![]() ![]() Thanks in large part to their busy trade deadline, the Preds have amassed 13 picks in this year's draft - including two in the first round, two in the second round, three in the third round, three in the fourth round, two in the fifth round and one in the sixth round. So I think that we look at this as the same type of opportunity, and we're doing the work now so we'll be ready to go." If you look back 20 years ago, we had the draft here we really set ourselves up with Ryan Suter and Shea Weber going forward with that. We know that the opportunity is there over the next couple of years to really set ourselves up. "We've set things up pretty well for ourselves going forward here. "At the trade deadline, we kind of knew we were going in that direction with the picks and young players that we added," Kealty said. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.By "this," Kealty was referring to the sheer amount of draft capital the team has this year, which gives him and his staff the opportunity to hit the fast-forward button on retooling the team moving forward. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. PT, accesso ShoWare Center, TSN, Fox13+). Reid Schaefer and the Seattle Thunderbirds continue the 2023 WHL Championship Series presented by Nutrien versus the Winnipeg ICE with Game 3, scheduled for Tuesday, May 16 in Kent, Wash. The 6-foot-4, 219-pound forward was selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers his NHL rights were dealt to the Nashville Predators in February of 2023. Originally selected by the Thunderbirds in the eighth round of the 2018 WHL Draft, Schaefer has totalled 159 points (74G-85A) in 187 career WHL regular season and playoff appearances. In 16 post-season appearances this spring, Schaefer has collected 16 points (8G-8A), including two game-winning markers. The following evening, the 19-year-old extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, adding an assist as Seattle evened the WHL Championship Series with a 4-2 win at Winnipeg. In Game 1 of the 2023 WHL Championship Series presented by Nutrien Friday, May 12, Schaefer scored, and registered a game-high six shots on goal in a 3-2 Thunderbirds setback versus the Winnipeg ICE. began his week Monday, May 8 with a goal and five shots on goal as Seattle claimed the 2023 WHL Western Conference Championship presented by Nutrien, earning a 4-2 victory over the Kamloops Blazers in Game 6 of the series. The Nashville Predators prospect recorded four points (3G-1A) over his three outings this past week, helping the Thunderbirds reach the WHL Championship Series for the second consecutive year in the process. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Seattle Thunderbirds forward Reid Schaefer has been named WHL Player of the Week for the week ending May 14, 2023. ![]()
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