One hundred forty-nine WHL alumni on Canada West opening night rosters
Calgary, Alta.- Nearly 150 former Western Hockey League players will suit up for Canada West squads in the 2024-25 regular season.
The University of Alberta Golden Bears lead the way with 23 former WHLers donning green-and-gold this season, the 2023 Canada West Champion University of Calgary Dinos and University of Saskatchewan are tied for second with 22 and the reigning Canada West Champion University of British Columbia Thunderbirds slide into third with 20.
Mount Royal University boasts the reigning U SPORTS Player of the Year, Connor Bouchard, and U Sports Goaltender of the Year, Shane Farkas, as the program pursues its first Canada West Championship.
For each season played in the WHL, a player is awarded a one-year post-secondary scholarship, which includes tuition, compulsory fees, and required textbooks. In partnership with Canada West universities, numerous WHL Scholarship recipients each year are also awarded additional financial assistance from their university to receive Western Canada’s Premier Hockey Scholarship.
University of Alberta Golden Bears
F- Eric Florchuk (Victoria Royals, Saskatoon Blades, Vancouver Giants ‘A’)
F- Adam Hall (Lethbridge Hurricanes, Vancouver Giants)
F- Justin Hall (Lethbridge Hurricanes ‘A’)
F- Brett Hyland (Brandon Wheat Kings ‘A’)
F- Vincent Lamanna (Everett Silvertips)
F- Tyson Laventure (Prince Albert Raiders, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Swift Current Broncos, Victoria Royals)
F- Connor McLennon (Kootenay ICE, Winnipeg ICE ‘A’)
F- Ty Nash (Lethbridge Hurricanes ‘A’, Winnipeg ICE, Edmonton Oil Kings ‘A’)
F- Sam Popowich (Seattle Thunderbirds ‘A’)
F- Tyler Preziuso (Medicine Hat Tigers ‘A’, Vancouver Giants ‘A’)
F- Josh Prokop (Calgary Hitmen ‘C’)
F- Joel Sexsmith (Vancouver Giants, Red Deer Rebels)
F- Alex Thacker (Swift Current Broncos, Lethbridge Hurricanes ‘A’, Victoria Royals)
F- Sean Tschigerl (Calgary Hitmen ‘A’, Lethbridge Hurricanes)
D- Konrad Belcourt (Kelowna Rockets, Prince Albert Raiders)
D- Elias Carmichael (Kelowna Rockets ‘A’, Red Deer Rebels)
D- Aidan de la Gorgendiere (Saskatoon Blades ‘C’)
D- Blake Gustafson (Red Deer Rebels, Saskatoon Blades)
D- Marc Lajoie (Tri-City Americans ‘C’, Edmonton Oil Kings ‘A’)
D- Chase Leslie (Red Deer Rebels)
D- Mason Ward (Red Deer Rebels, Brandon Wheat Kings, Swift Current Broncos)
G- Ethan Kruger (Brandon Wheat Kings)
G- Tyler Palmer (Victoria Royals, Everett Silvertips)
University of Calgary Dinos
F- Jake Gricius (Portland Winterhawks ‘A’)
F- Connor Gutenberg (Brandon Wheat Kings ‘C’)
F- Jadon Joseph (Lethbridge Hurricanes, Regina Pats, Vancouver Giants, Moose Jaw Warriors, Kelowna Rockets, Tri-City Americans)
F- Adam Kydd (Calgary Hitmen, Kelowna Rockets ‘A’)
F- Brendan Lee (Everett Silvertips, Saskatoon Blades, Medicine Hat Tigers)
F- Carter Massier (Regina Pats, Prince Albert Raiders)
F- Dallon Melin (Red Deer Rebels, Medicine Hat Tigers ‘A’)
F- Max Patterson (Kootenay ICE, Swift Current Broncos, Everett Silvertips ‘A’, Seattle Thunderbirds)
F- Jake Poole (Kelowna Rockets, Victoria Royals)
F- Dylan Sydor (Kamloops Blazers ‘A’, Lethbridge Hurricanes)
F- Caleb Wyrostok (Swift Current Broncos ‘A’)
D- Dylan Anderson (Everett Silvertips, Vancouver Giants)
D- Tyson Galloway (Calgary Hitmen ‘C’, Swift Current Broncos)
D- Logan Hammett (Brandon Wheat Kings, Vancouver Giants ‘A’)
