Wild Well Represented at CHL Draft

Earl Armstrong arena was buzzing with activity on Wednesday evening as league officials and local political dignitaries kicked off the draft of the newly re-named tier-1 junior hockey league. Nervous parents braved the warm temperatures inside the arena as team officials made their way to the podium to announce their selections and further hopeful players' dreams of playing elite level hockey.

The results are a testament to the success of AAA hockey in the Ottawa area and particularly for players who toil in Eastern Ontario. Three Major Bantam Wild players were selected in the Bantam Protect phase of the evening, while twelve current Minor Midgets were called to the podium, starting with the very first pick. Three former Wild players who played Junior B this past winter were also rewarded for their efforts and will get a chance to further develop their skills at the tier-1 level.

The list of Wild players selected is as follows, including the round, overall pick and the team that selected them:    

ROUND 1
1  Hawkesbury Alexandre Gendron
6  Cumberland Phillipe Drouin
8  Ottawa Carl Faucher

ROUND 2
15  Smiths Falls Tyler Akeson
23  Nepean Patrick Cyr
24  Kanata Jacob Dawson

ROUND 3
33  Kemptville Matthew Ferris
35  Hawkesbury Justin Blanchard-Pellerin

ROUND 4
41  Ottawa Leger Christian
44  Hawkesbury Pier-Olivier Fournier
47  Cornwall Joel Marleau

ROUND 5
52  Cornwall Karl Lariviere

ROUND 6
61  Ottawa Dylan Leclair
68  Ottawa Nathaniel Quinn
70  Cornwall Jayden Lemire

Bantam Protects
Hawksbury Kevin Giroux
Cumberland Mark Golberg
Cornwall Matthew Morin