Five Burnaby Winter Club Bruins were snapped up with the top-23 picks in the Western Hockey League draft.
As expected Bruins' centre Mathew Barzal was taken first overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the annual major junior draft of available 15 year olds.
"(Seattle) gave me a call after selecting me and they just wanted to touch base. ... Certainly I'm keeping my options open right now, but I can see myself someday in the future wearing a Seattle uniform," Barzal told the Coquitlam NOW.
Adam Musil, a 6-0 centre with the defending Western Canadian champion winter club, went sixth overall to the Red Deer Rebels.
Burnaby-born Ty Ronning got his pre-draft wish when he was selected by the hometown Vancouver Giants with the 15th pick.
The son of former NHL star Cliff Ronning was elated to be sticking close to home.
"It's pretty special. I'm so excited to play in my home town. I'm going to work to get bigger and stronger and continue to develop," said the younger Ronning in a Vancouver Giants' press release. "That's my plan."
Winter club defenceman Ty Schultz went 16th overall to Medicine Hat.
Goalie Nick McBride was grabbed by Prince Albert with the first pick of the second round.
Another BWC blueliner Domenic Masellis of Burnaby was a third-round pick by Swift Current.
