2016 NA3HL Draft less than two weeks away

June 1, 2016

The 2016 NA3HL Draft is less than two weeks away and will take place on Tuesday, June 14th at 5pm (central) and will be conducted online at na3hl.com

 

Fans and players will be able to following the draft one of three ways:

1) Follow online at na3hl.com

2) Follow each selection on twitter at: @NA3HL

3) Listen to a free live broadcast of the draft on FASTHockey

 

Here are some important reminders and informational bits about the draft as it approaches:

 

Eligible teams shall make selections in each round in reverse order of their finish (winning percentage) in the 2015-16 NA3HL regular-season standings. Note: This will include the teams of the NA3EHL, as their winning percentage will be lumped in with those of the NA3HL to determine an order. New member clubs that did not play in either league in 2015-16 shall have their order of selection determined by lottery. If there is only one new member club, it shall have the first selection in each round.

 

 

1. Missoula Junior Bruins (Expansion team)

2. Chicago Bulldogs

3. Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts

4. Glacier Nationals

5. Maine Wild

6. Southern Tier Xpress

7. Euless Jr. Stars

8. Rochester Ice Hawks

9. Binghamton Jr. Senators (Wilkes-Barre Miners)

10. Louisiana Drillers

11. Northeast Generals

12. East Coast Minutemen

13. Billings Bulls

14. Willmar, MN (Minnesota Flying Aces)

15. Cincinnati Thunder

16. Skylands Kings

17. Pittsburgh Vengeance

18. Syracuse Stampede

19. Wooster Oilers

20. College Station Spirit (Sugar Land Imperials)

21. Lockport Express

22. Alexandria Blizzard

23. Breezy Point North Stars

24. Helena Bighorns

25. Gillette Wild

26. West Michigan Wolves

27. Roc City Royals

28. Wisconsin Whalers

29. New Ulm Steel (Twin City Steel)

30. Toledo Cherokee

31. La Crosse Freeze

32. Bozeman Icedogs

33. Nashville Jr. Predators

34. Peoria Mustangs

35. Granite City Lumberjacks

36. Great Falls Americans

37. Long Beach Sharks (New York Aviators)

38. New England Stars

39. L/A Fighting Spirit

40. Atlanta Capitals

41. Point Mallard Ducks

42. Yellowstone Quake

43. Texas Jr. Brahmas

44. St. Louis Jr. Blues

45. Cape Cod Islanders

46. Jersey Shore Wildcats

47. Metro Jets

48. North Iowa Bulls

 

Amateur players less than 21 years of age on December 31, 2016 who are not listed on an NA3HL team roster or are listed on an NA3HL team roster but played less than (10) NA3HL regular season and/or playoff games during the 2015-16 season and did not accept a tender from an NA3HL team prior to the 2016 NA3HL Entry Draft are eligible for selection in the draft.

 

No, there is no registration process to be eligible for the NA3HL Entry Draft.

 

The NA3HL Entry Draft shall consist of eight (8) rounds. Each eligible NA3HL Club shall be entitled to one selection per round unless it has acquired or lost selections due to approved trades with other NA3HL Clubs.

Unless agreed upon in writing by the two NA3HL teams, tendered or drafted players are not eligible to try out for other NA3HL teams.

Yes, all tendered and drafted players are eligible to try out for any team in any league other than the NA3HL in the U.S. and Canada.

 

Yes, the NA3HL Entry Draft is scheduled to be broadcast for the first time ever with live round-by-round coverage on FASTHockey, official broadcast partner of the NA3HL.

 

Yes, the results of the NA3HL Entry Draft will be posted on NA3HLDraft.com in alphabetical order in its entirety upon completion.

 

No, all tender signing will not be posted on NA3HL.com. NA3HL teams may make their tender signings public, but are not required to do so.

 

Players not drafted but who still want to play in the NA3HL are encouraged to attend individual team's open tryout camps.