2024 WHL Draft Primer
It’s WHL Draft week! The Everett Silvertips will make history, holding the first-overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft for the first time in franchise history. Here’s what you need to know:
U.S. Priority Draft
When: Wednesday, May 8 at 9 a.m. PT
Where: Everett picks 19th- and 41st-overall
What: The U.S. Priority Draft features 2009-born American players from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The draft lasts for two rounds.
Results: CLICK TO FOLLOW THE WHL U.S. PRIORITY DRAFT
WHL Prospects Draft
When: Thursday, May 9 at 9 a.m. PT (Pre-show begins at 8:30 a.m. on WHL Live)
With the @WHLsilvertips confirming their first-overall selection and the @PARaidersHockey winning the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery, the order for the 2024 #WHLDraft is locked in.
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 27, 2024
Where: Everett holds two first-round selections, including the 1st-overall pick for the first time in club history (via Kamloops) and 19th-overall. The Silvertips hold seven picks within the first five rounds, including 39th, 51st, 64th, 90th and 108th.
Below is a full list of selections the Silvertips currently hold for the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft:
Round | Overall |
1 | 1* |
1 | 19 |
2 | 39** |
3 | 51*** |
3 | 64 |
5 | 90* |
5 | 108 |
6 | 125**** |
6 | 130 |
6 | 131***** |
8 | 174 |
9 | 196 |
10 | 218 |
11 | 240 |
12 | 260 |
13 | 284 |
*via Kamloops, acquired Jan. 8, 2023 with Kaden Hammell, Rylan Pearce, Drew Englot, Jack Bakker and a total of 10 draft picks in exchange for Olen Zellweger and Ryan Hofer
**via Swift Current, acquired Jan. 9, 2023 with Raphael Pelletier for Drew Englot
***via Calgary, acquired Sep. 30, 2022 with Steel Quiring and a ’23 3rd (Owen Cooper) for Jacob Wright
****via Brandon, acquired May 11, 2023 for a ’23 6th
*****via Portland, acquired Jan. 10, 2023 with Donavan Bodnar for a ’24 4th
What: The WHL Prospects Draft features 2009-born players from Western Canada, as well as leftover American players unselected in the U.S. Priority Draft. Previous first-round selections by the Silvertips include Brek Liske (10th-overall, 2023), Caine Wilke (20th-overall, 2023), Julien Maze (20th-overall, 2022), Tarin Smith (20th-overall, 2021) and Ronan Seeley (20th-overall, 2017).
Did you know… Everett’s previous highest WHL Draft pick was the 3rd-overall selection in their expansion season in 2003. They used that pick on future NHL first-round pick Zach Hamill, who accumulated 262 career points in 250 games as a Silvertip.
Results: CLICK TO FOLLOW THE WHL PROSPECTS DRAFT LIVE
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