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By Aaron Schulze

WHL Draft 2022

Blazers trade up in WHL Prospects Draft, select 12 players

May 20, 2022 | 6:57 AM

KAMLOOPS — Draft day began with a trade for the Kamloops Blazers.

During the Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft on Thursday (May 19), the Blazers moved up six spots in the draft by trading the 19^th overall pick, the 66^th overall pick (third round), and 129^th overall pick (sixth round) to the Saskatoon Blades for the 13^th overall pick.

With the 13^th pick, the Blazers selected Nathan Behm – a six-foot 173 lbs forward out of Calgary. Behm scored 28 goals and 29 assists in 29 regular season U-15 games with Edge School, along with six goals and five assists in four playoff games. At the U-16 level with Edge School, Behm scored two goals in two regular season games and two goals and three assists in five playoff games.

“We see him as one of the most skilled players in the draft, he is a dynamic offensive player. A dual threat with the puck. He loves the game and wants to be a player. We look forward to seeing him in a Blazer jersey,” Robbie Sandland, Blazers director of player personnel says.

Other Blazers draft picks include:

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• Third round (57^th overall): forward Jack Bakker – Burnaby Winter Club Academy U-15 Prep
• Third round (63^rd overall): forward Andrew Thomson – Okanagan Hockey Academy Edmonton campus U-15 Prep
• Fourth round (85^th overall): defenceman Isa Guram – Delta Hockey Academy U-15 Prep
• Fifth round (109^th overall): forward Zach Pantelakis – Delta Hockey Academy U-15 Prep
• Seventh round (146^th overall): defenceman Teigan Semchyshen – Martensville Marauders U-15 AA
• Eighth round (173^rd overall): goaltender Logan Edmonstone – Saskatoon Generals U-15 AA
• Eighth round (174^th overall): forward Tommy Lafreniere – Yale Hockey Academy U-15 Prep
• Ninth round (195^th overall): defenceman Nicholas Morin – Vancouver NE Chiefs U-15 AAA
• 10^th round (217^th overall): defenceman Tyson Moss – Yale Hockey Academy U-15 Prep
• 11^th round (239^th overall): forward Hunter Yanick – Fort Saskatchewan Rangers U-15 AA
• 12^th round (261^st overall): forward Evan Cook – Valley West Giants U-15 AAA

Elsewhere, three players from the Thompson Blazers U-15 AAA team were selected in the WHL Prospects Draft.

Sawyer Mayes, a center from Salmon Arm, was taken in the second round (44^th overall) by the Calgary Hitmen. The Hitmen also selected Kamloops native and defenceman Hunter Aura in the third round (51^st overall).

In the seventh round, the Prince George Cougars selected Kamloops native and defenceman Kieran Thibault in the seventh round (138^th overall).