2008 WHL Bantam Draft
2008 WHL Bantam Draft - Live in Real-Time on www.whl.ca

Calgary, AB – The 2008 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft will be held Thursday, May 1st in Calgary at the Stampede Park Round-Up Centre – Hall D.

The annual WHL Bantam Draft is the first step in the identification of the top rated 1993-born prospects as WHL Clubs select players from this age group to add to their WHL Player Protected List.
 
In the first round of the WHL Bantam Draft, the Red Deer Rebels won the draft lottery draw and will have the first selection overall.  The Portland Winter Hawks, based on their position in the overall 2007-08 WHL Regular Season standings, will receive the second pick in the first round.  The Prince George Cougars will select third.

The Edmonton Oil Kings will have the fourth pick overall while the Prince Albert Raiders and the Saskatoon Blades will draft in the fifth and sixth positions respectively.
 
The order of the second round and all other rounds will be the inverse order of final 2007-08 regular season standings.

Players eligible for the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft will be 1993-born players who reside in Alberta, B.C., 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 19th Annual WHL Bantam Draft will be posted live on www.whl.ca.  Click on the WHL Bantam Draft icon on the www.whl.ca homepage to get the results live in real-time.

Previous number one selections during the WHL Bantam Draft include Jared Cowen, Spokane Chiefs (2006), Colten Teubert, Regina Pats (2005), Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants (2002), Kyle Chipchura, Prince Albert Raiders (2001), Braydon Coburn, Portland Winter Hawks (2000), and Jay Bouwmeester, Medicine Hat Tigers (1998). Last year the Moose Jaw Warriors selected Quinton Howden first overall in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft.

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