Braeden Lewis & Grady Lane of Virden and Hughie Hooker of Brandon were selected in the 2018 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

Lewis was picked by the Swift Current Broncos in round six.

Hooker went the Kootenay Ice in round seven.

Lane was chosen by the Spokane Chiefs in round eight.

Lewis & Lane played for the Southwest AAA Bantam Cougars this past season while Hooker played for the Winnipeg AAA Monarchs.

The Edmonton Oil Kings had the number one pick and took center Dylan Guenther of Edmonton.

Three Manitobans were selected in round one and all three were from Winnipeg. Defenseman Carson Lambos went second overall to the Kootenay Ice, goaltender Tyler Brennan went to the Prince George Cougars with the 21st pick and forward Eric Alarie was chosen by the Moose Jaw Warriors at number 22.

The Brandon Wheat Kings had the 15th pick in round one and took forward Jake Chiasson of Abbotsford who played at Yale Hockey Academy Bantam Prep in his hometown.

Brandon also took forwards Brett Hyland of Edmonton, Dylan James of Calgary and defenseman Jacob Hoffrogge of Saskatoon in round two; forward Caleb Labossiere of Lorette in round three; forward Owen Weihs of Winnipeg, defenseman Logan Hammett of Regina and forward Jaxon Dube of St. Albert in round five; defenseman Tyler Teasdale of Winnipeg in round six and defenseman Charles Larsen of Minot in round eight.


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