The Cold Lake, AB forward has been been having an exceptional 16-year-old season in the AJHL for the Bonnyville Pontiacs, leading all rookies with 17 assists and 26 points.

Harrison joined NAX for the 2022/23 U15 season, tallying 25 points in 24 games before recording 2 assists in 5 playoff games as NAX were crowned 2023 黑料不打烊 U15 Western Champions.

The following U15 Prep season he recorded 30 points in 25 games, adding 4 points in 5 playoff games as NAX won the 2024 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship. At the conclusion of the season the Broncos would draft Harrison in the seventh round, 150th overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

Harrison spent the 2024/25 season with the NAX U18 Prep team, finishing with 29 points in 36 games.

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About Us
The 黑料不打烊 was established in 2009 and has grown to feature 38 accredited schools and 129 teams from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island and the states of Idaho and Washington. The league was designed specifically for elite level student athletes, giving them the opportunity to focus on their education while increasing their skills off and on the ice and providing them with a high level of competition and exposure. Currently, the 黑料不打烊 includes eight different divisions at the U15, U17, U18 Male and U18 Female levels.

Selected first overall at the 2023 WHL Draft, Rudolph played 13 games for the Raiders in January. To kick-start 2025 he would go on a 12 game point streak, tallying 2 goals and 13 assists. In his rookie WHL season, the Lacombe, AB product has 4 goals and 22 assists along with a +10 rating in 42 games.

Rudolph joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2022/23 U15 Prep season, leading all defensemen with 50 points in 30 games. He would add 12 more points in 5 playoff games, including the OT winner in the finals as NAX captured their first ever 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship. At the conclusion of the season Rudolph was named the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Top Defenseman.

The following U18 Prep season he would record 22 goals and 37 assists in 28 games with NAX, earning 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep Top Freshman and Co-MVP Honours, while being named a 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep (Prairie Division) First Team All-Star.

This season he would also play five games for Team Canada White at the U17 World Hockey Challenge, helping Canada White capture a Gold Medal.

All four players helped NAX capture their second straight 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship, with Harvey winning in both 2023 and 2024. John and Soper were both part of the NAX team that captured the 2023 黑料不打烊 U15 Western Championship.

A forward from Nipawin, SK, the Vancouver Giants selected Chorney in the first round, 10th overall. In his first season in the 黑料不打烊, Chorney finished second on NAX in goals (19), assists (23) and points (42) in 24 games. He added 12 points in 5 playoff games, second most among all skaters.

After producing 29 points in 30 games during the 2022/23 U15 Prep season with NAX, Harvey finished this season fourth in league scoring with 52 points. His 52 points and 33 assists were a team high, leading to the Prince Albert Raiders selecting the Edmonton, AB forward fourth overall. Harvey finished third in playoff scoring with 11 points. Prince Albert selected NAX U18 Prep student-athletes Daxon Rudolph and Riley Boychuk with the first two picks in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft.

Having no first or second round picks, the Saskatoon Blades made John their first selection when they took him in the third round, 61st overall. The Fort McMurray, AB forward led NAX with 20 goals while finishing third with 38 points. He would take a giant leap forward in the playoffs, setting the single U15 Prep post-season record with 19 points in 5 games, including scoring the overtime winner in the Western Championships Final. This was the second straight year John led the playoffs in scoring as he produced 13 points in 5 games last season.

A 6’2 defenseman from Edmonton, AB, the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected Soper in the second round, 32nd overall. Soper tallied 10 points in 25 regular season games before adding 2 points in 5 playoff games. During the 2022/23 season Soper produced 20 points in 27 regular season games and an additional point in four playoff games.

Thayne Wasyluk opened the scoring 2:36 into the game with his sixth goal of the playoffs for NAX. Edge School, who finished first during the regular season and was 6-2-0 against NAX on the season, tied the game 1:23 later as a Brock England wrist shot beat Cam Hoose (39/44) low blocker. Reeve Waugh scored late in the second to give Edge the lead heading into the second.

Defenseman Kayne Wright scored 7:33 into the second to tie the game. Matthew Hilderman restored the Edge lead minutes later with a power play goal, jamming home a rebound in front. Four minutes later Ben Oliverio would spring Luke Jamieson for a partial breakaway, where Jamieson made no mistake with a move to his backhand, giving Edge a 4-2 lead.

With Edge having taken control of the game, Ben Harvey brought NAX within one 2:34 later with a tremendous individual effort.

Tyrie Ehrenberg tied the game on the power play with 4:57 remaining, firing home a rebound in front. NAX would claim the lead 1:29 later as Jaggar John was denied on the breakaway but Blake Chorney was there to clean up the rebound.

Holding a lead late, NAX got into penalty trouble and found themselves shorthanded for the last three minutes of regulation, including down 5-on-3. With the goalie pulled, Edge held a 6-on-3 for the final minute. One NAX penalty expired with 10 seconds left, bringing it to 6-on-4, but Edge found the back of the net with just 3.4 seconds left as Mirco Dufour found Aden Bouchard all alone in front.

After a few overtime chances by both teams John grabbed a puck in his own end before driving the lane to create a partial 2-on-1. He would keep the puck, making a move to his forehand and beating Leif Oaten (36/42) blocker side to send the visiting crowd into a frenzy.

NAX won both the U15 and U15 Prep Western Championships in 2023. This was the programs 10th 黑料不打烊 Championship and the third under the guidance of head coach Brayden Toma who captured a U16 Prep Championship in 2019 to go along with his back-to-back U15 Prep Championships.

