletes selected. Overall, the CSSHL has seen 247 student athletes selected at the WHL Bantam Draft the past three years.

ROUND

OVERALL

TEAM

STUDENT ATHLETE

CSSHL PROGRAM

1

1

Regina Pats Connor Bedard West Van Academy

1

4

Tri-City Americans Lukas Dragicevic Delta Hockey Academy

1

5

Saskatoon Blades Tanner Molendyk Yale Hockey Academy

1

8

Kelowna Rockets Andrew Cristall St. George’s School

1

9

Victoria Royals Austin Zemlak OHA Edmonton

1

12

Calgary Hitmen Oliver Tulk Delta Hockey Academy

1

14

Winnipeg Ice Zach Benson Yale Hockey Academy

1

15

Prince Albert Raiders Terrell Goldsmith Delta Hockey Academy

1

17

Prince George Cougars Caden Brown Delta Hockey Academy

1

18

Spokane Chiefs Saige Weinstein Northern Alberta Xtreme

1

19

Kamloops Blazers Kaden Hammell West Van Academy

2

25

Tri-City Americans Deagan McMillan Delta Hockey Academy

2

27

Kamloops Blazers Grayden Slipec West Van Academy

2

31

Red Deer Rebels Matteo Fabrizi Yale Hockey Academy

2

32

Vancouver Giants Ty Halaburda Pacific Coast Hockey Academy

2

34

Calgary Hitmen Andrew Lacroix West Van Academy

2

36

Red Deer Rebels Arjun Bawa St. George’s School

2

40

Spokane Chiefs Kooper Gizowski Northern Alberta Xtreme

2

41

Regina Pats Matthew Wood West Van Academy

3

45

Lethbridge Hurricanes Logan Wormald Yale Hockey Academy

3

46

Prince George Cougars Rylan Brown OHA Edmonton

3

48

Saskatoon Blades Jordan Keller Yale Hockey Academy

3

49

Kelowna Rockets Marcus Pacheco OHA Edmonton

3

50

Red Deer Rebels Luke Ashton BWC Academy

3

51

Medicine Hat Tigers Shane Smith Edge School

3

52

Kamloops Blazers Luke Korte West Van Academy

3

54

Medicine Hat Tigers Walker Gelbard West Van Academy

3

55

Saskatoon Blades Tyler Parr Rink Hockey Academy

3

56

Vancouver Giants Ethan Semeniuk Delta Hockey Academy

3

57

Brandon Wheat Kings Teydon Trembecky Northern Alberta Xtreme

3

59

Victoria Royals Anthony Wilson Northern Alberta Xtreme

3

62

Kamloops Blazers Ryan Michael Yale Hockey Academy

3

63

Seattle Thunderbirds Sawyer Mynio Yale Hockey Academy

3

64

Victoria Royals Nate Misskey Pacific Coast Hockey Academy

4

67

Swift Current Broncos Nolan Stevenson Notre Dame Hounds

4

72

Victoria Royals Reggie Newman Yale Hockey Academy

4

78

Calgary Hitmen Dayton Arneson West Van Academy

4

79

Brandon Wheat Kings Eastyn Mannix Northern Alberta Xtreme

4

81

Everett Silvertips Hoyt Stanley St. George’s School

4

82

Kamloops Blazers Emmitt Finnie Yale Hockey Academy

4

84

Spokane Chiefs Jake Gudelj West Van Academy

4

86

Edmonton Oil Kings Carter Kowalyk Northern Alberta Xtreme

4

88

Swift Current Broncos Van Eger Notre Dame Hounds

5

90

Prince Albert Raiders Zachary Wilson Northern Alberta Xtreme

5

91

Calgary Hitmen Hunter Sawka Edge School

5

96

Brandon Wheat Kings Carter Capton Yale Hockey Academy

5

98

Vancouver Giants Colin Reay OHA Edmonton

5

100

Spokane Chiefs Tyler Chan BWC Academy

5

102

Prince George Cougars Dylan Compton Shawnigan Lake School

5

107

Kamloops Blazers Kai Matthew Northern Alberta Xtreme

6

112

Calgary Hitmen David Adaszynski BWC Academy

6

113

Tri-City Americans Carter Savage Delta Hockey Academy

6

114

Prince George Cougars Liam Hallett West Van Academy

6

117

Seattle Thunderbirds Niko Tsakumis Delta Hockey Academy

6

118

Kelowna Rockets Jackson Romeril OHA Edmonton

6

119

Spokane Chiefs Cooper Michaluk OHA Edmonton

6

123

Lethbridge Hurricanes Brady Smith Yale Hockey Academy

6

124

Medicine Hat Tigers Hunter St. Martin OHA Edmonton

6

126

Victoria Royals Justin Kipkie Edge School

6

130

Edmonton Oil Kings Luke McCrady Edge School

6

132

Prince Albert Raiders Scott Miner Rink Hockey Academy

7

136

Moose Jaw Warriors Cosmo Wilson West Van Academy

7

137

Regina Pats Owen Beckner St. George’s School

7

141

Portland Winterhawks Donavan Bodnar Rink Hockey Academy

7

143

Red Deer Rebels Ryan Arnold Northern Alberta Xtreme

7

150

Victoria Royals Logan Cunningham Northern Alberta Xtreme

7

152

Victoria Royals Matthew Gillard Northern Alberta Xtreme

8

164

Vancouver Giants Randy McLaughlin Pacific Coast Hockey Academy

8

165

Saskatoon Blades Tait Humphries BWC Academy

9

177

Brandon Wheat Kings Evan Groening Rink Hockey Academy

9

181

Regina Pats Brady Milburn Yale Hockey Academy

9

184

Kelowna Rockets Ty Mason Notre Dame Hounds

9

186

Vancouver Giants Hunter McInnes St. George’s School

9

190

Winnipeg Ice Connor Dale OHA Edmonton

9

193

Medicine Hat Tigers Brett Calhoon Okanagan Hockey Academy

9

195

Everett Silvertips Eric Jamieson Edge School

10

211

Brandon Wheat Kings Thomas Stewart Rink Hockey Academy

10

216

Spokane Chiefs Carter Nailen Delta Hockey Academy

10

218

Edmonton Oil Kings Ben Wright Shawnigan Lake School

10

220

Portland Winterhawks Nicholas Johnson Edge School

11

222

Moose Jaw Warriors Harper Lolacher Notre Dame Hounds