MJHL Draft Recap 2014

The 2014 Manitoba Junior Hockey Draft and AGM took place this past weekend in Winkler, Manitoba.

Swan Valley Stampeders Draft Selections:



Auto- Protected Players:
Riley Mackay- F (Swan River, MB)
Nicholas Arp- G (Swan River, MB)

1st round, 5th overall:
Dane Hirst- Defense (Lac Du Bonnet, MB)-- 6' 175lbs
4G 12A= 16 points in 33 games with Eastman Selects

1st round, 9th overall:
Connor Gutenberg- Forward (Brandon, MB)--
20G 20A= 40 points in 32 games with Brandon Bantam AAA Wheat Kings

2nd round, 16th overall: Brian Harris- Forward (Wawanesa, MB)-- 5'10", 155lbs
11G 11A=  22 points in 24 games with Southwest Cougars Bantam AAA

3rd round, 27th overall:
Elijah Carels- Forward (Bruxelles, MB)-- 5'8, 130lbs
19 G 11A= 30 points in 32 games with Pembina Valley Hawks Bantam AAA

4th round, 38th overall:
Noah Basarab- F (Gimli, MB)-- 5'10, 145lbs
13G 17A= 30 points in 32 games with Interlake Thunder Bantam AAA

6th round, 60th overall:
Carson Boyechko- Forward (Brandon, MB)--
10G 12A= 22 points in 32 points with the Brandon Bantam AAA Wheat Kings

The Stampeders also swung a deal during the weekend:




 Swan Valley have traded the rights to 20 year old dman Landon Cross to the Steinbach Pistons for 20 year old forward Nicolas Kobelka. (pictured above)

Kobelka, a Beausejour, MB product, a former number one overall pick in the MJHL bantam draft had 17 goals and 23 assists for 40 points in 49 games with the Pistons this past season.

Cross, who is a Brandon native had 9 points in 54 games with the WHL's Kootenay Ice.


Recap of the Weekend from Swan Valley Stampeders Head Coach/ GM Erik Petersen
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Wayway Wolverines Draft Picks


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Jacob Tibbats- Forward (Foxwarren, MB)
Jory Nychuk- Forward (Russell, MB)

2nd round, 13th overall:

Kolby Chen- Forward (Deloraine, MB) -- 5'5, 137lbs
17G 12A= 39 points in 32 games with the South West Cougars Bantam AAA

3rd round, 24th overall:
Garret Szeremley- Forward (Morden, MB)-- 6'0 157lbs
13G 8A= 21 points in 30 games with the Pembina Valley Hawks Bantam AAA

4th round, 35th overall:
 Zack Wytnick- Defenseman (Glenboro, MB)-- 5'5 111lbs
3G 6A= 9 points in 32 games with the Southwest Cougars Bantam AAA

6th round, 57th overall: Curtis Brule- Defenseman (Ile Des Chenes, MB)-- 5'4 125 lbs
5G 9A= 14 points in 31 games with the Eastman Selects Bantam AAA