The Everett Silvertips and Seattle Thunderbirds added to their rosters by selecting players in the Canadian Hockey League’s Import Draft. The T-Birds had the 10th overall selection and used it to pick center/right wing Marcel Noebels from Germany. Noebels played for both the Krefeld Penguins Elite and Under-18 teams. He also was a member of Team Germany in the World Under-18 Tournament in Poland. He led the teams in his group in scoring, with 9 goals and 10 assists for 19 points in 5 games. The 18 year old is tall – 6’2” and weighs 205 pounds. In a news release, Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Russ Farwell had this to say: “Noebels is a big, good skating forward, that has the potential to help us right away.”
The T-Birds traded a 4th round pick in the 2012 Bantam Draft to the Red Deer Rebels, in exchange for the 34th pick today. They used that pick to select defenseman Dave Sutter from Switzerland. Sutter played with the Geneva Junior Elite team last season, and also represented Team Switzerland in the World Under-18 tournament. Sutter is also 18. He stands 6’5” tall and weighs 195 pounds.
To read more about Noebels, Sutter and the Import Draft, click here.
The Everett Silvertips had the 52nd pick, and used it to select Jesse Huhtala from Pori, Finland. Huhtala played last season with the Assat Under-18 team. During the regular season, he scored 14 goals and 14 assists for 28 points. In the playoffs, he scored 8 goals and 4 assists for 12 points. Huhtala is 17 years old, stands 6’1” tall and weighs 175 pounds. In a news release, Everett Silvertips Vice President/General Manager Doug Soetaert said: “"Jesse has good hands, and we've all been impressed with his skating ability. We feel he'll be an excellent fit up front for our hockey club."
The news release also lists former Silvertips players selected in the Import Draft. They include a couple of last season’s defensive standouts: Rasmus Rissanen (Finland) and Radko Gudas (Czech Republic). Gudas was drafted 66th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning over the weekend.
To read more about Huhtala and other former ‘Tips selected in the CHL Import Draft, click here.
To see a list of players selected by WHL teams in the Import Draft, click here.
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