Plymouth Whalers Take Czech Defenseman Jan Latal in CHL Import Draft
                   
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oursportscentral.com     Jun 27, 2008            

06/26/08 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Plymouth Whalers • Discuss this story on the Ontario Hockey League message board... PLYMOUTH - Plymouth Whalers President and General Manager Mike Vellucci announced the selection of 18-year-old defenseman Jan Latal in the annual Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. Latal - a right handed shot from the Czech Republic - was taken by the Whalers with the 55th selection of the draft. The Whalers were scheduled to have the 25th pick in today's CHL Import Draft, but Vellucci decided to trade down when he moved the pick to Belleville for the Bulls' 55th selection in the Import Draft. Belleville also sent a fourth round pick in the 2011 OHL Draft to the Whalers to complete the deal. Plymouth passed on its second selection of the Import Draft, 85th overall. Latal played for Kladno in the Czech... [read full story]                    


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