2002 WHL Bantam Draft Set for Thursday

The 2002 WHL Bantam Draft will be held this Thursday, May 2nd, in Calgary, Alberta and the Prince Albert Raiders will select the first overall pick. The second selection will be by the Vancouver Giants, and the third selection will be by the Vancouver Giants (transferred from the Medicine Hat Tigers).

Following is the order of selection for the 1st round of the Bantam Draft.

1) *Prince Albert
2) *Vancouver
3) *Medicine Hat (Van)
4) Seattle
5) Saskatoon
6) Moose Jaw
7) Tri-Cities
8) Lethbridge
9) Calgary
10) Kelowna
11) Prince George
12) Spokane
13) Portland (Leth)
14) Kootenay (SC)
15) Kamloops
16) Regina
17) Brandon
18) Swift Current
19) Red Deer

* Indicates via lottery.

Following is the order of selection for the 2nd and all further rounds of the Bantam Draft.
Note: Traded selections in the 2nd round do not show.

1) Vancouver
2) Seattle
3) Prince Albert
4) Saskatoon
5) Medicine Hat
6) Moose Jaw
7) Tri-Cities
8) Lethbridge
9) Calgary
10) Kelowna
11) Prince George
12) Spokane
13) Portland
14) Kootenay
15) Kamloops
16) Regina
17) Brandon
18) Swift Current
19) Red Deer

Eligible players for the Bantam Draft will be 1987 born players from the four Western Provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Oregon and Washington, and 1986 born players from the WHL’s Protected States.

The Lottery involved the three non-playoff teams from the 2001 – 02 season, and determined the order of the first three picks in the 1st round of the Bantam Draft.