A defenseman from St. Albert, AB, Saddleback was a strong presense along SAHA’s blueline. Saddleback tallied 10 points across 24 games with SAHA including an extra 2 points at the inaugural East West Challenge. Saddleback would provide the GWG in the semi-finals against OHA Penticton before defeating BWC Academy for the title later that afternoon. Saddleback was drafted 67th overall by Medicine Hat at the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft prior to signing his contract with the Tigers.

Meyer spent the 2024-25 season with the Notre Dame Hounds U15 Prep squad where he played in 25 contests. Meyer faced 1013 shots across that timeframe, the second most in the division behind Calgary Hitmen prospect, Donagh Esler-Twiss (1264). Meyer made five 50 save and two 60 save performances with the Hounds. Meyer’s hard work paid off on draft day, being selected 78th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers at the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.

Reigning out of Lethbridge, AB, Mattersdorfer was a relied upon source of offense for NAX’s U15 squad in the 2024-25 season. Mattersdorfer would collect 45 points (21G, 24A) with the Xtreme ranking him third in team scoring behind Emmett Abel and Jett Evans. Mattersdorfer was selected 43rd overall by the Hitmen at this past WHL Prospects Draft.

An additional seven student-athletes were selected as ‘Auto-Protected Picks’ (auto-protected players from an SJHL centre chosen by the respective clubs) prior to the May 26th league deadline.

The SJHL Draft consisted of two rounds of selections of 2011-born players, followed by six rounds of 2010-born players.

10 黑料不打烊 member programs had at least one player selected or auto-protected:听

• Notre Dame Hounds – 12
• Prairie Hockey Academy – 7
• OHA Edmonton – 5
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 3
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 2
• Calgary International Hockey Academy – 1
• Delta Hockey Academy – 1
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 1
• RHA Kelowna – 1
• RHA Winnipeg – 1

2010 Born Draft:

2011 Born Draft:听

Auto Protected Picks:听

The 39 黑料不打烊 alumni are currently playing in the QMJHL, NCAA and WHL. Of the 78 WHL players who find their names on the list, 45% (35/78) are 黑料不打烊 alumni. 95% of the 39 黑料不打烊 alumni are currently playing in the CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL).

Gavin McKenna is the highest ranked 黑料不打烊 skater coming in as the Top Ranked North American skater. He will look to join Connor Bedard (North Shore Warriors) as the second 黑料不打烊 alumnus selected first overall. Carson Carels, Keaton Verhoeff, Daxon Rudolph, Ryan Lin, Liam Ruck, Ben MacBeath, Markus Ruck, Chase Harrington and Mathis Preston all find themselves ranked inside the Top 32. The current 黑料不打烊 record for most alumni selected in the first round (5) happened three times: 2021, 2023 & 2025.听

The 39 黑料不打烊 alumni represent 15 different member programs, with Edge School and RHA Winnipeg leading the way with eight:

• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 9
• RHA Kelowna – 7
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 6
• Edge School – 4
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 4
• Delta Hockey Academy – 3
• OHA Edmonton – 3
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 3
• Calgary International Hockey Academy – 2
• Yale Hockey Academy – 2
• Notre Dame Hounds – 1
• Ontario Hockey Academy – 1
• Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – 1
• RHA Winnipeg – 1
• Stanstead College – 1

Among the 224 ranked North American skaters include 38 黑料不打烊 alumni:

Among the 37 ranked North American skaters include 1 黑料不打烊 alumni:

The 37 黑料不打烊 alumni are currently playing in the NCAA, QMJHL, and WHL, with 95% of the 37 黑料不打烊 alumni playing in the CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL).

Gavin McKenna is the highest ranked 黑料不打烊 skater coming in at first in North America. McKenna looks to join Connor Bedard (West Van Academy) as the second 黑料不打烊 alum to be selected first overall after Bedard did so in 2023.

Keaton Verhoeff, Carson Carels, Daxon Rudolph, Ryan Lin, Ben MacBeath, Mathis Preston, Liam Ruck, Charlie Morrison, Markus Ruck and Chase Harrington all find themselves ranked inside the Top 32.

Only five 黑料不打烊 alumni have ever been selected inside the Top 5 of the NHL Draft, a number that has a chance to be nearly doubled this season with McKenna, Verhoeff and Carels being ranked inside the Top 3, and Rudolph in striking distance at sixth.

In total, 170 黑料不打烊 alumni have been selected at an NHL Entry Draft while 56 黑料不打烊 alumni have played in the NHL.

