Jonathon Brodie - Recorder & Times

The 2017 CCHL Bantam Protect Draft was held Monday night at the Navan Memorial Arena. The Brockville Braves picked up six forwards, four defencemen and one goalie in the draft.

The Braves staff was specifically looking for players that had a "strong ethic, a lot of grit, and a willingness to learn and we can apply that to all of them," said Braves director of player personnel Dan Armstrong when asked how the selection process went for the team.

Below (in italics) are Armstrong's recruitment profiles on each of Brockville's picks.

Round 1- 1st overall

James Mayotte- Left Defence

Team: Upper Canada Cyclones Major Bantam

Shoots: Left

Born: March 4, 2002

Hometown: Mallorytown, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-11

Weight: 145 pounds

"He was the captain of the Cyclones AAA...He's a defenceman that plays all three zones and can generate offence. He's a great skater and just a solid kid."

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Round 2- 13th overall

Colin Stacey- Right Wing

Team: Upper Canada Cyclones Major Bantam

Shoots: Right

Born: January 25, 2002

Hometown: Greely, Ont.

Height: 6-foot-0

Weight: 150 pounds

"A consistent forward and he's grown recently. He's got some power forward potential there. At the CCHL U16 camp recently he was one of the leading scorers driving to the net, scoring goals against some of the best goalies."

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Round 3- 25th overall

Robert Brisson- Right Defence

Team: Eastern Ontario Wild Major Bantam

Shoots: Right

Born: March 1, 2002

Hometown: Emburn, Ont.

Height: 6-foot-3

Weight: 185 pounds

"He's a big mobile defenceman. He's got a great work ethic and he's already set his plans for the summer for training. He's keen to develop his overall game with the Braves and, boy, is he strong on the puck and, obviously, brings a pretty consistent physical presence."

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Round 4- 30th overall

Cole Jelly- Centre

Team: Upper Canada Cyclones Major Bantam

Shoots: Left

Born: May 25, 2002

Hometown: Maitland, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-8

Weight: 136 pounds

"He's a great story of rising through minor hockey. If I'm not mistaken, Cole has jumped from house league to rep to AA to AAA year over year. He's local and he's consistently climbed the hockey ladder, so we're pretty excited to see how that continues."

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Round 5- 41st overall

Lucas Loshaw- Forward

Team: Rideau St. Lawrence Kings Major Bantam AA

Shoots: Left

Born: April 23, 2002

Hometown: Brockville, Ont.

Height: 6-foot-0

Weight: 165 pounds

"He was one of the leading point getters for Rideau St. Lawrence AA...He's got power forward potential and he likes the action in front of the net. He has the strength to get there and he's very sturdy. He put up impressive numbers both in the regular season and the playoffs."

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Round 6- 53rd overall

Gavin White- Right Defence

Team: Upper Canada Cyclones Major Bantam

Shoots: Right

Born: November 12, 2002

Hometown: Brockville, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-6

Weight: 125 pounds

"He's definitely an offensive defenceman. He's a great communicator and likes to jump in the play, especially off the blue line. He has a very nice lengthy stride for a player of his size."

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Round 7- 65th overall

Zach White- Forward

Team: Rideau St. Lawrence Kings Major Bantam AA

Shoots: Left

Born: January 4, 2002

Hometown: Brockville, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-6

Weight: 135 pounds

"He's a reliable competitor in all zones with quite a bit of offensive upside. He was a league leader in scoring in the regular season and in the playoffs. He's got great vision to distribute the puck and he plays in all three zones responsibly, the way the Braves want it to be."

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Round 8- 77th overall

Brandon White- Goalie

Team: St. Lawrence Kings Major Bantam AA

Shoots: Left

Born: January 10, 2002

Hometown: Brockville, Ont.

Height: 6-foot-1

Weight: 160 pounds

"He's big and lanky for this age, he's still growing and in the Braves goaltending tradition, he fits in well as someone who is going to come in and learn a lot. He has good posture in the net and it helps him be very consistent. He's a consistent performer and he has a strong work ethic in practices."

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Round 9- 89th overall

Curran Gilmour- Defence

Team: Rideau St. Lawrence Kings Major Bantam AA

Shoots: Right

Born: July 14, 2002

Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-8

Weight: 140 pounds

"He's a competitor. He's a feisty defenceman with a lot of offensive upside. He has a good shot from the point. He played a lot on the power play this year and put up some good numbers. He's from the same area as (Braves captain) Andrew Jarvis and he reminds me a little bit of him. He has that kind of potential."

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Round 10- 101st overall

Jarrett Ladouceur- Forward

Team: Gloucester Rangers Green Major Bantam AA

Born: May 8, 2002

Hometown: Russell, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 170 pounds

"He was impressive at the CCHL camp and he was impressive in the playoffs. He's an all-around forward and he plays well in all three zones. He can jump in contribute offensively too."

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Round 11- 113th overall

Jayden Boyer- Forward

Team: Rideau St. Lawrence Kings Major Bantam AA

Shoots: Left

Born: December 2, 2002

Hometown: Brockville, Ont.

Height: 5-foot-5

Weight: 125 pounds

"He's a scrappy little puck pursuer. He sort of has that magnet thing going on where the puck seems to find him as much as he finds the puck and it works both ways, so most of the time he has the puck. He put up numbers consistently in both the regular season and playoffs. He's got good vision and awareness and he has a high work ethic."

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