The 2026 Memorial Cup starts tomorrow evening and will see three CHL Champions and one host compete for National supremacy. The Kelowna Rockets (Host) and Kitchener Rangers (OHL) will kick things off at 6:00pm PST at Prospera Place on May 22. The Everett Silvertips (WHL) and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) will play their first game on May 23. The final is set to take place May 31, at 4:00pm PST.

16 黑料不打烊 alumni will compete with the Rockets, 11 with the WHL Champion Silvertips, and 1 with the OHL Champion Rangers. The 28 alumni represent 13 黑料不打烊 programs:

• Edge School – 6
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 5
• Yale Hockey Academy – 5
• St. George’s School – 4
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 3
• BWC Academy – 3
• North Shore Warriors – 2
• RHA Kelowna – 2
• RHA Winnipeg – 2
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 2
• Calgary International Hockey Academy – 1
• Delta Hockey Academy – 1
• OHA Edmonton – 1

Everett Silvertips (11):

• Shea Busch – Yale Hockey Academy
• Mirco Dufour – Edge School
• Landon DuPont – Edge School
• Jesse Heslop – Pacific Coast Hockey Academy/Yale Hockey Academy
• Lukas Kaplan – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Logan Lepinski – BWC Academy
• Brek Liske – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Clarke Schaefer – Northern Alberta Xtreme/OHA Edmonton
• Zackary Shantz – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Jaxsin Vaughan – RHA Kelowna
• Luke Vlooswyk – Edge School

Kelowna Rockets (16):

• Parker Alcos – BWC Academy/Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Eli Barrett – St. George’s School/Yale Hockey Academy
• Nate Corbet – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Hiroki Gojsic – St. George’s School
• Rowan Guest – Pacific Coast Hockey Academy
• Ty Halaburda – Pacific Coast Hockey Academy/Delta Hockey Academy
• Owen Hayden – Edge School
• Jacob Henderson – St. George’s School/Yale Hockey Academy
• Tij Iginla – RHA Kelowna
• Peyton Kettles – RHA Winnipeg
• William Matte – Calgary International Hockey Academy
• Keith McInnis – Yale Hockey Academy
• Connor Pankratz – North Shore Warriors/St. George’s School
• Hayden Paupanekis – RHA Winnipeg
• Shane Smith – Edge School/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Carson Wetsch – North Shore Warriors/BWC Academy

Kitchener Rangers (1):

• Kaden Schneider – Edge School

18 of those 21 黑料不打烊 alumni come from the Western Hockey League (WHL) Champions, the Medicine Hat Tigers. 75% (18/24) of the Tigers playoff roster played in the 黑料不打烊. The three remaining 黑料不打烊 alumni played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

The 21 黑料不打烊 alumni will now compete at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC starting May 22 and going until June 1. The Rimouski Oc茅anic are the fourth and final team in the tournament, entering as the hosts, having lost to Moncton in the QMJHL finals.

London Knights (OHL)

• Austin Elliott – Notre Dame Hounds

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

• Andrew Basha – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Carter Cunningham – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Cayden Lindstrom – Delta Hockey Academy
• Kadon McCann – RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Gavin McKenna – RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Harrison Meneghin – Delta Hockey Academy
• Tanner Moldendyk – Yale Hockey Academy
• Tyson Moss – Yale Hockey Academy
• Ethan Neutens – Edge School
• Marcus Pacheco – OHA Edmonton
• Liam Ruck – Okanagan Hockey Academy
• Markus Ruck – Okanagan Hockey Academy
• Ryder Ritchie – RHA Kelowna
• Hunter St. Martin – OHA Edmonton
• Jordan Switzer – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Josh Van Mulligen – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Mathew Ward – Delta Hockey Academy/North Shore Warriors
• Oasiz Wiesblatt – South Alberta Hockey Academy

Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)

• Aiden Diamond – Mount Academy
• 脡tienne Morin – CIH Academy

Gavin McKenna – Medicine Hat Tigers

• CHL Rookie of the Year Award The CHL Rookie of the Year Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League
  • 34G-63A, 97 PTS, -4 in 61 GP during the 2023-24 season; as a 16-year-old rookie McKenna led the Tigers with 34 goals and 97 points
• CHL Third Team-All Star Forward
  • 34G-63A, 97 PTS, -4 in 61 GP during the 2023-24 season; alongside Connor Bedard, the 2026 NHL Draft prospect is one of only two 16-year-old skaters in the WHL to record 90-plus points in a single season over the last 25 years
• CHL All Rookie Team Forward
  • 34G-63A, 97 PTS, -4 in 61 GP during the 2023-24 season; as one of the CHL鈥檚 youngest players on an active roster during the 2023-24 season, McKenna registered 16 contests with three or more points, including four points on six occasions and two hat-tricks; his 97 points ranked second among CHL rookie this season

McKenna spent three season in the 黑料不打烊, joining RHA Kelowna in 2020/21. He would play the following season as an underage player in the U18 Prep division, tallying 65 points in 35 games. The Tigers would select the Whitehorse, YT forward first overall at the 2022 WHL Draft. The following season McKenna would play for the South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 Prep team, once again leading the division in assists (38) and points (75), while his 37 goals were also a division best, earning him 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep MVP honours.

