Miramichi Leader 
Mon Jun 14 2010 
By Lucas McInnis

The selections have been made and the Miramichi Timberwolves are feeling confident with their picks. 
At the 2010 MHL draft held over the weekend in Bridgewater, N.S., the T- Wolves added 10 from the draft and two territorial picks to their roster. 
In the first round, ninth pick overall, the Timberwolves picked up 17-year- old forward Brett Barnhill from the Fredericton Canadiens. 
In the fourth round another Canadien, Peter Trainor, a 17-year-old forward, was also added to the forward roster. 
For round six,  Fredricton High School player Dave Thomas, 17, was drafted to a place on the blue-line, followed by 17-year-old forward Sam McGuire of the Saint John Vitos. 
The next round provided 16-year-old goalie Kyle Ferdinand from the Cape Breton West Islanders and then Travis Arbeau, 16, in round eight, another pick from Fredericton Midget AAA to find a place playing defence. 
Charlottetown Islanders forward Cody Coffin went in round nine, as did St. John's Bobby Squires, 18. 
The 10th round gave the T-Wolves goalie Seamus Bowen, 17, from the Canadiens and 17-year-old D-man Mark Falkenham from the Halifax Titans. 
For their territorial picks, the T-Wolves took the Rivermen's Brett Malone and Craig Langille from the Canadiens. 
With six of the picks from the major-midget Canadiens, Billy McGuigan, head coach and general manager for the Timberwolves said he had seen the Fredericton squad at work and liked what he saw. 
He said he expected Barnhill to go high in the draft, as well as in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft. 
"He's a kid I think who can step into Junior A right now and reports on him are he's a character kid and a good, hard working, gritty kid that has no problems off the ice and is a good, hard-nosed player on the ice." 
"Character" is something McGuigan said the team is hoping to accomplish in Miramichi for the upcoming season - players with leadership qualities. 
"We're in that timeframe now that we just want to add character and determination and grit to our team to make our team better." 
McGuigan had hoped to pick up a goalie in the draft and came away with two and traded for another. 
He had also hoped to get Stephen Miller, but he went to the Summerside Western Capitals in the fifth round. 
"We weren't real concerned about that because we knew that Seamus Bowen, who was at our camp last year, he had a real legit shot at making our team last year," said McGuigan, "so I think he's going to be real close again. But if he has to go back to midget, that's probably a good thing for him and he's going to get to play lots of games at the midget level." 
The T-Wolves also traded a fifth round pick in next year's draft for Nicholas Spears. 
The Saint John native played seven games last season with the Pictou County Weeks Crushers, taking four wins in process. 
Spears was also a third goaltender for the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL. 
"I wanted to pick him up because I knew if I got him he'd be close to Saint John and Saint John could use him if they needed to or when they wanted to. And it gives the kid some playing time with us and also to have an AP (associated player) with the Saint John Sea Dogs." 
Despite the young age of many of the picks, McGuigan said he's hoping to have some of the players on the ice, most notably a forward and a defenceman. 
The goal for the year, said McGuigan, is to "get 'er done." 
"It's a good Miramichi saying, I think, and that's our motto here this year." 
Other pick-ups for the T-Wolves include Jarred Struthers, who had 49 points last season with the P.E.I. Rocket. 
"We have our fingers crossed that this is going to be our top guy."