2024 WHL DRAFT Lottery Mar 27 2024

[macbowes]

This year, the first overall pick, and potentially the option to draft DuPont, goes to the Everett Silvertips, by way of Kamloops as a result of a blockbuster trade for Olen Zellweger.

Some of the top prospects for the 2024 WHL draft are Landon DuPont (RD), Eli McKamey (RC), and Brock Cripps (RD).

Last year, Prince Albert drafted Daxon Rudolph (RD) 1OA, after Mathis Preston (RC) told them he would not play for them. It's important to keep in mind that players have a say in where they get drafted, to some degree.

 

[wksfan]

Does anyone know who the top prospects are.

 

[macbowes]

Does anyone know who the top prospects are.

Personally, I think the top 5 are pretty likely to be Landon DuPont, Eli McKamey, Brock Cripps, Ossie McIntyre, and Aden Bouchard. Other notable players are Tyden Lafournaise, Prabh Bhathal, Shaun Hildebrandt, Mirco Dufour, Jacob Schwartz, Blake Chorney, Ben Harvey, and Brock England.

 

[wksfan]

Too bad there no sites left that would show a list of the top prospects.

 

[JUSTGIROUXIT]

Does anyone know who the top prospects are.

Personally, I think the top 5 are pretty likely to be Landon DuPont, Eli McKamey, Brock Cripps, Ossie McIntyre, and Aden Bouchard. Other notable players are Tyden Lafournaise, Prabh Bhathal, Shaun Hildebrandt, Mirco Dufour, Jacob Schwartz, Blake Chorney, Ben Harvey, and Brock England.

To add to macbowes list, Drayden Uhrina out of WPG will likely draw some considerable interest.

 

[JUSTGIROUXIT]

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This year, the first overall pick, and potentially the option to draft DuPont, goes to the Everett Silvertips, by way of Kamloops as a result of a blockbuster trade for Olen Zellweger.

Some of the top prospects for the 2024 WHL draft are Landon DuPont (RD), Eli McKamey (RC), and Brock Cripps (RD).

Last year, Prince Albert drafted Daxon Rudolph (RD) 1OA, after Mathis Preston (RC) told them he would not play for them. It's important to keep in mind that players have a say in where they get drafted, to some degree.

Would be interesting to see a list of players who refused to play for drafted teams. One example I can think of, or at least I remember hearing is that Geekie informed PG that he wouldn't play there. Also, when I was on the East Coast, Halifax had a heck of a time getting Drouin to report. Both these cases seem to be family-related - in the sense that the player would be a considerable distance away from family. PA and PG also have other circumstances likely working against them.

 

[hockeykid87]

Would be interesting to see a list of players who refused to play for drafted teams. One example I can think of, or at least I remember hearing is that Geekie informed PG that he wouldn't play there. Also, when I was on the East Coast, Halifax had a heck of a time getting Drouin to report. Both these cases seem to be family-related - in the sense that the player would be a considerable distance away from family. PA and PG also have other circumstances likely working against them.

Happens every year. At some point teams just accept the risk and draft them anyway. I had heard Cayden Lindstrom told many teams he wouldn't report. Medicine Hat grabbed him in the 3rd round and he signed. Not sure if Med Hat was on his initial list or not.

Jonah Tonhauser was considered one of, if not the top goalie for the 2022 draft. His parents told teams farther East than Calgary that he wouldn't sign. He drops to round 3 and Moose Jaw says screw it and takes him, then he signs at camp.

 

[Rico77]

Small markets getting commitments is always difficult. Sounds like up to 5 players told PA they wouldn’t report even at 1st overall last season. Potentially same thing this year with Eli Mckamey, but hopefully he’ll commit to them.

 

[hockeykid87]

Small markets getting commitments is always difficult. Sounds like up to 5 players told PA they wouldn’t report even at 1st overall last season. Potentially same thing this year with Eli Mckamey, but hopefully he’ll commit to them.

I disagree. I hope he tells PA he won't commit and he comes to Tri-City instead. Ams have absolutely horrendous luck in the draft lottery. They could at least have something go their way for once.

 

[Rico77]

Fair enough, of course fans from each teams would want the best prospects to commit. My argument is PA’s good luck in the lottery means nothing when they are forced to take the 15th best prospect 2nd over. Eli in all likely hood is going to tri city or Kelowna

 

[Yukon Joe]

Hey all, just stopping by:

My kid plays high level hockey in Edmonton and is a 2010, but knows lots of 2009s obviously - one or two of whom have aspirations of being drafted tomorrow. He's excited to try and see the draft results to see if anyone he knows gets drafted.

I can imagine how difficult it would be to scout a whole bunch of U15 kids all across western Canada, but are there any websites who try to come up with some kind of prospect list or draft ranking for the WHL draft? Just so I can try to sound educated about the topic in talking with my kid.

 

[macbowes]

Hey all, just stopping by:

My kid plays high level hockey in Edmonton and is a 2010, but knows lots of 2009s obviously - one or two of whom have aspirations of being drafted tomorrow. He's excited to try and see the draft results to see if anyone he knows gets drafted.

I can imagine how difficult it would be to scout a whole bunch of U15 kids all across western Canada, but are there any websites who try to come up with some kind of prospect list or draft ranking for the WHL draft? Just so I can try to sound educated about the topic in talking with my kid.

Hey, this might be too late, as the draft has now happened, but you can see the draft results here.

