The WHL Bantam Draft Name List

[CMPunk]

Puck Daddy with the top 60 names in the Bantam draft:

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/puck-l...204111517.html

[Poe969]

I got really excited when I glanced at the title because I thought it said Batman draft.

[Ruttiger]

A grown man making fun of kids names? Seems a little juvenile in and of itself.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Ruttiger

A grown man making fun of kids names? Seems a little juvenile in and of itself.

[GullFoss]

Top 20 IMO


1. Batman
2. Joker
3. Penguin
4. Robin
5. Riddler
6. Alfred
7. Gordon
8. Cat Woman
9. Lucius Fox
10. Azrael
11. 2-face
12. harvey dent
13. Posion Ivy
14.Ra's al Ghul,
15 Mr. Freeze,
16 Harley Quinn,
17 Scarecrow,
18 Bane
19 Killer Croc
20 Mad Hatter

[burn_this_city]

So many terrible names out there. How can you give your kid a name with no vowels in it?

[Scornfire]

dat True Crowe doh

[Lubicon]

Well now I really feel old as these kids are now younger by several years than my kid are. I remember when some of their school friends or old hockey teammates were drafted a few years ago, it is interesting to follow their progress thruoh the rest of the minor hockey and in some cased junior careers now.

Full caveat, I'm by no means a hockey scout or expert but a quick glance through this year's draft list provides some interesting initial thoughts. And this by no means a thorough analysis, I just looked at where the kids had played bantam.

My observations:

1. there are very few kids from Calgary (city) or even the surrounding area. I think I counted 4 total in the top two rounds of the draft. I've heard before how we (Calgary) develop fewer prospects than many smaller places or even other larger cities like Edmonton, this seems to correlate with that.

2. hockey schools dominate the top 10 picks (9 out of 10) with the 'regular' AAA hockey model only providing a single top ten. And this looks to follow through the entire first round although not quite as lop sided. (only 9 of 22 picks). Not sure what this says for the traditional developement model or sports schools, maybe it is short term trend.

3. despite #2 and also going back to #1 Calgary sports schools had exactly zero kids drafted this year (compare to Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy who had 5 in the top 10, which would also be a huge anomaly.

Could just be a short term one off thing and over time it probably averages out but these things sure stuck out to me.

[CMPunk]

Originally Posted by Ruttiger

A grown man making fun of kids names? Seems a little juvenile in and of itself.

Thank you, I try

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

So many terrible names out there. How can you give your kid a name with no vowels in it?

Jxsn? Hdn?

[CMPunk]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Jxsn? Hdn?

Krz

[Resolute 14]

I mean, "Jaxon" was stupid the first time I saw that. But parents are now one-upping even that for their snowflakes with "Jaxen"?

[Poe969]

Jzs Krst guys, leave the kids alone!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Lubicon

Well now I really feel old as these kids are now younger by several years than my kid are.

I have one kid who's turning 19. Not drafted, sop probably not NHL bound. This isn't surprising since he hasn't played since TimBits. My younger kid is 14 so there's still a chance for him to make the leap from Bantam 7 to elite minor hockey.

[savardandjokinen]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I have one kid who's turning 19. Not drafted, sop probably not NHL bound. This isn't surprising since he hasn't played since TimBits. My younger kid is 14 so there's still a chance for him to make the leap from Bantam 7 to elite minor hockey.

Nothing's impossible. I played division 9 when I was 9 years old and now play AAA

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Ruttiger

A grown man making fun of kids names? Seems a little juvenile in and of itself.

NSFW!

[BACKCHECK!!!]

I work at a Children's hospital, and believe me, kids names are only getting stupider and stupider every year.

Jaxen? How quaint.

But this is 2017 now, it's time for Jaxsin, Jaxxon, and Jax'in.

Don't even get me started on Que'nedee.

And to be clear, I'm not making fun of kids, I'm shaking my head at their idiot parents.

[BACKCHECK!!!]

I work at a Children's hospital, and believe me, kids names are only getting stupider and stupider every year.

Jaxen? How quaint.

But this is 2017 now, it's time for Jaxsin, Jaxxon, and Jax'in.

Don't even get me started on Que'nedee.

And to be clear, I'm not making fun of kids, I'm shaking my head at their idiot parents.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!

Don't even get me started on Que'nedee.

How is that even pronounced?

[spetch]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

How is that even pronounced?

Jack-son