D- Connor Horning (Swift Current Broncos, Vancouver Giants)
D- Noah King (Swift Current Broncos, Spokane Chiefs ‘A’)
D- Sean Strange (Kamloops Blazers)
D- Aidan Sutter (Everett Silvertips ‘A’)
D- Zach Wytinck (Brandon Wheat Kings ‘A’, Regina Pats)
G- Connor Martin (Victoria Royals, Seattle Thunderbirds, Vancouver Giants)
G- Carl Stankowski (Seattle Thunderbirds, Calgary Hitmen, Winnipeg ICE)
G- Carl Tetachuk (Lethbridge Hurricanes, Moose Jaw Warriors)
Grant MacEwan University Griffins
F- Ryley Appelt (Kamloops Blazers ‘A’)
F- Brendan Boyle (Prince George Cougars)
F- Kadyn Chabot (Vancouver Giants)
F- Carter Chorney (Spokane Chiefs, Swift Current Broncos, Regina Pats, Medicine Hat Tigers)
F- Kole Gable (Edmonton Oil Kings, Swift Current Broncos)
F- Conrad Mitchell (Everett Silvertips, Calgary Hitmen)
F- Liam Ryan (Prince George Cougars)
D- Sean Comrie (Kelowna Rockets)
D- Hunter Donohoe (Red Deer Rebels, Seattle Thunderbirds)
D- Logan Dowhaniuk (Edmonton Oil Kings, Moose Jaw Warriors)
D- Loeden Schaufler (Kootenay ICE, Prince Albert Raiders, Edmonton Oil Kings)
University of Manitoba Bisons
F- Eric Alarie (Moose Jaw Warriors, Seattle Thunderbirds)
F- Skyler Bruce (Kootenay ICE, Winnipeg ICE, Vancouver Giants, Edmonton Oil Kings)
F- Jonny Hooker (Brandon Wheat Kings, Prince George Cougars ‘C’)
F- Michael King (Kootenay ICE, Spokane Chiefs)
F- Grady Lane (Spokane Chiefs ‘A’, Victoria Royals)
F- Hayden Ostir (Spokane Chiefs, Medicine Hat Tigers, Swift Current Broncos ‘A’)
F- Dawson Pasternak (Portland Winterhawks, Brandon Wheat Kings, Victoria Royals ‘A’)
F- Josh Paulhus (Saskatoon Blades)
F- Riley Stotts (Swift Current Broncos, Calgary Hitmen ‘A’)
F- Cade Zaplitny (Everett Silvertips)
D- Ben Bonni (Spokane Chiefs ‘A’)
D- Parker Malchuk (Victoria Royals, Saskatoon Blades)
D- Evan Toth (Calgary Hitmen, Vancouver Giants)
D- Dexter Whittle (Everett Silvertips)
G- Braden Holt (Everett Silvertips, Victoria Royals)
Mount Royal University
F- Connor Bouchard (Tri-City Americans ‘A’)
F- Robbie Fromm-Delorme (Portland Winterhawks ‘A’)
F- Robbie Holmes (Regina Pats, Everett Silvertips)
F- Justin Lies (Vancouver Giants, Saskatoon Blades)
F- Spencer Moe (Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’)
F- Teague Patton (Medicine Hat Tigers, Victoria Royals ‘A’, Everett Silvertips)
F- Ethan Rowland (Red Deer Rebels, Kamloops Blazers)
F- Blake Stevenson (Tri-City Americans, Saskatoon Blades, Red Deer Rebels, Calgary Hitmen)
F- Josh Tarzwell (Lethbridge Hurricanes, Red Deer Rebels)
F- Jayden Wiens (Saskatoon Blades, Brandon Wheat Kings ‘A’)
F- Tristan Zandee (Calgary Hitmen, Lethbridge Hurricanes)
D- Remy Aquilon (Victoria Royals, Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’)
D- Clay Hanus (Portland Winterhawks ‘C’)
D- Mike Ladyman (Spokane Chiefs, Winnipeg ICE)
D- Kurtis Smythe (Portland Winterhawks ‘A’, Medicine Hat Tigers)
D- Kyle Walker (Everett Silvertips, Regina Pats ‘A’)
G- Shane Farkas (Portland Winterhawks, Victoria Royals)
University of Regina Cougars
F- Logan Barlage (Swift Current Broncos, Lethbridge Hurricanes ‘A’, Medicine Hat Tigers)
F- Paycen Bjorklund (Tri-City Americans)
F- Jordan Borysiuk (Red Deer Rebels, Swift Current Broncos)
F- Jakob Brook (Prince Albert Raiders, Regina Pats)
F- Matthew Culling (Edmonton Oil Kings, Swift Current Broncos, Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’)
F- Eric Houk (Swift Current Broncos ‘A’)
