The organizers of the annual Macs midget tournament, which is held in Calgary every year between Christmas and New Years and is regarded by many as the premiere AAA midget tournament in North America, released their 25 team lineup for this year’s tournament yesterday.
As always, there’s a ton of WHL prospects in the tournament, and a lot of these kids will be wearing WHL uniforms at this time next year. By my count, there are 164 WHL prospects in this year’s tournament, and here they are, broken down by midget team with their WHL affiliation and how they were acquired listed as well:
Brett Blatz – Spokane (2008 9th round)
Jared Iron – Kootenay (2009 8th round)
Tanner Moar – Kelowna (2009 7th round)
Zane Morin – Saskatoon (2007 8th round)
Landon Robin – Vancouver (2009 7th round)
Kyle Schmidt – Calgary (2008 3rd round)
Jaimen Yakubowski – Lethbridge (2009 4th round)
Calgary Buffaloes:
Ryan Bloom – Kootenay (2008 2nd round)
Carson Brown – Chilliwack (listed player)
Sam Fioretti – Moose Jaw (listed player)
Austin Frank – Prince Albert (2008 5th round)
Blake Orban – Vancouver (2009 3rd round)
Matt Scarth – Lethbridge (2008 10th round)
Robert Trzonkowski – Calgary (2009 8th round)
Bryton Udy – Prince George (2008 5th round)
Calgary Flames:
Connor Garden – Medicine Hat (2009 9th round)
Calgary Northstars:
Ken Cameron – Vancouver (listed player)
Riley Guenther – Tri-City (2009 3rd round)
Brendan Santini – Calgary (2008 5th round)
Calgary Royals:
Gui Glasspoole – Medicine Hat (listed player)
Hunter Shinkaruk – Medicine Hat (2009 1st round)
Austin Smith – Swift Current (2008 2nd round)
Cariboo (Prince George) Cougars:
Jari Erricson – Everett (2009 2nd round)
Luke Gordon – Calgary (listed player)
Michael King – Kootenay (2008 3rd round)
Tyson McCallum – Red Deer (listed player)
Alex Roach – Calgary (2008 11th round)
David Stephens – Edmonton (listed player)
Leduc Oil Kings:
Ryley Bennefield – Lethbridge (2009 2nd round)
Jordon Cooke – Kelowna (2008 4th round)
Zane Jones – Chilliwack (2009 5th round)
Michael Williamson – Medicine Hat (listed player)
Lethbridge Hurricanes:
Darren Dietz – Saskatoon (listed player)
Brandyn Hulit – Lethbridge (2008 4th round)
Rhys Kingston – Saskatoon (2008 7th round)
Ashton Mcleod – Swift Current (2009 7th round)
Max Moline – Tri-City (2008 5th round)
Shane Pilling – Prince George (2008 4th round)
Lucas Sutter – Saskatoon (2008 2nd round)
Alex Wakaluk – Lethbridge (2008 9th round)
Jordan Wyton – Moose Jaw (2008 9th round)
Lloydminster Bobcats:
Kolten Anderson – Prince George (2009 11th round)
Braden Crone – Chilliwack (listed player)
Jetlan Houcher – Seattle (2009 3rd round)
Brody Pollard – Swift Current (listed player)
Linden Springer – Prince George (listed player)
North Island (Nanaimo) Silvertips:
Dylan Moore – Swift Current (listed player)
Kade Pilton – Chilliwack (2009 2nd round)
Evan Richardson – Swift Current (2009 1st round)
Adam Smith – Portland (2009 9th round)
Jesse Ursic – Medicine Hat (listed player)
Okanagan (Kelowna) Rockets:
Conor Barrie – Seattle (listed player)
Nathan Browne – Kamloops (listed player)
Brandon Bruce – Swift Current (listed player)
Tanner Burns – Moose Jaw (2008 8th round)
Justin Hickman – Seattle (2009 2nd round)
Brendan Jost – Everett (listed player)
