Six Giant draft picks to play for three provinces at Winter Games

Six Vancouver Giants draft picks have been chosen to play for his or her numerous provinces on the 2023 Canada Winter Games that get underway in February in Prince Edward Island.

Three gamers on the B.C. U16 male staff, and one on the B.C. U18 feminine staff, have been drafted by the Giants earlier this yr:

Ahead Cameron Schmidt from Prince George, who was picked seventh total within the first spherical of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft in Could, performed final season with the Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna U15 Program.

In 13 video games he managed 25 targets and 16 assists for 41 factors together with 38 penalty minutes. He added six targets and 5 assists for 11 factors in 5 playoff video games. He additionally appeared in 4 further video games with the U16 (1GP) and U18 groups (3GP), and he scored twice for every older staff.

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Langley’s Jakob Oreskovic, who was picked twenty second total, appeared in 28 video games with the Delta Hockey Academy’s U15 prep inexperienced program. Taking part in ahead, Oreskovic managed 19 targets and 27 assists for 46 factors. He added eight penalty minutes. Oreskovic additionally suited up in 5 playoff video games, the place he amassed one aim and two assists.

Defenceman Colton Alain, 54th total, from Victoria scored 16 targets and 16 assists for 32 factors in 20 video games for the Pacific Coast Academy’s U15 Prep Program final season, together with 40 penalty minutes.

Chloe Primerano from North Vancouver, the final draft choose by the Giants, was a historic selection, the first female skater ever selected in a Canadian Hockey League prospects draft.

Taking part in minor ice hockey with the Burnaby Winter Membership U15 program through the 2021–22 season, Primerano scored two targets and 19 factors in 30 regular-season video games. Within the postseason, she added two assists in three playoff video games.

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Two different Big picks will play for different provinces:

Calgary’s Aaron Obobaifo is on the U16 Alberta staff.

Obobaifo appeared in 52 video games with Shattuck St. Mary’s 14U AAA staff, scoring 44 targets and 47 assists for 91 factors and 36 penalty minutes.

To be able to get Obobaifo with choose 19, Giants gave away picks 21 and 70 in spherical 4 to the Saskatoon Blades .

Netminder Burke Hood, from Brandon, will play for the Manitoba U16 Male staff.

Hood, who performs for the RINK Hockey Academy of Winnipeg U18 Prep, has a save share of 0.911 per cent and a targets in opposition to common of two.96.