2024 NA3HL Draft Recap

Apr 25, 2024

The New Jersey Titans are proud to have made three selections at the 2024 NA3HL Draft.

Without a first round pick, traded to Sheridan in exchange for Elijah White at the trade deadline, General Manager Andrey Kapranov needed to wait until the 51st overall pick in the second round.  Despite the wait, the Titans got the player they were hoping for, selecting Connor Kelly from the Valley Jr. Warriors of the EHL.  In his first year of Junior hockey, Kelly split his time between the Warriors and the Connecticut Chiefs, recording 8 points in 40 total games.  Kelly would add another goal in the playoffs.  The 2006 birth year hails from Leesburg, Virginia, outside of Washington DC

In the 3rd round, with the 85th overall selection the Titans picked Kyle Lamantia from the Affton Americans.  The St. Louis, Missouri, native played last season as a defenseman or center, plugging whichever holes appeared in the lineup.  He recorded 14 points in as may games, helping Affton to a District Championship.  The 18 year old projects to add size to the New Jersey lineup, already clocking in at 6′ 3″ and 200 lbs, with two more years of junior eligibility.

With their final pick in the 4th round, the Titans selected defeseman Jack O’Connor from the St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts.  The Canton, Georgia native finished his prep school career with his best offensive output, tallying 8 points in 29 games for the Lions.  The 2005 birth year played his youth hockey with the Atlanta Fire before making the jump to prep school for the 2021-22 season.