Brent Lashuk – Prince Albert (2009 4th round)
Turner Lawson – Saskatoon (2009 11th round)
Zac McPhee – Tri-City (2008 6th round)
Max Mowat – Kamloops (listed player)
Brett Mulcahy – Everett (listed player)
Prince Albert Mintos:
Tyson Dallman – Calgary (2008 6th round)
Steven Glass – Prince Albert (listed player)
Sawyer Lange – Prince Albert (2009 4th round)
Dawson MacAuley – Medicine Hat (2009 2nd round)
Jeffrey Ness – Kamloops (2009 8th round)
Eric Roy – Brandon (2009 1st round)
Tyrel Seaman – Brandon (2009 4th round)
Jordan Swenson – Spokane (listed player)
Red Deer Rebels:
Mac Engel – Spokane (listed player)
Connor Hartley – Calgary (2008 4th round)
Sam Jardine – Red Deer (listed player)
Kirsten Odendaal – Red Deer (listed player)
Jarrett Zentner – Kootenay (2008 4th round)
Saskatoon Blazers:
Corbin Boes – Portland (2008 10th round)
Rhyse Dieno – Kamloops (listed player)
Scott Helmkay – Kootenay (2008 9th round)
Greg Kost – Saskatoon (listed player)
Boston Leier – Medicine Hat (2008 3rd round)
Jesse Roden – Regina (2009 10th round)
Mitchell Schwark – Kamloops (2009 6th round)
Logan Sproule – Edmonton (2008 5th round)
Saskatoon Contacts:
Kohl Bauml – Everett (2009 3rd round)
Andrew Johnson – Moose Jaw (2009 2nd round)
Jonathan Lashyn – Swift Current (listed player)
Logan McVeigh – Kamloops (2009 2nd round)
Robbie Newton – Swift Current (from Seattle for Scott Ramsay)
Cody Pettapiece – Edmonton (2009 6th round)
Taylor Reich – Moose Jaw (listed player)
Michael Sagen – Regina (2008 8th round)
Chandler Stephenson – Regina (2009 1st round)
Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Faribault, MN) Sabres:
Jason Clark – Seattle (listed player)
Kirill Gotovets – Brandon (2008 Import draft)
St. Albert Raiders:
Matthew Benning – Kootenay (2009 2nd round)
Troy Bourke – Prince George (2009 2nd round)
Shane Brolly – Lethbridge (2008 9th round)
Spencer Galbraith – Brandon (2008 12th round)
Brady Goebel – Prince George (2008 8th round)
Jayden Hart – Medicine Hat (2009 3rd round)
Liam Liston – Brandon (2008 3rd round)
Bryton Mills – Kootenay (listed player)
Nicholas Walters – Everett (2009 1st round)
Matthew Waseylenko – Prince Albert (2008 5th round)
Tisdale Trojans:
Tayler Balog – Lethbridge (from Regina in Carter Ashton deal)
Shay Folden – Chilliwack (2008 7th round)
Wyatt Garagan – Tri-City (2009 4th round)
Brady Gaudet – Kamloops (2009 1st round)
Michael Statchuk – Saskatoon (2009 5th round)
Carter Struthers – Chilliwack (listed player)
Zach Walker – Seattle (2008 5th round)
Nathan Zimbaluk – Swift Current (2008 6th round)
UFA (Strathmore) Bisons:
Levi Bews – Saskatoon (2009 2nd round)
Mason Burr – Red Deer (2009 2nd round)
Dustin Cave – Prince George (2009 9th round)
Connor Chartier – Spokane (2009 2nd round)
Devon Fordyce – Prince George (2009 6th round)
Shayne Gwinner – Moose Jaw (2009 2nd round)
Keaton Lubin – Calgary (2009 3rd round)
Trent Ouellette – Medicine Hat (listed player)
Josh Smith – Prince George (2009 1st round)
Jason Swyripa – Brandon (2008 2nd round)
Michael Winther – Prince Albert (2009 1st round)
Vancouver Canadians:
Brayden Low – Portland (2009 7th round)
Brodyn Nielsen – Saskatoon (2009 10th round)
Ryan Olsen – Saskatoon (2009 1st round)
Turner Popoff – Chilliwack (2009 7th round)
Jessie Siemens – Vancouver (listed player)
