Rockets Select ELEVEN In Bantam Draft

r The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce they have selected ELEVEN players in the 2009 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

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r The Rockets first selection was Jason Siebert, a forward from Abbotsford, BC.  He stands at 5’10, 170 pounds and played for the Abbotsford Hawks last season.

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r Thanks to a trade, the Rockets selected two players in the third round; Cole Martin (53rd overall) and Ryan Berlin (61st overall).

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r With their final selection the Rockets chose Sean MacTavish in the ninth round, who is the son of the Edmonton Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish.

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r President/General Manager Bruce Hamilton responded, “We felt we had a real successful day.  We chose eleven excellent prospects and are looking forward to watching them grow.  In two or three years we’ll find out how good they really are.”

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r The following are the Rockets’ 2009 Bantam Draft picks:

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r 1st Round (17th overall) – Jason Siebert – 5’10/170 – RW – Abbotsford, BC
r 2nd Round (39th overall) – Colton Heffely – 6’3/170 – C – Swift Current, SK
r 3rd Round (53rd overall-trade with PA) – Cole Martin – D – Arlington, TX
r 3rd Round (61st overall) – Ryan Berlin – 6’1/160 – LW – Edmonton, AB
r 4th Round (83rd overall) – Bradon Seyl – D – Revelstoke, BC
r 5th Round (92nd overall) – Austin Plevy – 5’7/140 – C – Langley, BC
r 5th Round (105th overall) – Tyrell Goulbourne – 5’10/180 – LW – Edmonton, AB
r 7th Round (141st overall) – Tanner Moar – 6’2/160 – D – Carwood, SK
r 8th Round (171st overall) – Nicolas Kerdiles – 5’10/145 – LW – Irvine, CA
r 9th Round (192nd overall-trade with Spokane) – Damon Severson – 6’0/170 – D – Melville, SK
r 9th Round (193rd overall) – Sean MacTavish – 5’10/145 – RW – Edmonton, AB

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