![]() ![]() Returning to Peavey Mart Centrium less than a month after training camp with the Rebels, Beckett Hamilton (18th overall, Red Deer) will get his first taste of playing in his future home. With memories of 2019 in the back of their minds, Team Saskatchewan is back to prove they have what it takes to grab the gold. Sure to log big minutes on the backend, the 6-foot-1 frame of Brek Liske (10th overall, Everett) will serve as a steady, shutdown presence alongside puck mover Carson Carels (15th overall, Prince George), while Carter Kingerski (35th overall, Tri-City) will be called upon to help lead the Keystone province offensively. Team Manitoba’s strength comes from their defence, with all six blueliners selected in the top 90 of last May’s WHL prospects draft. should have no problem putting the puck in the net. Paired with Joe Iginla (12th overall, Edmonton), Noah Kosick (11th overall, Calgary), and offensive defenceman Ryan Lin (sixth overall, Vancouver), Team B.C. Mathis Preston (third overall, Spokane), Liam Ruck (ninth overall, Medicine Hat) and Markus Ruck (21st overall, Medicine Hat) will reunite again after impressive U15 seasons together with Okanagan Hockey Academy, combining for 258 points as a line. Reigning WHL Cup gold medallists return to Red Deer with what could quite possibly be a stronger team than they had in 2021. Keaton Verhoeff (fourth overall, Victoria) and Aaron Sawatzky (16th overall, Moose Jaw) join Rudolph on the blueline, while the only goaltender selected in the first round – Carter Esler (22nd overall, Spokane) backs the blue and gold in net. Like the future of the Prince Albert Raiders, the Wild Rose province will be led by defenceman Daxon Rudolph (first overall, Prince Albert) and Riley Boychuk (second overall, Prince Albert). Pura is playing for the U18 Winnipeg Wild this season in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League.įeaturing the most first-round selections from the 2023 WHL prospects draft, Team Alberta is poised to pursue their first gold medal since 2016. His 36 goals were the 10th-most league-wide for his division. Pura, a forward from Winnipeg, was the fourth forward selected by the Giants in the 2023 WHL prospects draft, after putting up 36 goals and adding 17 assists for 53 points in the 2022-23 season for the U15 Winnipeg Wild. Anderson is playing for the BWC’s U17 prep team this season, where he has already started strong with five points in four games (2G-3A). His 13 goals ranked second on his club and his 26 points ranked third. ![]() Olson will play for the U18 Raiders again this season, where he has three points in four games thus far (1G-2A).Īnderson, a North Vancouver forward, played for Burnaby Winter Club’s U15 prep team in his draft year, recording 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 27 games before the Giants made him a sixth round selection in the WHL prospects draft. He also played a year up for Team Alberta in the Canada Winter Games, where he recorded three points in five games (1G-2A). Albert Raiders, where he posted 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points in 35 games. ![]() Olson, a forward from(Spruce Grove, Alta., had an outstanding 2022-23 season, playing in the Alberta Elite U18 Hockey League as a 15-year-old for the St. Lin already has five points (3G-2A) in three games for Delta’s U18 Prep team this season. His 41 points ranked fifth amongst all defencemen in the CSSHL U15 Prep division, while his 17 goals were T-1st. Lin, a defenceman from Richmond, was the Giants’ sixth overall pick in the 2023 WHL prospects draft, after putting up an impressive 17 goals and 41 points in just 27 games as a defenceman for Delta Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep Green squad last season. The Giants prospects that will participate include: The tournament showcases the top 2008-born players from the four Western Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, who will compete in a round-robin tournament format followed by playoffs. 18 to 22 at the Peavey Mart Centrium – home of the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels – in Alberta. Western Hockey League – in partnership with BC Hockey, Hockey Alberta, Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Manitoba – this week announced the four team rosters that will compete in the 2023 WHL Cup, with the four G-Men prospects among them. Four Vancouver Giants prospects have made the cut. ![]()
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