Even with NCAA defections, many names to know in WHL for NHL Draft

The Vancouver Giants have had six players picked in the first round of the NHL Draft in their entire history. They could have two this year alone.

Defenceman Ryan Lin is being projected as a top-10 selection, and winger Tobias Tomik is starting to get some buzz as a mid-round choice.

The Giants open their 25th season on Saturday, playing host to the expansion Penticton Vees at the Langley Events Centre. There is an array of festivities planned to celebrate the milestone campaign, including having fans pick an all-time Giants squad on the team website.

Bowen Byram is bound to be chosen to that squad. The rearguard was picked fourth overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 NHL Draft, which tied him for earliest selection in Giants history with Evander Kane, the winger who went fourth