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87 current and 7 former ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp (²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp) student-athletes were selected at the 2025 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects and U.S. Priority Drafts.

For the second straight draft a St. George’s School (Vancouver, BC) defenseman was selected second overall as Holden Wouters was taken by the Edmonton Oil Kings.

STAR Hockey Academy (Kent, WA) captain Levi Ellingsen became the second ever ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp student-athlete selected first overall at the U.S. Priority Draft, joining RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) forward Brody Gillespie, who was selected by the Spokane Chiefs in 2023.

Overall, 11 ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp student-athletes were selected in the first round while 84 players were selected in total at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. Of those 84, 48 were taken in the first 4 rounds/92 picks. Overall, 37% of the WHL Prospects Draft came from the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp, the third highest percentage total in league history, behind 2021 (45%), 2022 (40%) and tied with 2024 (37%).Ìý

The ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp three round total of 39 players selected is the second most in league history, trailing 2021 when 40 players were selected in the first three rounds, including a record 16 in round one.

All 16 ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp U15 Prep teams saw at least one student-athlete selected at this years draft.

Of the 200 Canadians selected in the WHL Prospects Draft, 80 (40%) were from the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp. The remaining 27 players selected were from the U.S.A. or Europe, with 4 of those having played in the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp including Luke Warrener and Vladislav Ibragimov, who both played in the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp U18 Prep division as 2009 born players.

With 16 players selected, the Northern Alberta Xtreme tied the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp program single draft record held by Edge School, who had 16 in 2024.

By the Numbers

Program Breakdown:

• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 16
• Delta Hockey Academy – 9
• St. George’s School – 9
• BWC Academy – 7
• Edge School – 7 (+ 1 US Draft)
• RHA Kelowna – 7
• North Shore Warriors – 6
• OHA Edmonton – 6
• Yale Hockey Academy – 6
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 4
• Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – 4
• Notre Dame Hounds – 3
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 2
• RHA Winnipeg – 2
• Shawnigan Lake School – 1
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1
• STAR Hockey Academy – 1 (+ 2 US Draft)

WHL Prospects Draft Round Breakdown:

• First Round: 11/23
• Second Round: 14/23
• Third Round: 14/23
• Fourth Round: 9/23
• Fifth Round: 8/23
• Sixth Round: 6/23
• Seventh Round: 5/23
• Eighth Round: 7/23
• Ninth Round: 3/18
• Tenth Round: 2/12
• Eleventh Round: 3/7
• Twelfth Round: 0/3
• Thirteenth Round: 0/1
• Fourteenth Round: 1/1
• Fifteenth Round 1/1
• Total: 84/227

WHL U.S. Priority Draft

WHL Prospects Draft

Former ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp Student-Athletes WHL Prospects Draft