AMLOOPS — There were three players from Kamloops taken in the 2019 Western Hockey League bantam draft — all who play for Yale Hockey Academy in Abbotsford.
Matthew Ward went in the first round, 13th overall to the Swift Current Broncos.
Ward plays with the Delta Hockey Academy
Kolby Hay, the fourth goaltender taken in the draft, also goes to the Oil Kings.
Portland drafted forward Carter Streek in round four.
Hay and Streek both played a big role in Yale’s 3-1 win over the Northern Alberta Extreme to win the Canadian Sports School League Bantam Prep championship.
Streek had a goal and an assist while Hay made 20 saves in backstopping Yale to the gold medal.
Hay had a .923 saves percentage in five games in the championship tournament, while Streek led Yale in scoring with three goals and four assists in five games.
