The Lethbridge Hurricanes were the first team in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft to nab a player from the southwest.

With their second round (35th overall) selection, the Hurricanes took standout Kabos Bantam AA Broncos defenceman Joe Arntsen.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound blueliner racked up 50 points (19 G, 31 A) in 31 regular season games this past season with the Bantam AA Broncos.

The new Hurricanes prospect joins the ranks of a young Lethbridge team who is just coming off a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals.