Boatter has signed with the Everett Silvertips after he was originally selected by the Spokane Chiefs of the fourth round of the 2022 WHL Draft. The Maple Ridge, BC defenseman spent three seasons in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with BWC Academy, originally joining in 2020/21. The following U15 Prep season he would tally 30 points in 27 games. During the 2022/23 U18 Prep season Boatter had 4 goals and 23 assists. He is committed to Colorado College post his junior career.

Originally undrafted to the WHL, Nemis has signed with the Kamloops Blazers. The Winnipeg, MB forward joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2020/21 U15 Prep season. The following U16 Prep campaign he posted 25 points in 36 games, before recording 26 points in 32 U18 Prep games in 2022/23. Nemis would then spend two seasons in the MJHL with the Dauphin Kings, posting 64 points in 90 games.

A forward from Victoria, BC, Green has signed with the Kamloops Blazers after they selected him in the second round, 45th overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. Green joined the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ for the 2024/25 U15 Prep season with Pacific Coast Hockey Academy, tallying 29 points in 36 games while being named to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ (BC/US Division) All Rookie Team. This past season with Delta Hockey Academy Green recorded 46 points in 30 games.

Harvey has signed with the Saskatoon Blades after they drafted him in the second round, 32nd overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. The Edmonton, AB defenseman posted 22 points in 36 U15 Prep games with the Northern Alberta Xtreme during the 2024/25 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ season as he was named to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ (Prairie Division) All Rookie Team. This past year he recorded 40 points in 29 U15 Prep games with OHA Edmonton, earning ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ (Prairie Division) Second Team All-Star honours.

Originally undrafted to the WHL, Nathan Salisbury has signed with the Red Deer Rebels. The Edmonton, AB netminder spent the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons with OHA Edmonton, playing for their U15 and U15 Prep teams. This past season he played for the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the AJHL, posting a 17-14-1 record with a 3.21 GAA and .902 SV%.

Calgary International Hockey Academy student-athlete Kai Dingwall has signed with the Regina Pats after they selected him in the second round, 35th overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. This season the Calgary, AB forward was named a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (Prairie Division) Second Team All-Star, having recorded 46 points in 28 U15 Prep games, before adding 7 points in 5 playoff games as he captained CIHA to a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep Western Championship. During the 2024/25 U15 Prep season Dingwall tallied 26 points in 35 games with Pilot Mound Hockey Academy.

A forward from Calgary, AB, Jett Evans has signed with the Seattle Thunderbirds after being drafted in the second round, 34th overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. Evans tallied 48 points in 29 games with the Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 Prep team to earn ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (Prairie Division) First Team All-Star honours. During the 2024/25 season he would finish second among all ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 skaters with 72 points in 31 games.

Selected eighth overall at the 2026 WHL Draft, Micah Montgomery has signed with the Kamloops Blazers. The Edmonton, AB forward joined OHA Edmonton as an underage player for the 2023/24 U15 season, posting 24 points in 22 games. The following U15 Prep season Montgomery totaled 49 points in 36 games as he was named a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (Prairie Division) Second Team All-Star and to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (Prairie Division) All Rookie Team. This past season Montgomery would be named a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (Prairie Division) First Team All-Star and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep Top Defensive Forward after he tallied 63 points in 30 games.

North Shore Warriors forward William Thompson has signed with the Prince George Cougars after he was taken in the second round, 41st overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. The North Vancouver, BC forward posted 25 points in 22 U15 Prep games in 2024/25 before recording 50 points in 30 games in 2025/26 as he was named a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (BC/US Division) Second Team All-Star.

Former RHA Winnipeg student-athlete Graham Jones has signed with the Penticton Vees, after a recent trade to the team. Jones was originally selected in the first round, 18th overall by the Portland Winterhawks at the 2022 WHL Draft after he recorded 81 points in 30 U15 Prep games.

After being selected second overall at the 2026 WHL Draft, Yale Hockey Academy student-athlete Parker McMillan has signed with the Wenatchee Wild.