F- Turner McMillen (Kelowna Rockets, Prince Albert Raiders)
F- Eric Pearce (Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’, Brandon Wheat Kings)
F- Kade Runke (Moose Jaw Warriors)
F- Jaxon Steele (Medicine Hat Tigers)
D- Blake Heward (Edmonton Oil Kings, Calgary Hitmen)
D- Adam McNutt (Prince Albert Raiders, Regina Pats, Swift Current Broncos)
D- Christian Riemer (Swift Current Broncos, Portland Winterhawks)
D- Carson Sass (Red Deer Rebels, Kelowna Rockets, Moose Jaw Warriors)
D- Randen Schmidt (Saskatoon Blades)
G- Adam Evanoff (Moose Jaw Warriors, Victoria Royals)
G- Chase Friedt-Mohr (Spokane Chiefs, Edmonton Oil Kings, Tri-City Americans)
University of Saskatchewan Huskies
F- Ashton Ferster (Medicine Hat Tigers, Kamloops Blazers)
F- Cade Hayes (Moose Jaw Warriors, Spokane Chiefs)
F- Dawson Holt (Vancouver Giants, Regina Pats)
F- Vince Loschiavo (Kootenay ICE ‘A’, Moose Jaw Warriors, Edmonton Oil Kings)
F- Liam Keeler (Edmonton Oil Kings, Red Deer Rebels)
F- Raphael Pelletier (Swift Current Broncos ‘A’, Everett Silvertips)
F- Josh Pillar (Kamloops Blazers, Saskatoon Blades)
F- Chantz Petruic (Moose Jaw Warriors)
F- Ethan Regnier (Swift Current Broncos ‘C’, Everett Silvertips ‘A’)
F- Cohner Saleski (Prince Albert Raiders, Red Deer Rebels, Swift Current Broncos)
F- Keaton Sorensen (Red Deer Rebels, Prince Albert Raiders)
F- Carter Stebbings (Swift Current Broncos)
F- Trevor Wong (Kelowna Rockets, Saskatoon Blades ‘C’)
D- Logan Bairos (Kamloops Blazers ‘A’)
D- Parker Gavlas (Regina Pats, Edmonton Oil Kings, Medicine Hat Tigers)
D- Mac Gross (Spokane Chiefs)
D- Cole Jordan (Moose Jaw Warriors)
D- Landon Kosior (Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’)
D- Ty Prefontaine (Prince Albert Raiders, Calgary Hitmen, Lethbridge Hurricanes ‘C’)
D- Rhett Rhinehart (Prince Albert Raiders, Prince George Cougars, Saskatoon Blades ‘A’)
G- Ethan Chadwick (Saskatoon Blades, Everett Silvertips)
G- Roddy Ross (Seattle Thunderbirds, Regina Pats)
Trinity Western University
F- Sammy May (Saskatoon Blades, Vancouver Giants)
D- Landon Fuller (Tri-City Americans, Vancouver Giants)
UBC Thunderbirds
F- Scott Atkinson (Edmonton Oil Kings ‘C’)
F- Chris Douglas (Red Deer Rebels ‘A’)
F- Logan Doust (Saskatoon Blades, Victoria Royals, Moose Jaw Warriors ‘A’)
F- James Form (Kootenay ICE, Winnipeg ICE, Spokane Chiefs)
F- Samuel Huo (Seattle Thunderbirds, Tri-City Americans ‘A’)
F- Liam Kindree (Kelowna Rockets, Lethbridge Hurricanes)
F- Carson Latimer (Edmonton Oil Kings, Prince Albert Raiders ‘A’, Winnipeg ICE, Red Deer Rebels)
F- Cyle McNabb (Vancouver Giants, Kootenay ICE, Saskatoon Blades, Medicine Hat Tigers)
F- Sasha Mutala (Tri-City Americans ‘A’)
F- Ty Thorpe (Brandon Wheat Kings, Vancouver Giants ‘C’)
F- Joshua Williams (Medicine Hat Tigers, Edmonton Oil Kings)
D- Jonny Lambos (Brandon Wheat Kings, Everett Silvertips)
D- Jake Lee (Seattle Thunderbirds, Kelowna Rockets)
D- Conner McDonald (Kamloops Blazers, Edmonton Oil Kings ‘A’, Kelowna Rockets)
D- Kayden Sadhra-Kang (Lethbridge Hurricanes, Swift Current Broncos, Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets)
D- Alex Serraglio (Tri-City Americans ‘C’)
D- Matthew Smith (Victoria Royals)
G- Dorrin Luding (Saskatoon Blades, Everett Silvertips, Seattle Thunderbirds)
G- Brett Mirwald (Moose Jaw Warriors, Vancouver Giants)
G- Cole Schwebius (Seattle Thunderbirds, Kelowna Rockets)
