It's draft day Thursday for the Prince George Cougars and they are in an enviable position, with two picks among the top four selections at the WHL draft table in Red Deer.
The Cougars will pick second overall, after the Winnipeg Ice, using the pick they acquired in January 2018 when they traded defenceman Josh Anderson to the Swift Current Broncos. The Cats also own the fourth-overall pick.
"We're doing our homework, formulating our lists and getting as much background information as possible on every player we're interested in," said Cougars generalmanger Mark Lamb, on the Cougars website. "There's a lot of talent in this draft, especially in the first round. We are looking forward to Thursday morning."
Prince George has two second-round choices, their own (26th overall) and the 36th pick acquired from Portland in the Dennis Cholowski trade. The Cats traded away their third- and fifth-round picks but have two in the seventh round.
Progress of the draft, which starts at 7:30 a.m. PT, will be updated on www.whl.ca.