McMillan joined Yale for the 2024/25 U15 Prep season, recording 56 points in 35 games as he was named to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (BC/US Division) All-Rookie Team. The following U15 Prep season the Vancouver, BC forward finished second in league scoring with 91 points in 25 games, earning ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (BC/US Division) First Team All-Star honours, while winning the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep Top Forward and MVP Awards.

The Tri-City Americans have signed their first and second round picks from the 2026 WHL Draft. Kenzo Gibson was selected 6th, while Lincoln Baschuk was taken 37th.

A forward from North Vancouver, BC, Gibson has spent the last three seasons in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, joining the league as an underage player with the North Shore Warriors U15 team in 2023/24. He would spend the following two seasons with the BWC Academy U15 Prep team, totaling 53 goals and 55 assists in 55 games. Gibson was named a U15 (BC/US Division) First Team All-Star in 2023/24, a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (BC/US Division) All-Rookie Team in 2024/25, and a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep (BC/US Division) Second Team All-Star in 2025/26.

Baschuk joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) for the 2024/25 U15 season, tallying 29 points in 22 games while being named a Top Defenseman Award Finalist and a U15 (Prairie Division) First Team All-Star. This past U15 Prep season the Edmonton, AB defender had 23 points in 29 games.

Originally undrafted to the WHL, River Arnason has signed with the Kamloops Blazers. The 2008 born forward from Winnipeg, MB spent three seasons in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with RHA Winnipeg. He would finish third in team scoring during the 2022/23 U15 Prep season, tallying 43 points in 30 games. The following U17 Prep campaign he finished second on his team with 41 points in 22 games while being named a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U17 Prep Tier II Second Team All-Star and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U17 Prep Tier II Most Sportsmanlike Award winner.

During the 2024/25 U18 Prep season, Arnason would lead all skaters with 30 goals and 64 points, earning ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U18 Prep (Prairie Division) First Team All-Star honours.

Chadi has played two games with the Rebels, tallying one goal against the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Edmonton, AB forward began the 2025/26 season in the AJHL with the Grande Prairie Storm, tallying 13 points in 26 games.

During the 2021/22 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep season Chadi tallied 2 points in 26 games with OHA Edmonton. The following season he posted 23 points in 27 U15 Prep games, leading to the Kamloops Blazers selecting him in the seventh round, 137th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

Yale Hockey Academy is proud to celebrate Ryan Michael, a five-year YHA alumnus and current captain of the Kamloops Blazers. His leadership, work ethic, and character continue to exemplify the very heart of our mission: Training Life Champions.

Ryan’s success as a WHL captain comes as no surprise to those who watched him grow through the YHA program. Known for his discipline, humility, and team-first attitude, Ryan embodies the values we strive to instill in every student-athlete who wears the Yale jersey.

Beyond his on-ice accomplishments, Ryan recently joined forces with Hockey Gives Blood, a national initiative that encourages players and fans to give back through blood donation and community involvement. As part of being an ambassador, he is looking for donors who would be willing to pledge a certain amount for every shot he takes on net this season.  His goal is 175 shots! Ryan’s commitment to service reflects the same passion and integrity he shows in the game — leading by example and inspiring others to make a difference.

All of us at Yale Hockey Academy congratulate Ryan on his continued success and thank him for representing YHA with such pride, leadership, and heart — both on and off the ice. We also encourage everyone to join him in his goal of raising money / awareness for this worthy cause!

Lanti joined the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ for the 2023/24 U17 season, tallying 14 points in 32 games with RHA Kelowna. The following U17 Prep campaign the High Level, AB forward recorded a team high 62 points in 36 games while being named a BC Division First Team All-Star. Undrafted to the WHL, Lanti added six points in five playoff games to help RHA Kelowna capture the 2025 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U17 Prep Western Championship.