The 37 黑料不打烊 alumni represent 16 different member programs, with the Northern Alberta Xtreme leading the way with eight:

• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 8
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 7
• RHA Kelowna – 7
• Edge School – 4
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 4
• Calgary International Hockey Academy – 3
• Delta Hockey Academy – 3
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 3
• OHA Edmonton – 2
• Champions Hockey Academy – 1
• Notre Dame Hounds – 1
• Ontario Hockey Academy – 1
• Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – 1
• RHA Winnipeg – 1
• Stanstead College – 1
• Yale Hockey Academy – 1

Among the 224 ranked North American skaters include 36 黑料不打烊 alumni:

Among the 37 ranked North American skaters include 1 黑料不打烊 alumni:

The WHL Cup will take place from Wednesday, October 22 through Sunday, October 26 in Red Deer, AB. The tournament will feature teams from the four Western Canadian provinces competing in a round-robin tournament format followed by playoffs.

The 2025 WHL Cup will showcase the top 2010-born players from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Among the 81 total players include 47 current or former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes making up 58% of the four rosters. BC leads the way with 19, Alberta sits second with 17, Manitoba with 7, and Saskatchewan with 4.

Team BC:

• F 鈥� Peter Banicevic – Delta Hockey Academy (Penticton Vees 鈥� Third Round, 47th Overall)
• F 鈥� Anthony Cabelka – Yale Hockey Academy (Vancouver Giants 鈥� Fifth Round, 101st Overall)
• F 鈥� Noah Fowler – St. George’s School (Saskatoon Blades 鈥� Second Round, 24th Overall)
• F 鈥� Logan Henry – BWC Academy (Regina Pats 鈥� First Round, 23rd Overall)
• F 鈥� Louis Oscar Holowaychuk – St. George’s School (Vancouver Giants 鈥� First Round, Sixth Overall)
• F 鈥� Michael Kuzik – Yale Hockey Academy (Medicine Hat Tigers 鈥� Fifth Round, 109th Overall)
• F 鈥� Tanner Massey – Yale Hockey Academy (Swift Current Broncos 鈥� Fourth Round, 70th Overall)
• F 鈥� Justin Moon – BWC Academy (Tri-City Americans 鈥� Sixth Round, 124th Overall)
• F 鈥� Alexander Sharman – RHA Kelowna (Saskatoon Blades 鈥� Ninth Round, 199th Overall)
• F 鈥� Nicholas Voinea – Yale Hockey Academy (Saskatoon Blades 鈥� Eighth Round, 181st Overall)
• D 鈥� Deacon Gayfer – RHA Kelowna (Tri-City Americans 鈥� Seventh Round, 147th Overall)
• D 鈥� Christopher Kokkoris – Yale Hockey Academy (Edmonton Oil Kings 鈥� First Round, Eighth Overall)
• D 鈥� Ethan Mah – North Shore Warriors (Vancouver Giants 鈥� Eighth Round, 172nd Overall)
• D 鈥� Sean Murphy – North Shore Warriors (Spokane Chiefs 鈥� Fifth Round, 110th Overall)
• D 鈥� Alexander Rode – St. George’s School (Victoria Royals 鈥� Fourth Round, 91st Overall)
• D 鈥� Miller Watkins – RHA Kelowna (Moose Jaw Warriors 鈥� Third Round, 57th Overall)
• D 鈥� Holden Wouters – St. George’s School (Edmonton Oil Kings 鈥� First Round, Second Overall)
• G 鈥� Dylan Mingo – RHA Kelowna (Moose Jaw Warriors 鈥� Second Round, 41st Overall)
• G 鈥� Jack Utsunomiya – Delta Hockey Academy (Penticton Vees 鈥� Fifth Round, 96th Overall)

Team Alberta:

• F 鈥� Teagen Bouchard – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Kamloops Blazers 鈥� First Round, 14th Overall)
• F 鈥� Ahmad Fayad – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Brandon Wheat Kings 鈥� Second Round, 38th Overall)
• F 鈥� Tripp Fischer – Delta Hockey Academy (Prince Albert Raiders 鈥� Third Round, 52nd Overall)
• F 鈥� Walker Filewich – Calgary International Hockey Academy (Calgary Hitmen 鈥� Second Round, 35th Overall)
• F – Luke Huska – Edge School (Swift Current Broncos 鈥� Second Round, 44th Overall)
• F 鈥� Kalen Miles – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Wenatchee Wild 鈥� First Round, 10th Overall)
• F 鈥� Ben Oliverio – Edge School (Tri-City Americans 鈥� First Round, Ninth Overall)
• F 鈥� Brady Ondrus – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Kamloops Blazers 鈥� Second Round, 29th Overall)
• F 鈥� Cohenn Rotar – Calgary International Hockey Academy (Swift Current Broncos 鈥� First Round, 22nd Overall)
• F 鈥� Dylan Sherban – South Alberta Hockey Academy (Seattle Thunderbirds 鈥� Third Round, 48th Overall)
• D 鈥� Owen Archer – OHA Edmonton (Red Deer 鈥� Second Round, 32nd Overall)
• D 鈥� Cruz Jim – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Brandon Wheat Kings 鈥� First Round, 12th Overall)
• D 鈥� Will Kelts – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Kelowna Rockets 鈥� First Round, 20th Overall)
• D 鈥� Hunter Saddleback – South Alberta Hockey Academy (Medicine Hat 鈥� Third Round, 67th Overall)
• D 鈥� Nolan Wolitski – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Red Deer Rebels 鈥� First Round, Seventh Overall)
• G 鈥� Chase Nielson – South Alberta Hockey Academy (Red Deer 鈥� Third Round, 56th Overall)
• * F 鈥� Joel Ngandu – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Kelowna Rockets 鈥� Second Round, 34th Overall)