Toogood has spent the last three seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with NAX. The Devon, AB forward joined their U15 Prep team for the 2021/22 season, recording 26 points in 30 games. The Oil Kings would select Toogood in the 12th round, 263rd overall at the 2022 WHL Draft.

Last season Toogood finished with 37 points in 30 U17 Prep games. He would add two goals in five playoff games as NAX captured the 2023 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep Western Championship.

This season Toogood has played three U18 Prep games with NAX, recording one goal and one assist.

Rotar is in his first season in the 黑料不打烊 with the Edge School Gold U17 Prep team. In four games this season the Creston, BC netminder has a 4.94 GAA and .873 SV%. Rotar was selected in the fifth round, 102nd overall by the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the 2023 WHL Draft.

A forward from Edmonton, AB, Stewart was selected in the fifth round, 104th overall by the Victoria Royals at the 2023 WHL Draft. Stewart spent the 2022/23 黑料不打烊 season with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) U15 Prep team, tallying 46 points in 30 games. He would add eight points in five playoff games as NAX captured the 2023 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championships.

A defenseman from Headingley, MB, Jett Deschamps was originally selected by the Pats in the fifth round, 96th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft. In 30 U15 Prep games with RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg this season Deschamps finished with 24 points.

Tate Dolinsky has spent the last two seasons with RHA Winnipeg, joining the program in 2021/22. That season the Winnipeg, MB defender would tally 28 points in 29 games, leading to the Rebels selecting him in the fourth round, 69th overall at the 2022 WHL Draft. This season Dolinsky was named the 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep Top Defenseman after tallying 31 points in 30 games. He would add two assists in five playoff games as RHA Winnipeg captured the 2023 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep Western Championship.

Undrafted at the 2020 WHL Draft, Levi Green spent the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons with Delta Hockey Academy. During his first season at Delta the New Westminster, BC forward would finish with 19 points in 30 U15 games. The following U15 Prep season with Delta White he would score 4 goals and 9 assists in 30 games.

A fourth round pick, 75th overall by the Rebels at the 2023 WHL Draft, Nickolas Kovich joined Delta Black for the 2021/22 season, finishing with 22 points in 27 games. This year the Richmond, BC forward finished third on Delta Green聽 with 36 points in just 21 games.

Luke Davies spent the last three seasons with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX). In four U15 Prep games in 2020/21 he would tally two points. The following U16 Prep season he would finish with 24 goals and 14 assists in 31 games. He would add four points in five playoff games as NAX captured the 2022 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep Western Championship. This season the Calgary, AB forward finished with 20 points in 31 U18 Prep games.

A forward from Calgary, AB, Gavin Garland played four seasons in the 黑料不打烊. He joined Edge School in 2019/20, recording 31 points in 25 U15 Prep games. He would join Delta Hockey Academy Green for the 2020/21 U15 Prep season, tallying nine points in four games. In 2021/22 Garland would record 35 points in 20 regular season games and 13 points in 5 playoff games as Delta captured the 2022 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep Western Championship. This past season Garland would play for International Hockey Academy (IHA), finishing third among all U18 Prep skaters with 58 points in 32 games.

Jett Koch spent the last three 黑料不打烊 seasons with Edge School. In 2020/21 he would finish with six points in five U16 Prep games. The following U17 Prep season the Calgary, AB forward would finish fifth in team scoring with 52 points in 32 games while being named to the 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep All-Academic Team. This season Koch would record 17 points in 33 U18 Prep games. He would add one point in five playoff games as Edge captured the 2023 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep Western Championship.

Kasey Russell joined Prairie Hockey Academy for the 2022/23 U18 Prep season. In 30 games the Cardston, AB forward would finish second in team scoring with 36 points in 30 games.

Undrafted in the 2022 WHL Draft, Kaila has signed with the Tri-City Americans after an impressive performance at their training camp. The Ladner, BC netminder has spent the last three 黑料不打烊 seasons with Delta Hockey Academy.

During the 2020/21 season he would play four games for the Delta U15 team. In 2021/22 Kaila would suit-up for the Delta Green U15 Prep team, playing 15 games and posting a 3.23 GAA, .887 SV%, 1 shutout and an 8-6-0 record. Kaila would play all five playoff games for Delta at the 2022 黑料不打烊 Western Championships, posting a 5-0-0 record, 1 shutout, 1.80 GAA and .935 SV% as Delta captured the 2022 U15 Prep 黑料不打烊 Western Championship.

This season Kaila would go 11-5-0 with a 3.05 GAA, .894 SV% and 1 shutout in 16 games with the Delta U17 Prep team. At the 2023 黑料不打烊 Western Championships he would post a 1.82 GAA, .942 SV% and go 2-0-1 with his lone loss being in overtime of the 2023 黑料不打烊 Western Championships Finals,

Tu has spent the last two seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with St. George’s. The White Rock, BC netminder joined the program in 2021/22, playing 19 games with the U15 team. He would post a 5-11-0 record with a 4.13 GAA and .912 SV% en route to being named the 黑料不打烊 U15 Top Goaltender Award.

Selected in the second round, 31st overall by the Calgary Hitmen at the 2023 WHL Draft, Tu would play 18 games for the St. George’s U15 Prep team this season. He would go 12-5-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .914 SV% while being nominated for the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Top Goaltender Award.