A busy couple of days upcoming for the W-H-L and its 22 teams.

Wednesday will be the third U-S Priority Draft, followed by the annual Prospects Draft on Thursday as the teams decide on which 2007-born players will best fit their line-ups in the future. Edmonton has first pick Wednesday with the Prince Albert Raiders 10th and the Saskatoon Blades 19th. The second round is chosen in reverse order from the first round. Blades’ President and G-M Colin Priestner (pictured) talked about Saskatoon’s preparedness…..

As well, Priestner says the U-S Priority Draft gives the players selected another option when it comes to their immediate future…..

On Thursday, the Blades have the 13th overall selection. P-A has 10th choice again while Medicine Hat is first overall. Les Lazaruk’s chat with Colin Priestner about the U-S Priority Draft follows…..