Some notable players will go later than their talent deserves, because they may not be planning to play in the WHL (e.g. Eli McKamey), or because they have informed certain teams they might not report if drafted, due to location (understandable given that these are young people).

Here is the first round:
[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]Rank[/TH]
[TH]Team[/TH]
[TH]Player[/TH]
[TH]Position[/TH]
[TH]Height[/TH]
[TH]Weight[/TH]
[TH]Hometown[/TH]
[TH]Last Team[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Everett[/TD]
[TD]DuPont, Landon[/TD]
[TD]RD[/TD]
[TD]5'10"[/TD]
[TD]172[/TD]
[TD]Calgary, AB[/TD]
[TD]Edge School U18 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Prince Albert[/TD]
[TD]Cripps, Brock[/TD]
[TD]RD[/TD]
[TD]5'10"[/TD]
[TD]148[/TD]
[TD]Victoria, BC[/TD]
[TD]St. George's School U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Tri-City[/TD]
[TD]Bouchard, Aden[/TD]
[TD]LD[/TD]
[TD]6'00"[/TD]
[TD]162[/TD]
[TD]Airdrie, AB[/TD]
[TD]Edge School U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Prince Albert[/TD]
[TD]Harvey, Ben[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'08"[/TD]
[TD]164[/TD]
[TD]Edmonton, AB[/TD]
[TD]Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Edmonton[/TD]
[TD]Stroeder, Kayden[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'08.25"[/TD]
[TD]129[/TD]
[TD]Lanigan, SK[/TD]
[TD]Humboldt Broncos U15 AA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Calgary[/TD]
[TD]Hamilton, Calder[/TD]
[TD]LD[/TD]
[TD]5'09"[/TD]
[TD]135[/TD]
[TD]Martensville, SK[/TD]
[TD]Martensville Marauders U15 AA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Spokane[/TD]
[TD]McIntyre, Ossie[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'07"[/TD]
[TD]138[/TD]
[TD]St. Albert, AB[/TD]
[TD]St. Albert U15 AAA Sabres[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Victoria[/TD]
[TD]Schwartz, Jacob[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'07.25"[/TD]
[TD]145[/TD]
[TD]Vancouver, BC[/TD]
[TD]St. George's School U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Kelowna[/TD]
[TD]Hayden, Owen[/TD]
[TD]LD[/TD]
[TD]6'06"[/TD]
[TD]194[/TD]
[TD]Calgary, AB[/TD]
[TD]Calgary NWCAA U15 AAA Flames[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Vancouver[/TD]
[TD]Chorney, Blake[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'10.5"[/TD]
[TD]182[/TD]
[TD]Nipawin, SK[/TD]
[TD]Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Seattle[/TD]
[TD]England, Brock[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'10"[/TD]
[TD]156[/TD]
[TD]Airdrie, AB[/TD]
[TD]Edge School U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Wenatchee[/TD]
[TD]Tait, Boston[/TD]
[TD]LD[/TD]
[TD]6'01"[/TD]
[TD]166[/TD]
[TD]Estevan, SK[/TD]
[TD]Estevan Bruins U15 AA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Lethbridge[/TD]
[TD]Lafournaise, Tyden[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'11"[/TD]
[TD]168[/TD]
[TD]Winnipeg, MB[/TD]
[TD]Winnipeg Bruins U15 AAA Gold[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Brandon[/TD]
[TD]Surkan, Chase[/TD]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]5'05"[/TD]
[TD]145[/TD]
[TD]Regina, SK[/TD]
[TD]Regina Pat Blues U15 AA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Red Deer[/TD]
[TD]Pickering, Graeme[/TD]
[TD]RD[/TD]
[TD]5'09"[/TD]
[TD]144[/TD]
[TD]St. Adolphe, MB[/TD]
[TD]Rink H.A. Winnipeg U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]Medicine Hat[/TD]
[TD]Ruptash, Luke[/TD]
[TD]RW[/TD]
[TD]5'10"[/TD]
[TD]151[/TD]
[TD]St. Albert, AB[/TD]
[TD]St. Albert U15 AAA Sabres[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Swift Current[/TD]
[TD]Moen, Carter[/TD]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]5'11"[/TD]
[TD]154[/TD]
[TD]Swift Current, SK[/TD]
[TD]Swift Current Broncos U15 AA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Victoria[/TD]
[TD]Perreault, Ludovic[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'08"[/TD]
[TD]152[/TD]
[TD]Winnipeg, MB[/TD]
[TD]Winnipeg Bruins U15 AAA Brown[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Everett[/TD]
[TD]Dufour, Mirco[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'06"[/TD]
[TD]158[/TD]
[TD]Rocky View, AB[/TD]
[TD]Edge School U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Portland[/TD]
[TD]St. Louis, Jordin[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]5'10"[/TD]
[TD]140[/TD]
[TD]Airdrie, AB[/TD]
[TD]Edge School U15 Prep[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Prince George[/TD]
[TD]Wotherspoon, Dade[/TD]
[TD]LW[/TD]
[TD]5'10.75"[/TD]
[TD]179[/TD]
[TD]Martensville, SK[/TD]
[TD]Martensville Marauders U15 AA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Kamloops[/TD]
[TD]Gingras, Asher[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'01"[/TD]
[TD]155[/TD]
[TD]Steinbach, MB[/TD]
[TD]Eastman Selects U15 AAA[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]