Troy Stecher – Portland (2009 7th round)
Tommy Stipancik – Saskatoon (2009 3rd round)
Vancouver NE Chiefs:
Matt Allan – Swift Current (2009 6th round)
Jordan Beveridge – Kamloops (2008 2nd round)
Matthew Bissett – Chilliwack (2009 7th round)
Mitchell Deacon – Medicine Hat (listed player)
Connor Sanvido – Seattle (2008 1st round)
Vancouver NW Giants:
Matt Bellerive – Vancouver (2009 2nd round)
Mitch Fyffe – Kootenay (2009 9th round)
Alex Kerfoot – Seattle (2009 12th round)
Eric Kerluck – Spokane (2008 5th round)
Curtis Loik – Vancouver (listed player)
Brandon Morley – Kamloops (2009 3rd round)
Connor Rankin – Tri-City (2009 1st round)
Griffin Reinhart – Edmonton (2009 1st round)
Destry Straight – Portland (listed player)
Winnipeg Wild:
Daniel Asham – Brandon (2009 8th rd, BRN)
Channing Bresciani – Red Deer (2008 6th round)
Danys Chartrand – Red Deer (listed player)
Patrick D’Amico – Seattle (2009 11th round)
Matt Franczyk – Moose Jaw (2008 5th round)
Shane Gingera – Calgary (2008 5th round)
Steven Hak – Lethbridge (listed player)
Brendan Leipsic – Portland (2009 6th round)
Graham McBain – Saskatoon (2008 4th round)
Matthew Miller – Edmonton (2009 4th round)
Cory Nygaard – Regina (2008 6th round)
Brett Pile – Tri-City (2008 8th round)
Yorkton Harvest:
Levi Cable – Kootenay (listed player)
Devan Fafard – Saskatoon (2009 8th round)
John Odgers – Prince George (listed player)
Andre Parker – Vancouver (2008 4th round)
Gage Rapitta – Kamloops (listed player)
Damon Severson – Kelowna (2009 9th round)
Dustin Skilliter – Calgary (2008 9th round)
Tayler Thompson – Prince George (listed player)
Davis Vandane – Saskatoon (listed player)
If I missed anyone, I’m sorry. Corrections and additions are welcome, just send me a mail or leave something in the comments for this post.
For anyone interested in following the tournament and the WHL prospects, you can do so at their website
here. Tournament starts on Boxing Day.
A couple notes here – first, there’s only 24 teams listed above; the missing 25th team is the Carolina Jr Hurricanes and I didn’t bother looking for WHL prospects on their roster because I assume there are none, since the team is not based in WHL territory. If I’m wrong there, then I’m wrong.
Also, I’m not sure which of their multiple teams the Shattuck-St. Mary’s school is sending to the tournament. I assumed their prep team, which is the roster I used. They do have an AAA midget team as well though, which did not have any WHL prospects on it. In any case, S-SM doesn’t look like they’ll be nearly the powerhouse this year that we’ve seen them be in past Macs tournaments.
Prospects in the tournament by WHL affiliation:
14: Saskatoon
11: Prince George
10: Calgary, Kamloops, Medicine Hat, Swift Current
9: Kootenay
8: Chilliwack, Lethbridge, Seattle
7: Brandon, Moose Jaw, Vancouver
6: Portland, Prince Albert, Red Deer, Tri-City
5: Edmonton, Everett, Spokane
4: Regina
3: Kelowna
There’s also 11 of the 2009 first round bantam picks in the tournament, and 14 of the 2nd round bantam picks. Also one 2008 first rounder and five 2008 2nd rounders. So, lots of blue-chippers. And of course it’s a good place to be a free agent player too, since every WHL team has scouts at this tournament to scope out the available talent….
