Tips charts 2: WHLers and the NHL draft
Published 6:43 pm Tuesday, June 20, 2017
This series of charts involves NHL draft picks from the WHL.
Everett’s first bantam draft came in 2003, which was for players born in 1988. Those players were first eligible for the NHL draft in 2006. Therefore, the time period for these charts is from 2006 to the present.
First, here’s the number of NHL draft picks from each WHL team from 2006 to the present:
| WHL team | NHL draft picks |
| Portland | 30 |
| Calgary | 26 |
| Kelowna | 26 |
| Saskatoon | 22 |
| Swift Current | 21 |
| Regina | 20 |
| Everett | 19 |
| Brandon | 19 |
| Red Deer | 19 |
| Vancouver | 19 |
| Edmonton | 16 |
| Victoria/Chilliwack | 16 |
| Prince George | 15 |
| Spokane | 15 |
| Moose Jaw | 14 |
| Kamloops | 14 |
| Seattle | 13 |
| Medicine Hat | 12 |
| Kootenay | 12 |
| Lethbridge | 10 |
| Prince Albert | 10 |
| Tri-City | 8 |
What about the truly elite prospects? Here’s the number of first-round NHL draft picks from each WHL team over the same period:
| WHL team | NHL first rounders |
| Everett | 7 |
| Portland | 6 |
| Calgary | 5 |
| Regina | 5 |
| Brandon | 5 |
| Red Deer | 5 |
| Kelowna | 4 |
| Edmonton | 4 |
| Moose Jaw | 4 |
| Saskatoon | 3 |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Medicine Hat | 3 |
| Lethbridge | 3 |
| Prince Albert | 3 |
| Swift Current | 2 |
| Vancouver | 2 |
| Prince George | 2 |
| Spokane | 2 |
| Kamloops | 1 |
| Kootenay | 1 |
| Tri-City | 1 |
| Victoria/Chilliwack | 0 |
Everett ranks high on both these lists. The Tips are tied for seventh among the WHL’s 22 teams in total NHL draft picks, and they top the list when it comes to first rounders. Everett may not have many established NHL regulars right now, but that’s not because NHL scouts didn’t like the team’s talent.
Lastly, here’s the list of every Everett player who’s been drafted by the NHL while they were Tips:
FIRST ROUND
F Peter Mueller, 2006, eighth overall, Phoenix
G Leland Irving, 2006, 26th overall, Calgary
F Zach Hamill, 2007, eighth overall, Boston
F Kyle Beach, 2008, 11th overall, Chicago
D Ryan Murray, 2012, second overall, Columbus
D Mirco Mueller, 2013, 18th overall, San Jose
D Noah Juulsen, 2015, 26th overall, Montreal
SECOND ROUND
F Ondrej Fiala, 2006, 40th overall, Minnesota
D Taylor Ellington, 2007, 33rd overall, Vancouver
G Kent Simpson, 2010, 58th overall, Chicago
G Carter Hart, 2016, 46th overall, Philadelphia
THIRD ROUND
F Brady Calla, 2006, 73rd overall, Florida
F Cameron Abney, 2009, 82nd overall, Edmonton
D Radko Gudas, 2010, 66th overall, Tampa Bay
FOURTH ROUND
F Byron Froese, 2009, 119th overall, Chicago
D Alex Theriau, 2010, 109th overall, Dallas
D Nick Walters, 2012, 116th overall, St. Louis
FIFTH ROUND
None
SIXTH ROUND
D Ben Betker, 2013, 158th overall, Edmonton
SEVENTH ROUND
F Dan Gendur, 2007, 206th overall, Vancouver
