The Edmonton Oil Kings seem to like Vernon minor hockey players suiting up for the Kelowna-based Pursuit of Excellence Academy.
For the second year in a row, the Western Hockey League’s Oil Kings have taken a Vernon product in the annual WHL bantam draft.
Edmonton selected Logan Mick in the sixth round Thursday, 119th overall.
Mick, 14, a five-foot-nine, 145-pound forward, had 16 goals and 20 assists in 38 games with POE in 2010-11. He’s the son of former WHL star Troy Mick of Vernon, now a POE director.
The Oil Kings chose former Vernon Minor Hockey product Curtis Lazar with the second overall pick in the 2010 bantam draft.
