MiHockey’s 2018 NAHL Draft Watch
By @MichaelCaples –
The North American Hockey League is conducting its annual NAHL Draft today; follow along as MiHockey keeps tabs on all the Michigan names selected by the prestigious junior hockey league.
Selection No. – NAHL Team – Player Name – Hometown – Previous Team
Round 1
No. 2 – Topeka – Joel Brandinger – Ada – Forest Hills Northern/Eastern High School
No. 18 – Austin – Hugh Larkin – Livonia – Cowichan Valley Capitals
No. 21 – Lone Star – Hayden Taylor – Bloomfield Hills – Islanders HC
No. 24 – Fairbanks – Nathan Reid – Sun Prairie, Wisc. – Victory Honda 18U
Round 2
No. 35 – Philadelphia – Noah West – Pittsboro, Ind. – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 18U
No. 37 – Wilkes-Barre – Evan Orr – Shelby Township – Little Caesars 16U
Round 3
No. 51 – Wilkes-Barre – Davis Pennington – Saline – Honeybaked 16U
No. 59 – Corpus Christi – Thomas Wray – Longwood, Fla. – Compuware 18U
No. 61 – Wilkes-Barre – Mathew Kahra – Brighton – Brighton High School
No. 65 – Shreveport – Matt Stoia – Northville – Dubuque Fighting Saints
No. 70 – Philadelphia – Antonio Venuto – Whitmore Lake – Compuware 18U
No. 71 – Shreveport – Joel Frazee – Monroe – Kemptville 73’s
Round 4
No. 74 – Topeka – Joshua Boverhof – Ada – Forest Hills Northern/Eastern High School
No. 78 – Wilkes-Barre – Samuel Vyletelka – Zilina, Slovakia – Little Caesars 18U
No. 80 – Amarillo – Noah Carlin – Marine City – Belle Tire 18U
No. 84 – Fairbanks – Andrew Garby – Canton – Plymouth High School
No. 87 – Odessa – Christopher Lipe – Rockford – Des Moines Buccaneers
No. 88 – Fairbanks – George-Boyd Aldridge – Lake Orion – Little Caesars 16U
No. 89 – Bismarck – Dawson McKay – Houghton – Houghton High School
No. 94 – Odessa – Kellen Tharaldson – Wausau, Wisc. – Soo Eagles
Round 5
No. 97 – Maryland – Cole Gibbs – Bloomfield Hills – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
No. 104 – Amarillo – Tyson Suggs – White Lake – Belle Tire 18U
No. 113 – Austin – Carson Riddle – Holly – Honeybaked 16U
Round 6
No. 124 – Chippewa – Dylan Moulton – Nolensville, Tenn. – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U
No. 136 – Shreveport – Andrew Jackson – Rochester – Cowichan Valley Capitals
No. 142 – Philadelphia – Cannon Green – Birmingham – Compuware 18U
Round 7
No. 153 – Minot – Daniel Russell – Traverse City – Fox Motors 16U
No. 158 – New Jersey – Austen Swankler – North Huntingdon, Pa. – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U
No. 162 – Austin – Rayce Jacobs – Haslett – Cleveland Barons 18U
No. 166 – Philadelphia – Campbell Balk – West Olive – Yarmouth Mariners
No. 167 – Shreveport – James Durham – Grand Rapids – Dubuque Fighting Saints
Round 8
No. 170 – Topeka – Nick Nardecchia – Macomb – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U
No. 177 – Minot – Sam Skinner – Schoolcraft – Fox Motors 16U
Round 9
No. 196 – Chippewa – Brian George – Farmington Hills – Buffalo Jr. Sabres
No. 198 – Brookings – Nathan Skulley – Walled Lake – Leamington Flyers
No. 206 – New Jersey – Owen Kelly – Orchard Lake – Victory Honda 18U
No. 213 – Lone Star – Jack Sampson – Portage – Blind River Beavers
Round 11
No. 241 – Maryland – Kobe Keller – Mosinee, Wisc. – Soo Eagles
No. 255 – Odessa – Ryan Dickinson – Brighton – Brookings Blizzard
No. 261 – Lone Star – Gabe Potyk – Lake Orion – Lake Orion High School
Round 15
No. 347 – Corpus Christi – Daunte Fortner – Kingsford – Kingsford High School
Round 16
No. 364 – Chippewa – Gramm McCormack – Lowell – Fox Motors 16U