1st overall, Cologne Express, Chase Keller @Kendrick
The Cologne Express have traded away their first round pick in the past two years, and although under new management now, Christopher Miller has publicly stated he is not opposed to the idea of trading it away for the third consecutive year. With almost a bare cupboard, they will pair Chase Keller with prospect Kriztof Mueller to form a formidable 1-2 punch. While both natural centers, neither has progressed their talent in that aspect to a serviceable level, so expect one of them to move out to the wing. @ADV
2nd overall, New York Americans, Casey Jones @der meister
It's no secret that Vince Wong has a special love for Casey Jones, and taking the leading point-getter from the VHLM with the second overall pick is not a question here. Already having secured the talents to elite winger Takashi Fujimoto, Jones will be the building piece on defense in front of rookie Ike Arkander. @STZ
3rd overall, Stockholm Vikings, Ko Kane @BluObieZ
Tyler Barabash will nab shutdown defender Ko Kane at third overall, with the hopes of trying to persuade pending free agent Vernon Von Axelberry to resign in Sweden. @Bushito
4th overall, Seattle Bears, Keaton Louth @Beaviss
The Seattle Bears will be pleasantly surprised to see Keaton Louth still available at fourth overall and Blake Campbell will no mistake by drafting the highly-touted rookie. A future All Star caliber defenseman, he will fit alongside Aleksei Federov nicely. @Banackock
5th overall, Riga Reign, Colton Rayne @Spade18
Benjamin Zeptenbergs has completed his forward core after a recent trade with Davos saw Riga trade for John Locke and Rusty Trombone. With Bobby Digital now retired and Elijah Dotran retiring at the end of this season, they will select Colton Rayne and hope he can have a future career path similar to Niko Bogdanovic. @hedgehog337
6th overall, Toronto Legion, Jeff Gow @Fire Hakstol
Bo Boeser can't do it all in Toronto, so Travis Boychuk will take winger Jeff Gow. Already set in goal and on the blue line, the selection of Gow will give the Legion two All Star caliber forwards a season after relying on solid depth players. @DollarAndADream
7th overall, Calgary Wranglers, Boner @Corco
Having picked up Shawn Gretzky and Motherfucker Sharpe to bolster the forward corps, Austin Gow will select Boner to add to the blue line depth the Wranglers already have. Ranked by some as the second best prospect in this class, Boner seems to have hit a rough patch as of late as he hasn't developed as some have hoped. With rumours that he will be taking part-time classes on the side after turning professional, Calgary chooses a high-risk, high-reward player one year after taking a gamble on Ho Lee Fook. @Bring Back Chat
8th overall, New York Americans, Shawn Brodeur @TheLastOlympian07
Although the Americans already have Arkander in the pipeline, Shawn Brodeur's availability at eighth overall is too good to pass on. Expect Brodeur to overtake Arkander as the new goalie of the future, and for Vince Wong to find another exclusive import to bring into New York instead of Arkander.
9th overall, Cologne Express, Phil Bennington @Phil
Cologne will take Phil Bennington with their second pick of the evening, as they cannot believe that New York passed on him. Bennington is the best player remaining, and along with Keller and Mueller should form a top line that can challenge the likes of Thomas O'Malley, Mason Richardson, and Xin Xie Xiao.
10th overall, HC Davos Dynamo, Launchpad McQuack @KGR
With fan favourite and self proclaimed "shittiest player on Earth" now traded away to the New York Americans to be the sidekick to VHLM MVP Sergei Komarov, Davos will draft Launchpad McQuack and hopes he beats other contenders Xavier Laflamme, The Process, JourneyMan, and Rudi Ying to the title of "shittest player on Earth." @Tyler
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