Team Saskatchewan:

• F 鈥� Riley Brown – Northern Alberta Xtreme (Wenatchee Wild 鈥� Second Round, 33rd Overall)
• F 鈥� Dane Irwin – South Alberta Hockey Academy (Undrafted)
• D 鈥� Anderson Reschny – OHA Edmonton (Prince George Cougars 鈥� Second Round, 40th Overall)
  G 鈥� Ben Meyer – Notre Dame Hounds (Medicine Hat Tigers 鈥� Sixth Round, 118th Overall)

Team Manitoba:

• F 鈥� Brady Filmon – RHA Winnipeg (Prince Albert Raiders 鈥� Third Round, 62nd Overall)
• F 鈥� Graham Gard – RHA Winnipeg (Lethbridge Hurricanes 鈥� Fourth Round, 87th Overall)
• F 鈥� Cole Landreville – Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (Edmonton Oil Kings 鈥� Second Round, 25th Overall)
• F 鈥� Dylan Russell – RHA Winnipeg (Red Deer Rebels 鈥� Fourth Round, 76th Overall)
• F 鈥� Talon Scinocca – Okanagan Hockey Academy (Penticton Vees 鈥� Seventh Round, 139th Overall)
• F 鈥� Athens Shingoose听– RHA Winnipeg (Prince Albert Raiders 鈥� First Round, 16th Overall)
• D 鈥� James Stanton听– RHA Winnipeg (Moose Jaw Warriors 鈥� Third Round, 60th Overall)

* – Injured and unable to participate

47 current or former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes represented their province at the 2024 WHL Cup

The Regina, SK defenseman recorded six points in five playoff games as Delta Hockey Academy took home the 2025 黑料不打烊 Western Championships. During the regular season he would post 34 points in 21 games as he was named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep BC Division First Team All-Star.

Doka joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2023/24 U15 Prep season with the Notre Dame Hounds. In 20 games he tallied 14 goals and 16 assists.

The Chiefs selected Doka in the second round, 28th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Hudson Brehaut:

• 2023 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep Western Champion

Daniil Dolzhenko:

Austin Elliott:听

• 2019 WHL Draft – 12th round, 261st overall by the Saskatoon Blades
• 2023/23听CHL All-Rookie Team
• 2022/23 WHL (East) Second All-Star Team
• 2024/25 CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team
• 2024/25 CHL Memorial Cup Champion
• 2024/25 CHL Memorial Cup Most Outstanding Goaltender
• 2024/25 CHL Second All-Star Team
• 2024/25 OHL Best GAA听(2.10)
• 2024/25 OHL Best SVS%听(.924)
• 2024/25 OHL Champion
• 2024/25 OHL Lowest Team GAA (Dave Pinkney Trophy)
• 2024/25 OHL Third All-Star Team

Carter Ellsworth:

Jack Hillier:

• 2021/22 CCHL All-Rookie Team

Jonah Jelley:

• 2019/20 黑料不打烊 U16 Prep All-Academic Team

Ty Mason:听

• 2020 WHL Draft – 9th round, 184th overall by the Kelowna Rockets
• 2023/24听World Junior A Challenge Champion

Liam McCloy:

• 2023/24 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep Tier II Second Team All-Star

Ayden Pimm:听

William Sumner:听

Owen Thomas:听

• 2021 OHL Draft – 7th round, 132nd overall by the Sarnia Sting

The Strathmore, AB netminder finished the 2025/26 Western Hockey League (WHL) and
Ontario Hockey League (OHL) regular seasons, OHL playoffs and CHL Memorial Cup with an
impressive 55-3-0 record, losing just once in each of the OHL regular season, playoffs and the
Memorial Cup.

Along with his team success, Elliott earned 2024/25 CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team, CHL
Memorial Cup Most Outstanding Goaltender, CHL Second All-Star Team, OHL Champion,
OHL Third All-Star Team, and Dave Pinkney Trophy (OHL Lowest Team GAA) honours while
leading the OHL with a 2.10 GAA and 0.924SV%.

