Reigning out of the small town of Kerrobert, SK, Leinenweber joined the Northern Alberta’s Extreme U15 Prep team to start the 2025/26 season. Leienenweber impressed along the blueline with NAX registering 35 points across 28 games while also picking up a goal in a U18 Prep call up. Leinenweber would be named a Prairie division first team all-star before being drafted and signed by the Vancouver Giants with the 26th pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.

Over the past three seasons across BWC Academy’s U15 Prep and U18 Prep squads, Moon has been quite the spark plug on offense, acquiring 130 points. In the 2025/26 season, the Surrey, BC native posted 12 goals and 36 points with BWC Academy’s U18 Prep team. Moon was a vital offensive player for BWC Academy, picking up another 5 points during the 2026 黑料不打烊 Western Championships and another 7 points in the inaugural East West Challenge where BWC Academy finished as runner ups. Moon was drafted 124th overall by the Tri-City Americans in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft prior to signing. Moon also posted a strong outing at the 2026 WHL Cup with Team British Columbia, leading the team in scoring and picking up 5 goals across 5 games played.

A defenseman from Kelowna, BC, Watkins joined the 黑料不打烊 for the 2023/24 U15 season with RHA Kelowna, tallying 30 points in 28 games. The following U15 Prep season he posted 27 points in 33 U15 Prep games with BWC Academy, leading to the Moose Jaw Warriors selecting him in the third round, 57th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft. This past season Watkins returned to RHA Kelowna, posting 14 points in 28 regular season games and 3 points in 6 playoff games as he helped RHA Kelowna capture their second straight 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep Western Championship.

A forward from Nanaimo, BC, Ronan Gow has signed with the Lethbridge Hurricanes after they selected him in the third round, 50th overall at the 2026 WHL Draft. Gow captained Delta this past season while tallying 52 points in 30 U15 Prep games, earning 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (BC/US Division) First Team All-Star Honours. During the 2024/25 season, Gow produced 14 points in 29 games while helping Delta capture a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship.

After being drafted in the first round, 23rd overall at the 2026 WHL Draft, defenseman Nathan Roberts has signed with the Swift Current Broncos. Roberts recorded 25 points in 30 U15 Prep games with Delta this season. The White Rock, BC product tallied 17 points in 36 U15 games in 2024/25 with Delta White.

The first defenseman selected at the 2026 WHL Draft, Eli Vickers has signed with his hometown Vancouver Giants after going to them at third overall. This past season Vickers led all defensemen with 22 goals and 62 points, earning the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Top Defenseman Award, and being named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (BC/US Division) First Team All-Star. During the 2024/25 season Vickers was named to the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (BC/US Division) All Rookie Team after he posted 36 points in 35 games. He would add four points in five playoff games to help Delta win the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship.

Bryks has spent three seasons in the 黑料不打烊, spread out between OHA Edmonton, Northern Alberta Xtreme and Delta. He joined OHA Edmonton for the 2022/23 U15 season, posting 1 shutout and a 3-7-0 record with a 3.79 GAA and .897 SV%.

The following U15 Prep season with NAX he would go 11-2-0 with 1 shutout and a division best聽 .925 SV%, 2.29 GAA. He would play two playoff games to help NAX capture the 2024 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship to go along with his individual awards of 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Top Goaltender and 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep (Prairie Division) Second Team All-Star. At the conclusion of the season the Giants would select the Edmonton, AB netminder in the 12th round, 253rd overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

This season in 4 U18 Prep games with Delta, Bryks has went 3-1-0 with a .878 SV% and 3.14 GAA.

Wilkinson will spend the 2025/26 season with the Edge School U18 Prep team. The Giants selected the Bozeman, Montana forward fifth overall at the 2025 WHL US Draft after he recorded 27 points in 34 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep games with Edge.

A forward from Vancouver, BC, Wonyeneh spent two seasons with BWC Academy. During the 2023/24 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep season he recorded 37 points in 24 games leading to the Giants selecting him in the seventh round, 143rd overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

This past season he would play 35 games for the BWC Academy U18 Prep team, recording 6 goals and 14 assists.

Holowaychuk joined St. George’s for the 2023/24 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep season. In 27 games the Vancouver, BC forward tallied 12 goals and 20 assists.

His second year in the 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep would prove to be a dominant one, leading the division with 50 goals and 83 points in 34 games. Holowaychuk would be named a 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep BC Division First Team All-Star and capture the leagues MVP Award.

The Giants would then select Holowaychuk in the first round, sixth overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

The Richmond, BC product recorded at least a single point in all seven regular season games he played in in March, finishing with nine assists. On March 28 he would record his first career WHL playoff assist in game one of his teams opening round series.

