Regina Pats select prodigious hometown hero Maddox Schultz with top pick of WHL draft [Video]

The top player born in 2010 will be playing junior hockey in his backyard.

The Regina Pats did what everyone in the hockey world thought they would after taking local phenom Maddox Schultz with the first-overall pick in the Western Hockey League Prospects Draft on Wednesday.

It’s a dream come true for 15-year-old Schultz, who grew up idolizing Connor McDavid and watched Connor Bedard flip the hockey world on its head while playing with the Regina Pats. Now he will follow in the footsteps of Bedard.

“Yeah, it feels pretty special, growing up watching this team play and putting on this jersey today,” said Schultz. “It’s a pretty cool moment for me and my family.” 

In the past five months Schultz was named the most valuable player at …