The Manitoba Junior Hockey League announced on Saturday that the 11 member league will be holding their 2020 MJHL Bantam Draft on Sunday, April 26th starting at 9AM MB time.
Traditionally the MJHL Draft has been held the first week of June, “with the abruptness of season’s end and the subsequent cancellation of all hockey activities for the foreseeable future across the province and nation, we felt it was important to provide some much needed excitement and positivity during what has been a disappointing and difficult time for everyone” comments Kim Davis, MJHL Commissioner.
Prior to the MJHL Draft, teams will submit up to two (2) Auto-Protect selections from the designated home zone. New to this year’s draft procedures, teams will have the option to decline an Auto-Protect selection and defer that pick to Round 7 or 8 of the draft.
Full details of procedure updates along with Auto-Protect selections will be released on Monday, April 20.
You can follow along to the draft live at www.mjhlhockey.ca/draft or follow along to my Twitter account at @BennyGX94Sports for all up-to-date Stampeders and Wolverines’ selections.
(MJHL Release)
DRAFT SELECTIONS
