The Skylands Junior Kings Complete Their First Draft Day!
The Skylands Junior Kings of the NA3HL completed their first Draft Day!
The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) has concluded and announced the results of the 2016 NA3HL Draft, which was held on Tuesday, June 14th.
In total, 379 players were selected in the draft, which took just under three and a half hours to complete.
“It was an exciting day for all 48 of our NA3HL teams and 379 players. The draft is one of the essential ways that our teams are able to build their rosters for the upcoming season,” said NA3HL Commissioner Denny Scanlon. “This is the first step for many of these players on the road to realizing their hockey dreams. We congratulate all the teams and their respective staffs for their hard work and also congratulate all the players who were selected.”
Breakdown of positions drafted:
Forwards: 249
Defense: 116
Goalies: 14
Breakdown of teams/levels/leagues where players were selected from:
Midget: 131
High School: 107
Other junior: 53
NAPHL: 40
Prep Schools/Academies: 20
NAHL: 15
European Teams: 13
