2018 NA3HL Draft set to go on Wednesday, April 18th

April 18, 2018

The 2018 NA3HL Draft is ready to go and will take place on Wednesday, April 18th at 5pm (central) and will be conducted online at na3hldraft.com

 

Fans and players will be able to following the draft one of three ways:

1) Follow online at na3hldraft.com

2) Follow each selection on twitter at: @NA3HL

3) Listen to a free live broadcast of the draft on HockeyTV

 

Here are some important reminders and informational bits about the draft as it approaches:

 

Eligible teams shall make selections in each round in reverse order of their finish (winning percentage) in the 2017-18 NA3HL regular-season standings. New member clubs that did not play in either league in 2017-18 shall have their order of selection determined by lottery. If there is only one new member club, it shall have the first selection in each round.

 

 

1. Butte Cobras

2. College Station Spirit

3. Bozeman Icedogs

4. Roc City Royals

5. Long Beach Sharks

6. Rochester Grizzlies

7. Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts

8. Wausau RiverWolves

9. Cape Cod Islanders

10. Breezy Point North Stars

11. Oswego Stampede

12. Missoula Jr. Bruins

13. Wisconsin Whalers

14. Louisiana Drillers

15. Skylands Kings

16. Maine Wild

17. Gillette Wild

18. Willmar WarHawks

19. Milwaukee Power

20. Niagara Falls PowerHawks

21. Peoria Mustangs

22. Northeast Generals

23. Mid Cities Jr. Stars

24. Atlanta Capitals

25. Helena Bighorns

26. Alexandria Blizzard

27. New Ulm Steel

28. Granite City Lumberjacks

29. L/A Nordiques

30. La Crosse Freeze

31. Great Falls Americans

32. New England Stars

33. Yellowstone Quake

34. St. Louis Jr. Blues

35. Texas Brahmas

36. North Iowa Bulls

37. Binghamton Junior Senators

 

Amateur players less than 21 years of age on December 31, 2018 who are not listed on an NA3HL team roster or are listed on an NA3HL team roster but played less than (10) NA3HL regular season and/or playoff games during the 2017-18 season and did not accept a tender from an NA3HL team prior to the 2018 NA3HL Entry Draft are eligible for selection in the draft.

 

No, there is no registration process to be eligible for the NA3HL Entry Draft.

 

The NA3HL Entry Draft shall consist of eight (8) rounds. Each eligible NA3HL Club shall be entitled to one selection per round unless it has acquired or lost selections due to approved trades with other NA3HL Clubs.

 

Unless agreed upon in writing by the two NA3HL teams, tendered or drafted players are not eligible to try out for other NA3HL teams.

 

Yes, all tendered and drafted players are eligible to try out for any team in any league other than the NA3HL in the U.S. and Canada.

Yes, the NA3HL Entry Draft is scheduled to be broadcast with live round-by-round coverage on HockeyTV, official broadcast partner of the NA3HL. The draft will be broadcast by Director of Communications, Alex Kyrias and the host of The 3 Show, Vinnie Perricelli.

 

Yes, the results of the NA3HL Entry Draft will be posted on NA3HLDraft.com in alphabetical order in its entirety upon completion.

 

No, all tender signing will not be posted on NA3HL.com. NA3HL teams may make their tender signings public, but are not required to do so.

 

Players not drafted but who still want to play in the NA3HL are encouraged to attend individual team's open tryout camps.