ROUND 4: FAR AWAY & HOME

Justin Sefton

Thunder Bay, Ont.- Round Four of the 2011 CCHL Entry Draft seen the Timberwolves pluck from all over North America.
>>>At the 67th pick, Thunder Bay selected centre Blake Coleman from the United States Hockey League's Indiana Ice. Coleman exploded in his second season in the USHL, leading the Tier 1 development league in points by a wide margin. The Plano, Texas-native finished with 34 goals, 58 assists for 92 points. A far cry from the 28 points he put up the season before while splitting time between Indiana and the Tri-City Storm.
>>>"Coleman looks like a really special player," said Timberwolves general manager Blake Wendt. He's a tough kid who isn't afraid to drop the mitts and stick up for a teammate. That's not his game though. He's there to put the puck in the net with a really nice hard, accurate shot, and his passing ability is stellar. We're very happy with his overall game and also his choice in school to go to and the high quality development as a hockey player and as a man he'll get at Miami University under coach Rico Blasi."
>>>From the outreaches of Texas, the Timberwolves used their next selection at #84 in their own backyard. Taking defenseman, Justin Sefton from the OHL's Sudbury Wolves. Sefton is a Thunder Bay-native.
>>>"Sefton is someone we've had on our radar for a very long time," said Wendt. "It was after his time here in AAA [the Thunder Bay Kings organization] when he went out to Wilcox, Saskatchewan and played for Notre Dame there. He's a big, bruising defender that's not going to put up alot of points for you. He does have a really hard, heavy shot though that we'd like to see him work on. But he's a guy that will punish the opposition at leisure. He'll drop the mitts if called upon, and will take you down. We're really happy where we got him in the draft and think we got a steal. He's got a game and head on his shoulders to make it as a legitimate pro."
>>>The Timberwolves have three more picks in the draft. One in each of the next three rounds.