The Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League granted Blackhawks forward prospect Michal Teply’s wish Thursday when they selected him fourth overall in the 2019 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.
Teply, who was drafted in the fourth round in the NHL draft last weekend by the Blackhawks, wanted to be picked up in the CHL Import Draft last year but was passed over. He went on to record 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 23 games for Benatky nad Jizerou in the Czech Republic’s second division. He also got his first crack at the Extraliga, the Czech’s top league, where he had two assists in 15 games.