RED DEER – Seven Albertans were selected in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft to six different teams during the two-day event in Las Vegas, June 28 and 29.
Calgary’s Carter Yakemchuk was the first Albertan off the board, going seventh overall to the Ottawa Senators while Lethbridge’s Terik Parascak also went in the first round to the Washington Capitals with pick 17.
Five more were drafted in rounds two through seven on Saturday.
In total, four are alumni of the Alberta Elite Hockey League and two, in Harrison Brunicke and Charlie Elick, are Team Alberta alumnus, although Elick was forced to miss the competition with an injury.
A full list of Albertans drafted can be found below.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown |
|
FIRST ROUND |
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|
7 |
Carter Yakemchuk |
Ottawa Senators |
Defence |
Calgary |
|
17 |
Terik Parascak |
Washington Capitals |
Forward |
Lethbridge |
|
SECOND ROUND |
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|
36 |
Charlie Elick |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Defence |
Calgary |
|
41 |
Andrew Basha |
Calgary Flames |
Forward |
Calgary |
|
44 |
Harrison Brunicke |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Defence |
Calgary |
| SIXTH ROUND | ||||
|
177 |
Eric Jamieson |
Calgary Flames |
Defence |
Calgary |
|
193 |
Hunter St. Martin |
Florida Panthers |
Forward |
Edmonton |
