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By rdnewsNOW Staff

214 Players Selected

Western Hockey League completes 2021 WHL Prospects Draft

Dec 10, 2021 | 9:57 AM

The Western Hockey League completed the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft online Thursday.

With the first-overall pick in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, the Spokane Chiefs used the selection to take forward Berkly Catton (Saskatoon, Sask. / Saskatoon Contacts U18). Shortly after the selection of Catton, the Chiefs announced the No. 1 pick had signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement.

In total, 214 players were selected by WHL member Clubs, including 119 forwards, 71 defencemen, and 24 goaltenders.

Alberta led all provincial branches with 75 players selected. A total of 65 players from B.C. / Yukon were chosen, with another 41 players coming from Saskatchewan. Manitoba saw 26 players selected. Thursday’s proceedings saw seven players selected from the United States, following on the heels of 43 American-born players taken in the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft on Wednesday.

The first three rounds of the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft featured 40 players selected from the Canadian Sports School Hockey League, comprising 59 per cent of the total. In all, 94 players from the CSSHL were chosen.

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Players eligible for the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft were 2006-born players residing in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

CLICK HERE for a complete list of all players selected in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft.