RiverWolves take Josh Hermes in first round pick

WAUSAU — The Wausau RiverWolves took forward Josh Hermes from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, in their first round pick during the 2019 NA3HL Draft April 18.

Hermes captained his Centennial High School squad, which saw him net 22 total points in 24 total games.

In total, the RiverWolves selected three Wisconsin natives in Gavin Abric from Hayward, Liam Golden from Ashwaubenon and Matthew Meyer from Fond du Lac.

“It was an exciting day for the future of the RiverWolves as we build the 2019-2020 roster. I am looking forward to getting these guys on the ice this fall and bringing the most out of their talent,“ said Head Coach Colin Bailey in a RiverWolves news release.

RiverWolves 2019 draft picks:

Round 1 – 7^th Overall Pick – Josh Hermes, F 

Centennial High School |Lino Lakes, Minnesota

Round 2 – 43^rd Overall Pick – Kolby Klingenmeyer, D 

Iowa Wild U18 | Anchorage, Alaska

Round 3 – 79^th Overall Pick – Jack VanDenBeurgenry, F

Plymouth Wildcats| Plymouth, Michigan

Round 4 – 115^th Pick – Gavin Abric, G 

Hayward High School |Hayward, Wisconsin

Round 5 – 151^st Pick – Liam Golden, F 

Ashwaubenon High School| Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin

Round 5 – 158^th Pick – Cooper Anderson, F 

Green Bay Jr. Gamblers U16| Marquette, Michigan

Round 6 – 187^th Pick – Vincent Nicosia, F 

Compuware U18| West Bloomfield, Michigan

Round 7 – 223^rd Pick – Brock Grandbois, F 

Lambeth Lancers| Tecumseh, Canada

Round 7 – 232^nd Pick – Mark Gorbatenko, D 

West Dundee Leafs U16 | West Dundee, Illinois

Round 8 – 259^th Pick – Matthew Meyer, F 

Fond du Lac Cardinals| Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

The RiverWolves 2018-19 season schedule will be released in the coming months.