WHL Vice President Richard Doerksen makes the Bantam Draft Lottery draw. (Supplied by Western Hockey League)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge Hurricanes to pick 16th in WHL Bantam Draft

Mar 25, 2020 | 1:37 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Although the rest of the current Western Hockey League (WHL) season has been cancelled, teams are still looking ahead to the future.

The WHL held its draft lottery Wednesday.

The Regina Pats had already secured the first-overall selection, having acquired it from the Swift Current Broncos.

The lottery selection went to the Prince George Cougars, moving them up to the second pick in the first round.

In both of the first two rounds, the Lethbridge Hurricanes will get the 16th draft pick.

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The 2020 Bantam Draft will take place Wednesday, April 22.

The full order is as follows:

First Round:

1.Regina Pats (from Swift Current Broncos via Lethbridge)
2. Prince George Cougars
3. Moose Jaw Warriors
4. Tri-City Americans
5. Saskatoon Blades (from Regina Pats)
6. Red Deer Rebels
7. Seattle Thunderbirds
8. Kelowna Rockets
9. Victoria Royals
10. Vancouver Giants
11. Medicine Hat Tigers (from Saskatoon Blades)
12. Calgary Hitmen
13. Brandon Wheat Kings
14. Winnipeg ICE
15. Prince Albert Raiders
16. Lethbridge Hurricanes
17. Prince George Cougars (from Medicine Hat Tigers)
18. Spokane Chiefs
19. Kamloops Blazers
20. Edmonton Oil Kings
21. Swift Current Broncos (from Everett Silvertips)
22. Prince George Cougars (from Portland Winterhawks)

Second Round:

1. Swift Current Broncos
2. Moose Jaw Warriors
3. Tri-City Americans
4. Prince George Cougars
5. Regina Pats
6. Red Deer Rebels
7. Seattle Thunderbirds
8. Kelowna Rockets
9. Victoria Royals
10. Vancouver Giants
11. Saskatoon Blades
12. Calgary Hitmen
13. Brandon Wheat Kings
14. Winnipeg ICE
15. Prince Albert Raiders
16. Lethbridge Hurricanes
17. Medicine Hat Tigers
18. Spokane Chiefs
19. Kamloops Blazers
20. Edmonton Oil Kings
21. Everett Silvertips
22. Portland Winterhawks

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