During the regular season Lin would finish fifth among all WHL rookies, and second among rookie defensemen, with 53 points in 60 games. His 48 assists led all WHL rookies.

Prior to his time in the WHL Lin spent three seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with Delta. He joined Delta Green for the 2021/22 U15 Prep season, producing 31 points in 29 games. He would add five assists in five playoff games as Delta Green captured the 2022 黑料不打烊 U15 Prep Western Championship.

The following U15 Prep season he would lead his team with 17 goals and 41 points in 27 games, leading to the Giants selecting him sixth overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

In 2023/24 he tallied 32 points in 28 U18 Prep games, earning him 黑料不打烊 U18 Prep (BC Division) First All-Star Team honours. That season he would get his first taste of international experience with Team Canada at the Youth Olympic Games, leading all defensemen with four assists and five points.

Along with his successful season with the Giants, Lin captured a Gold Medal with Team Canada White at the U17 World Hockey Challenge.

The Surrey, BC defenseman joined BWC Academy for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season, tallying 9 points in 27 games. The following U15 Prep campaign he would record six assists in six games.

In 2021/22 he joined the Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep team where he finished with 30 points in 31 games. He would add seven points in five playoff games as Delta were crowned 2022 黑料不打烊 U17 Prep Western Champions. The following U18 Prep season Burrett had 26 points in 33 games with Delta.

Burrett was originally selected in the fifth round, 99th overall by the Vancouver Giants at the 2021 WHL Draft.

The University of Minnesota freshman represented Team Canada at the 2024 U18 Women鈥檚 World Championships, earning MVP, Best Defender, Tournament Allstar and Leading Scorer honours, setting the record for most points by a defender at one U18 Women鈥檚 Worlds (16) and most points by a Canadian at one U18 Women鈥檚 Worlds. This summer she was named to the Canada Women鈥檚 U18 team that competed against the United States for a three-games series from August 14-17, 2024.

Primerano became the the first female-skater ever selected in a CHL Draft when the Vancouver Giants selected her in the 13th round, 268th overall at the 2022 WHL Draft. In just two seasons in the Female U18 Prep division with RHA Kelowna the North Vancouver, BC defender graduated from the 黑料不打烊 as the most successful student-athlete in women鈥檚 history. Her 105 career assists are most all time among Female U18 Prep skaters while her 164 career points rank 1 back of the all-time record. Her 59 career goals are fourth most all-time, and most among defensemen, giving her the all-time career lead among defensemen in assists (105), goals (59) and points (164). This past season Primerano set the Female U18 Prep single season record, among all skaters, with 35 goals, 54 assists and 89 points in just 29 games to earn her second straight 黑料不打烊 Female U18 Prep MVP Award.

In 10 NCAA games this season Primerano has 1 goal and 5 assists.

The tournament, which is set to take place November 3-9 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, ON, will see 44 players represent Team Canada White and Team Canada Red.

Among the 44 players selected are 15 from the WHL, 12 of which played in the 黑料不打烊 including 2023 and 2024 WHL Draft first overall picks Daxon Rudolph and Landon DuPont. After joining fellow 黑料不打烊 alumnus Connor Bedard as the only two players in WHL History to receive Exceptional Status, DuPont is the lone 2009 born player on the Team Canada rosters.

The 12 黑料不打烊 alumni represent six different 黑料不打烊 member programs: Okanagan Hockey Academy (3), RHA Kelowna (3), Edge School (2), Northern Alberta Xtreme (2), Delta Hockey Academy, and Pilot Mound Hockey Academy.

Canada Red:

• Carson Carels, Prince George Cougars (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
• Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips (Edge School)
• Joe Iginla, Edmonton Oil Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Cruz Pavao, Tri-City Americans (Edge School)

Canada White:

• Riley Boychuk, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Ryan Lin, Vancouver Giants (Delta Hockey Academy)
• Liam Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Giorgos Pantelas, Brandon Wheat Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Mathis Preston, Spokane Chiefs (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Markus Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Daxon Rudolph, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Keaton Verhoeff, Victoria Royals (RHA Kelowna)

This will be the second time Lin, Preston, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff represent Team Canada, having previously done so at the 2024 Youth Olympics.

The 2024 U17 World Challenge kicks off on November 3, with Canada White taking on Czechia at 3:30 p.m. ET and Canada Red facing off against Finland at 7:30 p.m. ET. Teams will play two preliminary-round games before the medal round, which concludes on Nov. 9 with the medal games, as well as the fifth-place game. The event will also feature pre-tournament games in Sarnia, Petrolia and Forest on November 1.

The 2023 U17 World Challenge saw 13 黑料不打烊 alumni compete for Team Canada Red and White.聽