Winnipeg, MB (CKLQ) – The Waywayseecappo Wolverines selected Jake Poole with the first overall pick in the MJHL Draft.
The draft, which was in Winnipeg, had six rounds and involved all eleven teams in the MJHL.
Poole was a member of the Bantam AAA Yellowhead Chiefs last year, and was one of the four players on that team, selected in the first round.
In total, seven players were selected from that team.
His teammate Reece Richmond went 2nd overall to the Dauphin Kings.
Bantam AAA Brandon Wheat Kings centre, Calder Anderson went 10th overall to the Winkler Flyers.
Two Souris-born players were selected in the first round, as Cory King was picked 3rd overall by the Swan Valley Stampeders, and Landon Roberts went to the Steinbach Pistons.
Notable Picks:
Round 1
1st (Waywayseecappo) – Jake Poole (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
2nd (Dauphin) – Reece Richmond (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
3rd (Swan Valley) – Cory King (Southwest Cougars B1AAA)
4th (Neepawa) – Brady Whitely (Winnipeg Hawks B1AAA)
5th (Virden) – Bray Rookes (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
7th (Waywayseecappo) – Brody Wilson (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
10th (Winkler) – Calder Anderson (Brandon Wheat Kings B1AAA)
11th (Steinbach) – Landon Roberts (Southwest Cougars B1AAA)
Round 2
12th (Waywayseecappo) – Colby Joseph (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
13th (Dauphin) – Tyson Kozak (Southwest Cougars B1AAA)
14th (Swan Valley) – Jamie Valentino (Norman Wolves B1AAA)
15th (Neepawa) – Stephen Grahn (Winnipeg Monarchs B1AAA)
22nd (Steinbach) – Ty Thorpe (Rink H.A. Nationals Bantam Prep)
Round 3
23rd (Waywayseecappo) – Cole Jordan (Brandon Wheat Kings B1AAA)
24th (Dauphin) – Nikulas Jerris (Rink H.A. Nationals Bantam Prep)
25th (Swan Valley) – Riley Goertzen (Pembina Valley Hawks B1AAA)
26th (Neepawa) – Brandon McCartney (Winnipeg Hawks B1AAA)
27th (Virden) – Brock Moroz (Pembina Valley Hawks B1AAA)
29th (Portage) – Jacob Carels (Pembina Valley Hawks B1AAA)
32nd (Winkler) – Mitch Thiessen (Brandon Wheat Kings B1AAA)
Round 4
34th (Waywayseecappo) – Andrew Boucher (Pembina Valley Hawks B1AAA)
35th (Dauphin) – Owen Wareham (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
36th (Swan Valley) – Chase Tilbury (Southwest Cougars B1AAA)
37th (Neepawa) – Maddux Mateychuk (Eastman Selects B1AAA)
38th (Dauphin) – Kade Runke (Eastman Selects B1AAA)
43rd (Waywayseecappo) – Cole Stainer (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
Round 5
45th (Virden) – Drayden Kurbatoff (Eastman Selects B1AAA)
46th (Dauphin) – Jack Oleksiuk (Winnipeg Hawks B1AAA)
47th (Swan Valley) – Hunter Sexton (Rink H.A. Nationals Bantam Prep)
48th (Neepawa) – Zachary Veitch (Yellowhead Chiefs B1AAA)
49th (Virden) – Riley Zimmerman (Winnipeg Monarchs B1AAA)
Round 6
56th (Waywayseecappo) – Jordan Boychenko (Southwest Cougars B1AAA)
58th (Swan Valley) – Justin Keck (Pembina Valley Hawks B1AAA)
59th (Neepawa) – Garrett Hrechka (Parkland Rangers B1AAA)
60th (Virden) – Tyler Thoendal (Winnipeg monarchs B1AAA)
62nd (Portage) – Matthew Ramsey (Southwest Cougars B1AAA)
63rd (Neepawa) – Quinn Hedgecock (Winnipeg Hawks B1AAA)
