17 Former Elite League Players Selected in 2009 NHL Draft

[nopuckluck]

A record 17 former players from the Upper Midwest High School Elite Hockey League were chosen in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, held June 26-27 in Montreal. Most of them played high school hockey in Minnesota:

Pick # Player Name High School Drafted By
16 Leddy, Nick Eden Prairie HS Minnesota
22 Schroeder, Jordan St. Thomas Academy Vancouver
41 Budish, Zach Edina Nashville
63 Hanowski, Ben Little Falls Pittsburgh
67 Birkholz, Josh The Blake School Florida
71 Troy Hesketh Minnetonka Edmonton
89 DeLisle, Dan Totino Grace Chicago
91 Lee, Mike Roseau Phoenix
110 Oliver, Nick Roseau Nashville
114 Helgeson, Seth Faribault New Jersey
116 Fallstrom, Alexander Shattuck St. Mary's Minnesota
146 Costello, Jeff Milwaukee, WI Ottawa
150 Jensen, Nick Rogers Detroit
152 Lee, Anders Edina NY Islanders
182 Haula, Erik Finland Shattuck St. Mary's Minnesota
183 Gotovets, Kirill Shattuck St. Mary's Tampa Bay
202 Tardy, Max Duluth East St. Louis

[PuckRanger]

I'm not so sure its the elite league creating more exposure to the NHL as it is the benefits of playing the extra games against strong competition creating better players. Most of these players already had plenty of exposure.

[johnnyquest]

did ryan walters, nate schmidt or mattson play in the E.L. ?

[nickel slots]

did ryan walters, nate schmidt or mattson play in the E.L. ?

Schmidt & Mattson did, Walters did not.