Cayden Lindstrom – Medicine Hat Tigers

• CHL Top Prospect Award The CHL Top Draft Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada is given out every year to the top eligible prospect for the NHL Entry Draft from the Canadian Hockey League. The award was first given in 1991.
  • 27G-19A, 46 PTS, +12 in 32 GP during the 2023-24 season; the Chetwynd, BC forward is expected to be a Top 5-10 selection at the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

A third round pick by the Tigers at the 2021 WHL Draft, Lindstrom spent two seasons with Delta Hockey Academy, winning a 2022 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep Western Championship. In 35 黑料不打烊 games at the U15 Prep and U17 Prep level, Lindstrom tallied 70 points.

Zac Funk – Prince George Cougars

• CHL First Team-All Star Forward
  • 67G-56A, 123 PTS, +56 in 68 GP during the 2023-24 season; the Washington Capitals prospect finished the season as the CHL鈥檚 leading goal scorer with 67 goals, making him just the 10th CHL skater since 2000 to top 65 goals in a single season

Funk joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season, producing 52 points in 28 games. The Calgary Hitmen would select him in the second round, 43rd overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

Harrison Meneghin – Lethbridge Hurricanes聽

• CHL Third Team-All Star Goalie
  • 27-20-5-0 record, 2.59 GAA, .919 SV% & 3 SO in 53 GP during the 2023-24 season; ranked among the WHL leaders in several different categories, including save percentage (.919, second), shutouts (3, T-4th), minutes played (3,040, fourth) and saves (1,483, fifth).

Meneghin spent four season in the 黑料不打烊 with Delta Hockey Academy, posting a 33-14-1 record at the U15, U15 Prep and U18 Prep levels.

Luca Cagnoni – Portland Winterhawks

• CHL Third Team-All Star Defenseman
  • 18G-72A, 90 PTS, +47 in 65 GP during the 2023-24 season; the San Jose Sharks prospect posted the first 90-point season by a WHL defenseman in the last 30 years

Undrafted to the WHL, Cagnoni spent three seasons with BWC Academy, playing in the U15 Prep, U16 Prep and U18 Prep divisions. In 75 total 黑料不打烊 games the fourth round NHL Draft Pick recorded 59 points.

Terik Parascak – Prince George Cougars

• CHL All Rookie Team Forward
  • 43G-62A, 105 PTS, +49 in 68 GP during the 2023-24 season; the 2024 NHL Draft prospect led all CHL rookies during the 2023-24 season in goals (43) and scoring (105); his 105 points are the most by a rookie in the CHL since 2006-07 campaign (Patrick Kane 鈥� 145 points & Sam Gagner 鈥� 118 points)

Having spent four seasons with Edge School, Parascak is the 黑料不打烊’s All-Time leading goal scorer with 119 goals, while his 217 points are second most all-time. Parascak was selected by Prince George in the fourth round of the 2021 WHL Draft.

Primerano became the first female skater ever selected in a CHL Prospects Draft on May 19, 2022.

鈥淚 think from the beginning of the year when she came out of U15 and made the U15 Prep team the ultimate goal for her was to play Prep hockey and get drafted,鈥� said BWC Academy Director of Hockey and U15 Prep Associate Coach Richard Matvichuk. 鈥淭hroughout the season and in tournaments she just kept getting better and opening more eyes.鈥�

The North Vancouver, BC defenseman has spent the last two seasons playing in the 黑料不打烊 for BWC Academy. During the 2020/21 season Primerano finished with two goals and six assists in eight U15 games, leading all BWC Academy U15 defensemen in points.

Primerano would build off those numbers in 2021/22, finishing second among all BWC Academy U15 Prep defenseman with 19 points in 30 games while taking just one minor penalty.

鈥淪he鈥檚 an all-around player. We used her on the powerplay, we used her on the penalty kill. She moves the puck really well but the biggest thing about her is her competitive edge with blocking shots, playing physical, playing the body. She was willing to do anything to make sure our team succeeded,鈥� added Matvichuk.