
“The work starts now” – Kelowna Rockets prospect Eli Barrett
When the Kelowna Rockets’ most valuable player from this past season is from a successful hockey program, it is hard to ignore a prep school that has produced players the likes of Andrew Cristall.
St. George’s Prep School’s hockey program is in the elite category, which is why the WHL team took three players from the Vancouver-based institution in Thursday’s Prospect Draft.
“It is awesome,” is the response that came out of the mouth of 15-year-old forward Eli Barrett, who was taken with the Rockets’ first pick, 26th overall in round two. “I wasn’t too sure where I would be picked. My advisor said anywhere from the 1st to the 3rd round, so I didn’t have a good idea of where I would go.”
Barrett’s head coach this past season was former Prince George Cougars GM Todd Harkins, who is the Head of Hockey at St. George’s.
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