By battlefordsNOW Staff

Unity’s Scherr among 42 Sask-born players taken in WHL bantam draft

May 4, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Unity native Garin Scherr and Battlefords AAA Stars defenceman Eric Robbie were among 42 Saskatchewan-born players selected in Thursday’s Western Hockey League bantam draft.

Scherr and Robbie were teammates this past season, suiting up for the West Central Wheat Kings bantam AA team that won the league championship.

Scherr, listed at 6’2″, 185 lbs., was selected with the 87th overall pick in the fourth round by the Saskatoon Blades. He put up 24 points from the back end in 30 regular-season games with the Wheat Kings this year. Robbie, listed at 6’0″, 190 lbs., was selected with the 163rd overall pick in the eighth round by the Prince Albert Raiders. The Rosetown native registered 40 points in 31 regular-season games with the Wheat Kings.

Meadow Lake native Keenan Allan was also selected in the draft, taken by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the eighth round, 172nd overall.

The annual draft saw the 22 WHL teams select a total of 223 players, made up of 124 forwards, 76 defencemen and 23 goaltenders. Those selected were born in 2003.

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Here are the Saskatchewan-born players taken in this year’s WHL bantam draft:

3rd overall – Nolan Allan, Davidson, Sask. – Prince Albert Raiders

11th overall – Cole Sillinger, Regina, Sask. – Medicine Hat Tigers

19th overall – Gabe Klassen, Prince Albert, Sask. – Portland Winterhawks

26th overall – Karter Prosofsky, Saskatoon, Sask. – Kootenay Ice

27th overall – Logan Bairos, Saskatoon, Sask. – Kamloops Blazers

30th overall – Marek Schneider, Prince Albert, Sask. – Saskatoon Blades

35th overall – Joe Arntsen, Swift Current, Sask. – Lethbridge Hurricanes

41st overall – Jacob Hoffrogge, Saskatoon, Sask. – Brandon Wheat Kings

52nd overall – Matty Hodson, Saskatoon, Sask. – Victoria Royals

61st overall – Blake Swetlikoff, Regina, Sask. – Spokane Chiefs

68th overall – Adam McNutt, Saskatoon, Sask. – Prince Albert Raiders

72nd overall – Jeremy Hancock, Melfort Sask. – Red Deer Rebels

77th overall – Ashton Ferster, Prince Albert, Sask. – Medicine Hat Tigers

83rd overall – Logan Cox, Prince Albert, Sask. – Spokane Chiefs

87th overall – Garin Scherr, Unity, Sask. – Saskatoon Blades

96th overall – Alex Bernauer, Saskatoon, Sask. – Saskatoon Blades

101st overall – Logen Hammett, Regina, Sask. – Brandon Wheat Kings

105th overall – Chase Friedt-Mohr, Prince Albert, Sask. – Spokane Chiefs

106th overall – Hayden Wilm, Central Butte, Sask. – Kelowna Rockets

107th overall – Ryan McCleary, Swift Current, Sask. – Portland Winterhawks

115th overall – Logan Linklater, Kindersley, Sask. – Prince Albert Raiders

116th overall – Wyatt Wilson, Swift Current, Sask. – Lethbridge Hurricanes

123rd overall – Sam Boldt, Regina, Sask. – Moose Jaw Warriors

130th overall – Daylan Weigel, Warman, Sask. – Regina Pats

131st overall – Hunter Larocque, Saskatoon, Sask. – Edmonton Oil Kings

132nd overall – Kirk Mullen, Moose Jaw, Sask. – Moose Jaw Warriors

135th overall – Rylan Jockims, Saskatoon, Sask. – Calgary Hitmen

140th overall – Davis Fry, Regina, Sask. – Everett Silvertips

142nd overall – Noah Barlage, Humboldt, Sask. – Seattle Thunderbirds

151st overall – Karter McNarland, Saskatoon, Sask. – Kamloops Blazers

153rd overall – Blake Heward, Regina, Sask. – Swift Current Broncos

154th overall – Brett Mirwald, Saskatoon, Sask. – Moose Jaw Warriors

155th overall – Jayden Wiens, Carrot River, Sask. – Saskatoon Blades

160th overall – Zane Winter, Carlyle, Sask. – Red Deer Rebels

163rd overall – Eric Robbie, Rosetown, Sask. – Prince Albert Raiders

172nd overall – Keenan Allan, Meadow Lake, Sask. – Moose Jaw Warriors

180th overall – Kevin Anderson, Regina, Sask. – Kootenay Ice

191st overall – Turner McMillen, Carievale, Sask. – Kelowna Rockets

196th overall – Connor McGrath, Leroy, Sask. – Everett Silvertips

204th overall – Justin Dueck, Waldeck, Sask. – Kelowna Rockets

206th overall – Brodie Guenther, Warman, Sask. – Saskatoon Blades

254th overall – Kyle Bochek, Moosomin, Sask. – Vancouver Giants

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