Catton selected 8th-overall to the Seattle Kraken in 2024 NHL Draft
Las Vegas, Nev. — Spokane Chiefs forward Berkly Catton was selected 8th-overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2024 NHL Draft Friday evening. Catton is the eighth Chief to be selected in the first round of the NHL Draft, and is the highest pick since Jared Cowen in 2009 (9th-overall to the Ottawa Senators).
The Saskatoon native is the 47th Spokane forward to be selected in the NHL Draft and the first since 2020 when Jack Finley (2nd round, 57th overall) and Bear Hughes (5th round, 148th overall) were picked by the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals, respectively.
Catton is the first ever Chief to be drafted by the Seattle Kraken since their inaugural draft in 2021.
The 5-foot-10 centerman finished the 2023-24 season with 54 goals and 62 assists for 116 total points, becoming the fourth CHL skater this century to score 50+ goals and 100+ points in his draft year (Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Connor Bedard). Catton had a record-setting sophomore year in Spokane, surpassing Ray Whitney to become the second-highest-scoring 17-year-old in Chiefs history behind only Pat Falloon (60-64-124).
Catton capped the 2023-24 campaign as the fourth-highest scorer in the WHL and the highest-scoring draft-eligible skater in all the CHL, earning himself WHL U.S. Division Player of the Year honors as well as a spot on the CHL Second All-Star Team.
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The Spokane Chiefs are a member of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey league, the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players. Since 1985 the Chiefs have been a pillar in the Spokane community, offering family-friendly entertainment and a winning tradition which includes: two Memorial Cup Championships in 1991 & 2008, two WHL Championships in 1991 & 2008 and four Western Conference Championships in 1991, 1996, 2000 & 2008. Over 60 alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.
