ROYALS SIGN TOP
PICK ERIC FLORCHUK
Victoria
inks 2015 first round WHL Bantam Draft pick.
For
Immediate Release
Saturday,
August 29, 2015
Victoria,
BC- The Victoria
Royals are proud to announce that the club has signed their first round pick
from the 2015 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft, centre Eric Florchuk,
to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.
The native
of Fort Saskatchewan, AB was selected 13th overall at the draft in Calgary, AB
last May. The WHL Bantam Draft is an annual event in which clubs select players
who have graduated from bantam. For the 2015 draft, players born in 2000 were
eligible.
“Eric is an
offensively gifted player and a great skater,” General Manager Cameron Hope
said. “We are excited about his future with our club, and happy to welcome Eric
and his family to the organization.”
The 5-10,
140 lb centre spent the 2014-15 season with the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers of
the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL). In 33 games played Florchuk
collected 46 points (24g-22a) and 24 penalty minutes. In 14 contests in the
2015 AMBHL Playoffs, Florchuk notched 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points
as the Rangers made it to the league championship. Florchuk was also named an
all-star in this year’s Alberta Cup where he registered five points (4g-1a).
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