WINNIPEG, MB – The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and it’s thirteen-member teams are pleased to announce the 2023 Auto-Protect list.
Each member club is given the opportunity to list two players born in 2007 from their respective home zone. The 2023 Auto-Protect list features 16 players who will no longer be eligible for the upcoming 2023 MJHL Draft.
As previously introduced in 2020, teams will have the option to decline an Auto-Protect selection and defer that pick to Round 7 or 8 of the draft.
This year’s Auto-Protect list contains a total of ten (10) forwards, five (5) defensemen, one (1) goalie.
| Team | Name | Position | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin Kings | Sam Swanton Luke Myhre | D F | Parkland Rangers Parkland Rangers |
| Neepawa Titans | Addison McIntosh Cohen Kulbacki | F F | Yellowhead Chiefs NACI Tigers |
| Niverville Nighthawks | Cassius Walker PASS | F | Eastman Selects |
| OCN Blizzard | Isaac Tomchak PASS | F | Norman Northstars |
| Portage Terriers | PASS PASS | ||
| Selkirk Steelers | Rohan Guevarra Wyatt Minsky | F G | Winnipeg Thrashers Winnipeg Thrashers |
| Steinbach Pistons | PASS PASS | ||
| Swan Valley Stampeders | Tavyn Boychuk Tyrell Leaske | F F | Parkland Rangers Parkland Rangers |
| Virden Oil Capitals | Tyson Draper Hudson Davidson | F D | Westman Ice Bandits Yellowhead Chiefs |
| Waywayseecappo Wolverines | PASS PASS | ||
| Winkler Flyers | PASS PASS | ||
| Winnipeg Blues | Lincoln Ponce Brody Green | D F | RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg Bruins |
| Winnipeg Freeze | Brenden Espenell Gage Sutherland | D D | Winnipeg Wild Winnipeg Wild |
