The Fort Erie Falcons won the No. 2 pick, and the Wisborg Donuts won the No. 3 selection.
The Calgary Chinook, acquired Hilo’s 1st round pick this midseason along with Sweden’s wunderkind Nils Hoglander and Dayton's 1st round pick in the 2021 draft from Minnesota Norsemen in exchange for John Carlson.
This trade now looks like a key trade to speed up the rebuild process for the Chinook.
The Chinook could use the pick to select center Alexis Lafreniere, a winger that consider a generational talent. Lafreniere has the best resume of any prospect planning to enter the CCHL draft pool.
He won Most Valuable Player at the World Junior Championship and took home MVP honors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season.
"He's incredibly skilled and smart, showing the ability to make defenders look foolish and to pick apart defenses with his vision," Chinook Scout Todd Button said. "He's not only very skilled but also very competitive. Lafreniere attacks the net, has some physicality in his game and gets a lot of goals in the dirty areas."
There is always the chance a team prefers Byfield because of the specific skills he brings to the ice, but in terms of pure talent, Lafreniere appears to be the top prospect on the board.
“My and staff and I will have a serious meeting on whom we pick in the upcoming draft.” Eugene said.
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