2017 NA3HL set to go on Tuesday

June 13, 2017

The 2017 NA3HL Draft is ready to go and will take place on Tuesday, June 13th at 5pm (central) and will be conducted online at na3hldraft.com

 

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

1) Follow online at na3hldraft.com

2) Follow each selection on twitter at: @NA3HL

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

 

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 2016-17 NA3HL regular-season standings. New member clubs that did not play in either league in 2016-17 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.

 

2017 NA3HL Entry Draft Order (minus any traded picks):

 

1. Wausau RiverWolves (Chicago)

2. Butte Cobras (Glacier)

3. Billings Bulls

4. College Station Spirit

5. Rochester Ice Hawks

6. Skylands Kings

7. Evansville Thunderbolts

8. Helena Bighorns

9. Souther Tier Xpress

10. Louisiana Drillers

11. Wooster Oilers

12. Maine Wild

13. Niagara Falls PowerHawks (Lockport)

14. Roc City Royals

15. Cincinnati Thunder

16. Wisconsin Whalers

17. Oswego Stampede (Syracuse)

18. Willmar WarHawks

19. Lansing Wolves (West Michigan)

20. Point Mallard Ducks

21. La Crosse Freeze

22. L/A Nordiques

23. Euless Jr. Stars

24. Toledo Cherokee

25. Bozeman Icedogs

26. Northeast Generals

27. Breezy Point North Stars

28. Jersey Shore Wildcats

29. New Ulm Steel

30. Nashville Jr. Predators

31. Cape Cod Islanders

32. Missoula Junior Bruins

33. Pittsburgh Vengeance

34. Peoria Mustangs

35. Alexandria Blizzard

36. New England Stars

37. Granite City Lumberjacks

38. Gillette Wild

39. Long Beach Sharks

40. North Iowa Bulls

41. Atlanta Capitals

42. St. Louis Jr. Blues

43. Texas Brahmas

44. Great Falls Americans

45. Yellowstone Quake

46. Binghamton Junior Senators

47. Metro Jets

 

Amateur players less than 21 years of age on December 31, 2017 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 2016-17 season and did not accept a tender from an NA3HL team prior to the 2017 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 HockeyTV, 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.