Prince George Cougars to pick 2nd and 4th in WHL Bantam Draft

The Winnipeg (Kootenay) Ice won the WHL Bantam Draft lottery today (Wednesday).

The Ice will get the first overall pick in the Bantam Draft which will be held on Thursday, May 2nd in Red Deer.

Winnipeg had the second-best chance of winning the lottery (at 23.8 %).

The Prince George Cougars will have the second pick (thanks to a Josh Anderson trade with the Swift Current Broncos) and the fourth pick.

The Cougars finished 19th out of 22 teams in the 2018-19 overall standings with a record of 19-41-5-3.

The WHL Bantam Draft Lottery involved the six non-playoff teams (Swift Current, Winnipeg, Regina, Prince George, Kelowna, and Brandon).

The lottery used a total of 21 balls.

2018 WHL BANTAM DRAFT 1^st ROUND ORDER OF SELECTION
Following is the order of selection for the first round of the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft:

1. Winnipeg ICE
2. Prince George Cougars (from Swift Current)
3. Saskatoon Blades (from Regina)
4. Prince George Cougars
5. Kelowna Rockets
6. Brandon Wheat Kings
7. Kamloops Blazers
8. Seattle Thunderbirds
9. Winnipeg ICE (from Red Deer)
10. Brandon Wheat Kings (from Victoria)
11. Calgary Hitmen (from Tri-City)
12. Medicine Hat Tigers
13. Calgary Hitmen
14. Swift Current Broncos (from Portland)
15. Spokane Chiefs
16. Brandon Wheat Kings (from Moose Jaw)
17. Regina Pats (from Lethbridge)
18. Edmonton Oil Kings
19. Victoria Royals (from Saskatoon)
20. Kamloops Blazers (from Everett)
21. Swift Current Broncos (from Vancouver)
22. Prince Albert Raiders

The allotment of which was as follows:

Swift Current                           –     Six balls (Pick previously traded to Prince George)
Winnipeg                                  –     Five balls
Regina                                       –     Four balls (Pick previously traded to Saskatoon)
Prince George                          –     Three balls
Kelowna                                    –     Two balls
Brandon                                    –     One ball

WHL Bantam Draft Lottery Odds (Fewest Points to Most)

Swift Current*                         –      28.6%
Winnipeg                                  –      23.8%
Regina**                                   –      19.0%
Prince George                          –      14.3%
Kelowna                                    –       9.5%
Brandon                                    –       4.8%

*Pick previously traded to Prince George
**Pick previously traded to Saskatoon