WHL Draft 2022

The Vancouver Giants have selected defender Chloe Primerano in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, the team announced Thursday, making her the first ever female ...

Taylor Green, Giants' manager of hockey operations said of Primerano. "Her processing speed allows her to consistently make good decisions in all three zones of the rink." Last year, goaltender Taya Currie was selected 267th overall by the Sarnia Sting, making her the first female to be selected in the OHL draft. The Vancouver Giants have selected defender Chloe Primerano in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, the team announced Thursday, making her the first ever female to be selected in the WHL Bantam Draft.

Burnaby Winter Club player Chloe Primerano drafted into the Western Hockey League Thursday.

Primerano won’t be the first female to play in the league. “I would say I’m a two-way defenceman,” she said in a Giants interview. In 2021 goaltender Taya Currie became the first female drafted to the Ontario Hockey League when she was selected by the Sarnia Sting in the 14th round (267th overall). That title went to Shannon Szabados when she became the first female player to take to the ice in a regular season WHL game in September 2002. The Langley-based Giants have made hockey history as the first team to name a female player in the Canadian Hockey League Prospects Draft. Chloe Primarano is the first ever female to be selected in a WHL Bantam Draft.

The Medicine Hat Tigers hold the first-overall selection in the WHL Prospects Draft, which is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. MT Thursday. WHL Live will air free, ...

The complete order of selection for the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft can be found at WHL.ca/draft. The first round of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, including a 30-minute pre-show, will be livestreamed FREE via WHL Live on CHL TV. All that is required is to register and login using a free account with CHL TV, no subscription or purchase necessary. The Tigers selected defenceman Jay Bouwmeester and forward Ryan Hollweg with back-to-back first-overall selections in 1998 and 1999. Manitoba Hockey has helped produce several names likey to be heard in the first round. The consensus number-one pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft hails from Whitehorse, Yukon, which falls under BC Hockey’s jurisdiction. Northern B.C. is also set to be represented by forward Cameron Schmidt of Prince George, who skated with Rink Kelowna’s U15 side this season compiling an eye-popping 25 goals in just 13 appearances. The Medicine Hat Tigers hold the first-overall selection in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, as determined by the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery on April 21, 2022. “Cole’s an excellent two-way centreman who projects as a very good player in our League,” Green noted. “Gavin was granted access to play in that U18 league and put on a show. “He’s a big defenceman, just under 6-foot-3 who can score. The Tigers boast the first-overall selection in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, marking the first time in 23 years that Medicine Hat holds the number-one pick. “It’s a deep year this year,” Green added.

The Western Hockey League draft is like Christmas Day for scouting staffs and this year, the Medicine Hat Tigers get the biggest gift of all. After their ...

“I’m really lucky to have it but at the same time, these are 14-year-old guys and you can’t rip their chests open,” Fox said. With all sports drafts, but especially in junior hockey, the rewards for high draft picks don’t come to bloom for years down the line. Fox called the process of making phone calls to agents and conducting character checks a necessary evil as all scouts thrive in the rink evaluating talent. Fox and his staff have been busy since the 2021 WHL prospect draft in December where the Tigers took Tomas Mrsic with the eighth overall pick. Fox said their approach with their top three picks is to take the best player available. It will be the first time the team has selected first since drafting Jay Bouwmeester in 1998 and Ryan Hollweg in 1999.

2022 WHL Prospects Draft sees a handful of Abbotsford and Abbotsford-trained players selected.

— YHA_Lions (@YHA_Lions)May 19, 2022 — Braeden Cootes (@BraedenCootes)May 19, 2022 The defenceman had 42 points in 21 games with the U15 Prep Team. Hurricanes head scout Rob MacLahlan said they were thrilled to choose him. — Braeden Cootes (@BraedenCootes)May 19, 2022 YHA again had a good showing at the event, with a total of 10 players chosen. — YHA_Lions (@YHA_Lions)May 19, 2022

Primerano (North Vancouver, B.C.) skated in 30 games with Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep this past season, registering 19 points (2G-17A). In total, 240 players ...

Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team. Team: Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep Stats: 28 GP – 19G-27A–46 points Team: Rink Hockey Academy U15 Prep Stats: 30 GP – 33G-48A–81 points Team: Okanagan Hockey Academy U15 Prep Stats: 30 GP – 12G-20A–32 points Team: Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep Stats: 21 GP – 19G-23A–42 points Team: Edge School U15 Prep Stats: 29 GP – 28G-29A–57 points Primerano (North Vancouver, B.C.) skated in 30 games with Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep this past season, registering 19 points (2G-17A). Team: Yale Hockey Academy U15 Stats: 30 GP – 29G-38A–67 points Team: Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep Stats: 29 GP – 32G-18A–50 points Team: Rink Hockey Academy Winnipeg U15 Prep Stats: 30 GP – 9G-26A–35 points Alberta led all provincial branches with 83 players selected. Team: Edge School U15 Prep Stats: 29 GP – 15G-23A–35 points

Chloe Primerano, who plays defence for the Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep team, was drafted by 268th overall in the 13th round by the Vancouver Giants.

“I’ve just got to keep working hard. “She is able to deliver the puck crisply both in breakout and transition situations. “I was driving home from school with my mom in the car, and I just, I was just praying for it,” Primerano said.

Genera manager Barclay Parneta says of Chloe Primerano: "She competes, she plays hard and she's smart. We think we drafted a really good player.

They were both integral to the 2019 WHL championship series team. With his Shattuck ties, there’s a school of thought that Obobaifo could be destined to go the NCAA route. Primerano is the first female skater ever picked in either the WHL, QMJHL or OHL prospect drafts. The Giants proceeded to use that selection on Aaron Obobaifo, a centre from Calgary who played in Minnesota with Shattuck-St Mary’s. Article content Article content

“As a scouting staff, we're very happy with this year's draft class. We feel we got a lot of value in our selections throughout the day, as we had these players ...

Shurgot not only led his team in points but had the most goals in the Saskatchewan U15 AA Hockey League. He also posted four points in eight games with the Saskatoon Blazers in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL). Shurgot is committed to play for the Blazers next fall. With their third pick of the seventh round, Prince George selected forward Rowan McDonald. McDonald played for the Spruce Grove PAC Saints U15 AAA team in the AEHL U15 Division. The Spruce Grove, AB product had 54 points (30G-24A) in 34 games. The 6’3,” 185-pound winger led the Saints in goals and was second in points. In the seventh round, the Cougars used their first of three selections to add to the blue line. The Fort Saskatchewan, AB product had another three points (1G-2A) in five playoff games with Saskatoon. Threinen also played a pair of games this season with the Yorkton Maulers U18 team in the SMAAAHL. With their first pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, the Cougars took centre Lee Shurgot out of Saskatoon, SK. Shurgot played for the Saskatoon Generals U15 AA in the 2021-22 season, and he posted impressive numbers. The Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., product had another three points (1G-2A) in five playoff games with Saskatoon. With their second selection of the third round, Prince George selected forward Aiden Foster, who was the Captain of the Lloydminster Bobcats U15 AAA program. 'We feel we got a lot of value in our selections throughout the day as we had these players high on our lists. We feel we got a lot of value in our selections throughout the day, as we had these players high on our lists. A lot of hard work went into it, and we are thrilled with the outcome,” said Bob Simmonds, the Cougars director of scouting.