Meet the Rockets 2012 Draft Class
After skating at the Kelowna Rockets rookie training camp, many of the Rockets drafted players from the 2012 Western Hockey League draftwill take part in the Rockets main training camp which begins Monday with player registration with on-ice sessions starting Tuesday morning.
“We’re very happy with our drafted players,” said Lorne Frey, the Rockets director of player personnel. “We want to give them the experience of playing in our main camp with our veterans and our older players.”
Here’s a look at the Rockets fresh faced bantam draft class of 2012.
1st Round (9th overall)
Nick Merkley
Centre
Calgary, AB
5-9, 162
Calgary Bisons Bantam AAA
2nd Round
(34th overall)
Joe Gatenby
Defense
Kelowna, BC
5-11, 150
POE bantam team 1
3rd Round (45th overall)
Chris Seto
Left wing
Surrey, BC
5-10, 160
Cloverdale bantam tier 1
(Did not attend camp)
4th round (75th overall)
Christian Cakebread
Right wing
Chandler, AZ
5-11, 155
Phoenix Firebirds U-14
5th round (101st overall)
Jake Morrissey
Goaltender
Calgary, AB
5-11, 140
Calgary Royals bantam AAA
6th round (119 overall)
Lucas Johansen
Defence
Port Moody, BC
5-10, 145
Port Moody bantam tier 2
7th round (141st overall)
Jarrell Pinchuk
Defence
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
5-10, 160
Fort Saskatchewan bantam AAA
9th round (185th overall)
Tristan Pagura
Defence
Kimberley, BC
6-0, 168
Cranbrook bantam AA
10th round (207)
Brogan O’Brien
Centre
Prince George, BC
5-11, 160
Prince George bantam tier 1
11th round (229th overall)
Luigi Naccarato
Defence
Edmonton, AB
5-11, 190
Edmonton MLAC bantam AAA