Markel, who was also undrafted to the WHL, joined the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in 2020/21 with the BWC Academy U15 team. The following U15 Prep season the Richmond, BC defenseman tallied 16 points in 30 games. Markel would record 8 points in 28 U17 Prep games in 2022/23 and 2 points in 5 U18 Prep games with BWC Academy in 2023/24.

This past season Markel had 15 points in 35 U18 Prep games with Yale Hockey Academy.

The Medicine Hat, AB forward joined Edge School for the 2021/22 U16 Prep season, recording 51 points in 31 games.

Originally selected by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the ninth round of the 2021 WHL Draft, Evaschesen returned to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ for the 2023/24 season. In 23 games with the South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 Prep team he produced 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 total points.

North Shore Warriors U15 Prep Head Coach Steve Marr and St. George’s School U18 Prep Head Coach Brayden Toma have both been named as an Assistant Coach with the Blazers.

Marr, who is originally from Kamloops, BC, played four seasons in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers recording 44 points and 330 penalty minutes in 242 games.

The defensemen would make the jump to the pro ranks in 2005/06, splitting the season between the AHL and ECHL with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben-Knights and the Las Vegas Wranglers. He would spend the 2006/07 season in the AHL with the Knights before playing for the Rockford IceHogs and Pensacola Ice Pilots in 2007/08. Marr would head to Germany in 2008/09, playing for Herner EV 2007 in the German third tier for his final year of pro hockey.

Marr would begin coaching in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ during the 2017/18 season, spending three seasons as the West Van Academy (now the North Shore Warriors) U18 Prep head coach. Marr would go 9-25-2 his first season, but he laid a foundation that would lead West Van to a 40-26-6 record the following two seasons.

After a three year hiatus from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Marr returned to the North Shore Warriors in 2023/24, this time with their U15 Prep team. In two seasons with the Warriors U15 Prep team Marr would lead them to a 16-40-6 record while producing three 2025 WHL Draft picks.

During his tenure with the Warriors, Marr coached future NHLers Connor Bedard and Fraser Minten.

Toma, a Sherwood Park, AB product, boasts an impressive resume within the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ having won three ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Western Championships in five seasons.

He would join the league as an assistant coach with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) in 2017/18, before taking over as head coach of the Elite 15s (U16 Prep) team in 2018/19. That season he would lead NAX to a 2019 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Western Championship. He would have his team sitting in first place heading into the 2020 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Western Championships before they were ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021/22 he would lead the NAX U15 Prep team to a 29-1-0 regular season record before falling short with a shootout loss in the semi-finals. Under his guidance, NAX would again finish the regular season in first place in 2022/23 before capturing their first ever ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ U15 Prep Western Championship with an overtime win. Toma and NAX would defend their title in 2023/24, as they beat first-place Edge School in overtime of the 2024 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Western Championships. In his three seasons with the NAX U15 Prep team, Toma would produce 38 WHL Draft picks.

Toma would head west to Vancouver, BC for the 2024/25 season as the Head Coach of the St. George’s School U18 Prep team. St. George’s would go 20-12-4 under his guidance, finishing in seventh place in the regular season before being eliminated by the eventual U18 Prep Champions, RHA Kelowna, in the playoffs.

In his six ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ seasons, Toma led his teams to a regular season record of 154-33-8.

The Kraken selected the Langley, BC defenseman in the fifth round, 148th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft.

Hammell spent two seasons in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with the North Shore Warriors (previously the West Van Warriors). During the 2018/19 U15 Prep season he tallied 10 points in 22 games. The following U15 Prep campaign he recorded 12 goals and 29 assists in 29 games, leading to the Kamloops Blazers selecting him in the first round,19th overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

After playing seven games with the team in 2020/21, he would join the Blazers full time in 2021/22, posting 14 points in 57 games. He would split the 2022/23 season between the Blazers and Everett Silvertips, finishing with 26 points in 67 games.

Hammell finished his WHL career with the Silvertips, producing 63 points in 111 games the last two seasons, including a career high 38 in 2024/25 as he captained the team.