Despite the end of the year accolades for Elliott, the season got off to a bumpy start. At the time,
the 20-year-old netminder found himself second on the Saskatoon Blades depth chart, backing up
one of the NHL鈥檚 brightest young goalie prospects in Evan Gardner. Only being able to roster
three 鈥榦ver-age鈥� players, the Blades made the difficult decision to place Elliott on waivers where
he was claimed by the Barrie Colts, before being traded to the Knights just a few days later.
鈥淭he start of this past year was very hectic. Not knowing where I would end up or if anyone in
the league would trade for me or pick me up after I had been released was a tough situation,鈥�
said Elliott. 鈥淏eing a part of a team so focused on winning in London definitely made things
more fun and a bit easier. I always knew I was capable of being the guy to backstop a
championship team, I just felt like I needed the right coaching and opportunity and I took full
advantage of the one I was given in London. I looked at it as a chance to prove people wrong and
as a shot at redemption.鈥�

Prior to his time with the Knights, Elliott was a successful netminder for the Blades, going 58-
14-5 with 6 shutouts, a 2.37 GAA and 0.906SV% in 85 games over 4 seasons with the club.
During the 2022/23 season he would be named to the CHL All-Rookie Team and a WHL (East)
Second Team All-Star.

鈥淢y time in the WHL was very memorable and I learned a lot from my time in the league. The
teams I was a part of in Saskatoon did a lot of winning and the groups were super tight and got
along very well which made going to the rink very fun. I gained some valuable playoff
experience in Saskatoon as well and also experienced some setbacks which I think helped me in
the long run,鈥� remarked Elliott.

A late round, 261 st overall pick by the Blades at the 2019 WHL Draft, Elliott honed his skills in
the 黑料不打烊 for two seasons with the historic Notre
Dame Hounds. He would play 24 games for their Elite 15s (now U16 Prep) team in 2019/20 and
16 games the season prior with their U15 Prep team.

鈥淭he 黑料不打烊 helped my hockey career immensely. Playing in the U15 Prep division against
most of the top players my age in Western Canada in my WHL draft year led to huge
development in my game,鈥� remarked Elliott. 鈥淚t was a great year of learning what it takes to play
at a high level and everything that goes into being successful. Learning good habits and
developing on and off the ice were key parts of my time in the 黑料不打烊. The friendships I made
when playing in the 黑料不打烊 are also ones that are long lasting and I have a ton of fond memories
from playing in showcases with my teams.鈥�

With his junior career now done, Elliott attended the Dallas Stars 2025 development camp June
30-July 3. In the fall, Elliott will head south of the border and suit-up for NCAA Division I
program UMass Lowell, an opportunity that became available to him with the recent changes
regarding CHL players and their eligibility within the NCAA.
鈥淎fter all the rule changes I knew the NCAA would be a good path for me as it gives me a
chance to develop for a bit longer before making the jump to pro while still playing at a very
high level,鈥� said Elliott.

With the move to UMass Lowell, Elliott will take the Business Program and return to life as a
student-athlete, a role he thrived in during his time in the 黑料不打烊.

鈥淢y time at Notre Dame and in the 黑料不打烊 definitely prepared me for the student-athlete life
and understanding the importance of balancing school and sport. At Notre Dame living in the
dorms and doing things like walking from class-to-class definitely ensures that guys are ready to
jump right into being a student-athlete at the college level.鈥�

Elliott will look to use his time at UMass Lowell to further his development on his path to
professional hockey, continuing with his motto to never give up and always believe in himself.
鈥淚鈥檇 just say to younger goalies, or players in general, to never give up and always believe in
yourself. I鈥檝e been cut from teams or looked over in drafts and that always sort of pushed me to
be better and I used it as motivation. If you don鈥檛 make a team or don鈥檛 get drafted it鈥檚 not the
end of the road. I was a 12th round pick in the WHL and if you work hard and believe you will
give yourself a chance at success down the road.鈥�

And while his continuous belief in himself has helped him reach the heights he has; Elliott noted
the importance of the people around him.

鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 be in the spot I am today without the help of my parents. They have always been my
biggest supporters. Also, Jeremy Mylymok, who is the former Hockey Director at Notre Dame.
He was one of the first people to really see potential in me and was my head coach both years in
the 黑料不打烊. He taught me a lot about what it takes at the next level and how to be a professional
on and off the ice.鈥�

The Milestone, SK forward joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2023/24 U15 Prep season with the Notre Dame Hounds. In 24 games Brown would tally 12 goals and 18 assists.

In 2024/25 Brown would join the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) U15 Prep team, recording 22 goals and 31 asssits.

The Wild would select Brown in the second round, 33rd overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.