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Four WHL Players Selected in First Round of 2016 NHL Draft

Jun 25, 2016 | 10:11 AM

Buffalo, NY –  Four WHL players were chosen within the first 30 picks of the 2016 NHL Draft last night (June 24) at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY.

Jake Bean of Calgary, AB with the Hitmen, Brett Howden from Oakbank MB playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors, Lucas Johansen of Port Moody, BC, with the Kelowna Rockets and Sherwood Park, AB native Sam Steel with the Regina Pats were all selected to move up to the NHL.

The Draft resumes this morning (June 25), so far 15 of the 30 selections made on Friday evening stemmed this year in the Canadian Hockey League.