Raiders to replace departing Stransky at Import Draft
The Prince Albert Raiders are heading into Wednesday’s CHL Import Draft with the ninth overall pick, hoping to add a forward with immediate impact.
And judging by what the Raiders have done in recent years, chances are that new player could be from the Czech Republic.
Since 1997, eight of the Raiders’ 20 draft European imports have been Czech. The Czech mates have especially found their way on the Raiders roster in recent years, as every import has been from the Czech Republic since 2013.
Simon Stransky came a year after that, and Vojtech Budik was the most recent pick in 2015. The last European to play for the Raiders that wasn’t Czech was German Leon Draisaitl, picked second overall in 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.