Jabes Benedict, of Falmouth, whose uncle Brandon is still playing professional hockey in Europe, was the third selection in the fourth round of the Maritime Hockey League draft Saturday afternoon in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Benedict was selected by the Campbellton Tigers after a stand-out season at King’s-Edgehill School.
Benedict's father, Troy, was a skilled player in his day when he performed for the Windsor Schooners in the old Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League. He also played for the Avon Jets, who were always a competitor for the Atlantic Junior B Hockey Championship and won it on two separate occasions in the 1980s.
Benedict turns 17 on June 19.
The Dill family is powerful last name when it comes to the hockey world in Windsor-West Hants area.
Michael Dill, the grandson of Howard Dill, was the second leading scorer for the Triple A Midget Summit Hyundai Valley Wildcats in the 2013-14 season. He registered 14 goals and 23 assists for 37 points, which was one point away from being tied for the team lead.
Dill was selected 10th in the fourth round of the Junior A draft by the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. He will not turn 17 until early September.
Despite his stand out season with the Wildcats, Dill also played some games with the Valley Maple Leafs as their season wound down.
Mikail Parker, of Woodville Road near Brooklyn, had his rights traded from Pictou County to Bridgewater in the draft day trade.
In 24 games with the Wildcats this season, Parker scored nine goals and added a dozen assists.
Both Parker and Dill were part of the Wildcat's Atlantic Division Championship Team in 2013 when they traveller to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Matt Prosper, of Windsor, is another strong product from the King’s-Edgehill School hockey program. He was chosen seventh in the sixth round by the Campbellton Tigers.
It is still too early to know whether any of these players will make the jump directly to Maritime Jr. A level or whether they will see some conditioning elsewhere.
