MJHL Draft held in Neepawa
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- Published on Sunday, June 7, 2015
Pictured - Above left at the podium is the MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis. To the bottom right of the photo are the hosts of the televised draft, Eoin Devereux of the Neepawa Banner and Cody Buhler, the voice of the Portage Terriers. Photos property of Alan Gillies, GEM Media.
The Neepawa Banner
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League's 2015 bantam draft was held in Neepawa on Sunday, June 7 in Neepawa, MB. For the first time in the league’s history it was televised live on NACTV which is available on MTS TV and Bell TV.
The draft began at 9:00 am and the results and pictures are posted below.
Pre-draft discussions between MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis and Marketing Director for the Neepawa Natives Kaiten Critchlow
Draft list courtesy of www.mjhlhockey.ca
Round 1
|
Team |
Pick Traded To |
Player Name |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
|
1 |
Neepawa |
Mackenzie Belinski |
C |
Vista |
|
|
2 |
OCN |
Justin Nachbaur |
F | Winnipeg | |
|
3 |
Dauphin |
Grady Hobbs |
F | Deloraine | |
|
4 |
Waywayseecappo |
Cole DeKoninck |
D | Lorette | |
|
5 |
Selkirk |
Virden |
Garrett Sambrook |
D | Medora |
|
6 |
Swan Valley |
Jacob Thomson |
D | Brandon | |
|
7 |
Virden |
Selkirk |
Ben Coppinger |
C | Winnipeg |
|
8 |
Winkler |
Tate Popple |
C | Brandon | |
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
Marcus Sekundiak |
F | Oak Bluff | |
|
10 |
Steinbach |
Michael King |
F | Winnipeg | |
|
11 |
Portage |
Duncan Pierce |
F | Winnipeg |
Round 2
|
Team |
Pick Traded To |
Player Name |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
|
1 |
Neepawa |
Sam Stewart | D | Winnipeg | |
|
2 |
OCN |
Portage | Zachary Falck | F | Winnipeg |
|
3 |
Dauphin |
Kyle Oleksiuk | C | Winnipeg | |
|
4 |
Waywayseecappo |
Selkirk | Rylan Hoffman | F | Lac du Bonnet |
|
5 |
Selkirk |
Virden | Rylan Hoffman | D | Oak Bluff |
|
6 |
Swan Valley |
Jared McCorrister | C | Boissevaine | |
|
7 |
Virden |
Justin Lee | D | Waskada | |
|
8 |
Winkler |
Kyle Lang | C | Winnipeg | |
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
Nick Cicek | D | Winnipeg | |
|
10 |
Steinbach |
Isaiah Cockerill | F | Winnipeg | |
|
11 |
Portage |
OCN | Jacy Kennedy | F | Winnipeg |
(L to R) Eoin Devereux and Cody Buhler discuss the first round of the 2015 draft with Commissioner Davis
Round 3
|
Team |
Pick Traded To |
Player Name |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
|
1 |
Neepawa |
Ben Hillhorst | D | Killarney | |
|
2 |
OCN |
Tyler Van Deynze | D | Portage la Prairie | |
|
3 |
Dauphin |
Steinbach | Troy Beauchemin | F | Iles De Chenes |
|
4 |
Waywayseecappo |
Selkirk | Reid Robertson | F | Winnipeg |
|
5 |
Selkirk |
Steinbach | Matthew Thiessen | G | Altona |
|
6 |
Swan Valley |
Matthew Osadick | F | Grand Pointe | |
|
7 |
Virden |
Winkler | Drea Esposito | D | Winnipeg |
|
8 |
Winkler |
Trent Halfdanson | F | Winnipeg | |
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
Virden | Hunter Cloutier | F | Winnipeg |
|
10 |
Steinbach |
Riley Sierhuis | D | Winnipeg | |
|
11 |
Portage |
Steinbach | Rylan Bettans | F | Winnipeg |
Round 4
|
Team |
Pick Traded To |
Player Name |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
|
1 |
Neepawa |
Winkler | Riley Johnson | F | Winnipeg |
|
2 |
OCN |
Neepawa | Lewis Negrich | F | East St Paul |
|
3 |
Dauphin |
Ryder Richmond | D | Forest | |
|
4 |
Waywayseecappo |
Virden | Josh Belcher | F | Rapid City |
|
5 |
Selkirk |
Carson Tiede | D | Winnipeg | |
|
6 |
Swan Valley |
Noah Geekie | F | Strathclair | |
|
7 |
Virden |
Wyatt Emes | G | Anola | |
|
8 |
Winkler |
Carson McConnell | D | Pilot Mound | |
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
Adam Swan | G | Ashern | |
|
10 |
Steinbach |
Curtis Ireland | D | Brandon | |
|
11 |
Portage |
Layne Toder | D | Elkhorn |
Several young volunteers stand at the podium with Commissioner Davis
Round 5
|
Team |
Pick Traded To |
Player Name |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
|
1 |
Neepawa |
Dauphin | Lynden McCallum | F | Brandon |
|
2 |
OCN |
Neepawa | Kyle Moore | F | Dufresne |
|
3 |
Dauphin |
Reece Hopfner | F | Ste. Rose | |
|
4 |
Waywayseecappo |
Kyle Devos | F | Brunxelle | |
|
5 |
Selkirk |
Virden | Jack Einarson | F | Gimli |
|
6 |
Swan Valley |
Rhett Bryant | D | Brandon | |
|
7 |
Virden |
Nick Hatley | D | Morden | |
|
8 |
Winkler |
Montana Onyebuchi | D | Dugald | |
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
Codey Behun | F | Winnipeg | |
|
10 |
Steinbach |
Travis Penner | F | LaSalle | |
|
11 |
Portage |
Brendan Benoit | G | Winnipeg |
Round 6
|
Team |
Pick Traded To |
Player Name |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
|
1 |
Neepawa |
Austin Smyth | G | Winnipeg | |
|
2 |
OCN |
Selkirk | Matthew Myrowich | F | Winnipeg |
|
3 |
Dauphin |
Alec Borger | D | Winnipeg | |
|
4 |
Waywayseecappo |
Martin Gagnon | G | LaSalle | |
|
5 |
Selkirk |
Neepawa | Ryan Sasek | D | Winnipeg |
|
6 |
Swan Valley |
Owen Fijala | F | Manitou | |
|
7 |
Virden |
Owen Blocker | F | Cooks Creek | |
|
8 |
Winkler |
Zachary Bennett | G | Winnipeg | |
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
OCN | Shaydon Mousseau | F | Portage la Prairie |
|
10 |
Steinbach |
Swan Valley | Max Paddock | G | Brandon |
|
11 |
Portage |
Evan Gullett | D | Gilbert Plains |
