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By Tim O'Donovan - Blazers media release

Blazers Prospects Draft

Blazers pick 11 players, make two trades in Prospects Draft

Dec 9, 2021 | 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers selected 11 players in the WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday, December 9^th. The hockey club selected six forwards, four defensemen and a goaltender.

The Blazers made two separate trades on the day to improve their future draft picks. The hockey club traded their 1^st round pick, 21^st overall to the Regina Pats in exchange for a 1^st round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft.

The second trade of the day was the Blazers 3^rd round pick, 67^th overall. It was sent to the Winnipeg Ice in exchange for a 6^th round pick, 115^th overall in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft and a 3^rd round pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft.

With the Blazers first pick of the draft, the hockey club selected forward Ashton Tait from Prince Albert, SK. The Blazers had another second round pick and they chose goaltender Jesse Sanche from Kamloops, BC.

The Blazers picked their first defenseman in the third round as they went to Calgary, AB to select Harrison Brunicke.

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In the fourth round, the Blazers selected forward Max Sullivan and in the fifth round the Blazers stuck with forwards and selected Conner Radke from Langdon, AB.

The Blazers had two picks in the sixth round as they chose forward Luke Dahlen from Saskatoon and defenseman Jordan Murray from Decker, MB.

In the seventh round, the Blazers had three picks. The hockey club chose defenseman Tyson Jugnauth from the West Kelowna Warriors of the BCHL. Jugnauth was a former 1^st round WHL Prospects Draft pick in 2019 by the Swift Current Broncos.

To round out the seventh round, the hockey club chose forwards Brogan Pilgaard-Kennedy and Bryce Minten. Minten is the younger brother of current Blazers forward Fraser Minten.

To finish the WHL Prospects Draft, the Blazers selected defenseman Thomas Byrne from Calgary, AB.