Once again, the Red Deer Rebels tapped
into some NHL bloodlines in the first round of the WHL Bantam Draft.
There was Brandon Sutter in 2004, Adam
Musil in 2012, and today Jake Leschyshyn whose father, Curtis,
patrolled the blue line in both the NHL and WHL and was an Assistant
Coach with the Saskatoon Blades last season.
Leschyshyn, the 6th overall
selection in today’s draft, headlines the group of 11 players
selected by the Rebels. The group of 11 also includes a local
product and a pair of very intriguing American players.
Overall, Rebels Assistant GM Sutter
feels the club was able to address the needs they had identified
heading into today’s draft.
