It's closing in on the prestigious Macs Midget Tournament here in Calgary and so once again here's a look at the WHL prospects you can see (or follow at http://macstournament.ab.ca, if you're far away) in this year's tournament.
I count 141 WHL-affiliated players on this year's team rosters, plus another 11 WHL prospects who are listed as AP's of Macs teams. In the case of the 11 AP's, they may or may not play in the Macs, but hey, that's as many as 152 WHL prospects over just 21 of the 25 teams in the tourney. Last year I think I counted 102 prospects, so a huge 50% increase this year which is good news for WHL fans wanting to see how some of their teams' prospects do in a big tournament like this.
There are 12 WHL first-round bantam picks playing in this year's tournament. 11 of those are from the 2015 draft (so half of the 2015 first round) and one from 2014. There's another 14 second round picks, 10 from 2015 and 4 from 2014. That's a lot of top future WHL talent in one tournament this year.
Below you'll find the WHL prospects on the rosters of each of those 21 teams - by way of explanation of the missing 4 teams, three of them are from outside WHL territory (two of them are European) and so have no WHL prospects, and the 4th team (California Wave) just simply didn't have any.
A few things to note first:
- most importantly: this is based on WHL protected lists as of late October. Yes, that means there are going to have been a few changes in the last 6-7 weeks. A couple of these kids are probably no longer listed with WHL teams, and a couple more who I don't have here have probably been added. Not much I can do about this, unfortunately. If anyone is aware of any corrections to make, please do feel free to notify me. My email and Twitter addresses are over on the right hand side.
- Information given is player birth year and position, plus WHL team owning their rights and how the team acquired them.
- I've specified which players are Affiliated Players (AP's). Those players may or may not be called up to play in the tournament.
- I have not researched injury situations or junior callups, so it's possible some of these players are hurt or have been called up to Junior A or even their WHL clubs, and thus won't be playing.
Any errors are mine. Corrections always welcome.
Calgary Buffaloes (3 + 2AP):
Jaedon Kalupar (99-F) - Edmonton Oil Kings - 2014 4th round bantam pick
Spencer Moe (00-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Ayden Roche-Setoguchi (99-D) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2014 5th round bantam pick
AP: Blake Pilon (00-G) - Calgary Hitmen - listed player, fall 2015
AP: Andrew Viggars (00-D) - Calgary Hitmen - 2015 8th round bantam pick
Calgary Flames (9):
Linden Babcock (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - 2014 5th round bantam pick
Markus Boguslavsky (99-F) - Calgary Hitmen - 2014 4th round bantam pick
Jared Bowman (99-D) - Saskatoon Blades - 2015 12th round bantam pick
Brett Leason (99-F) - Tri-City Americans - 2014 3rd round bantam pick
Aiden Mucenski (99-D) - Brandon Wheat Kings - listed player, fall 2014
Tyler Oakenfold (99-F) - Swift Current Broncos - 2014 5th round bantam pick
Zach Russell (99-F) - Victoria Royals - listed player, summer 2014
Tyler Traptow (99-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2014 6th round bantam pick
Jonathan Tychonick (00-D) - Saskatoon Blades - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Calgary Northstars (4):
Brayden Dunn (98-F) - Saskatoon Blades - trade with Victoria (was VIC's 4th round pick in 2013)
Zackary Hayes (99-D) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2014 9th round bantam pick
Michael Johnson (00-F) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2015 5th round bantam pick
Tyler Lowe (00-D) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Calgary Royals (2 + 2AP):
Ty Gerla (99-F) - Edmonton Oil Kings - listed player, fall 2015
Eric Olson (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - listed player, fall 2014
AP: Bradley Ginnell (00-F) - Portland Winterhawks - 2015 5th round bantam pick
AP: Louis Jamernik (00-F) - Moose Jaw Warriors - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Cariboo Cougars (9):
Jonas Harkins (00-D) - Prince George Cougars - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Tyler Ho (00-F) - Prince George Cougars - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Ty Kolle (00-F) - Portland Winterhawks - 2015 4th round bantam pick
Dorrin Luding (99-G) - Saskatoon Blades - 2014 3rd round bantam pick
Josh Maser (99-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2014 4th round bantam pick
Tyler Maser (99-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - listed player, fall 2014
Ethan O'Rourke (99-F) - Prince George Cougars - 2014 3rd round bantam pick
Joel Patsey (99-D) - Prince George Cougars - 2014 8th round bantam pick
Reid Perepeluk (00-D) - Prince George Cougars - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Eastman Selects (7 + 1AP):
Brendan Benoit (00-G) - Brandon Wheat Kings - 2015 10th round bantam pick
Owen Blocker (00-F) - Swift Current Broncos - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Bradley Goethals (98-F) - Brandon Wheat Kings - listed player, fall 2014
Dane Hirst (99-D) - Brandon Wheat Kings - 2014 9th round bantam pick
Rylan Hoffman (00-F) - Brandon Wheat Kings - 2015 11th round bantam pick
Jack Lenchyshyn (00-D) - Regina Pats - 2015 7th round bantam pick
Montana Onyebuchi (00-D) - Everett Silvertips - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
AP: Cole DeKoninck (00-D) - Kelowna Rockets - 2015 9th round bantam pick
Edmonton SSAC (10 + 1AP):
Ryan Anderson (99-F) - Saskatoon Blades - trade with Everett (was EVT's 5th round pick in 2014)
Yauheni Astrouski (99-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2015 10th round bantam pick
Arjun Atwal (99-F) - Victoria Royals - listed player, spring 2015
Elijah Brown (00-F) - Seattle Thunderbirds - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Blair Bush (00-D) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2015 10th round bantam pick
Philip Couture (99-G) - Calgary Hitmen - 2014 10th round bantam pick
Cameron MacPhee (99-D) - Medicine Hat Tigers - listed player, fall 2014
Jacob Thomas (98-D) - Swift Current Broncos - 2013 5th round bantam pick
Jarred White (99-F) - Medicine Hat Tigers - listed player, spring 2014
AP: Lucas Pringle (00-D) - Moose Jaw Warriors - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Foothills Bisons (5 + 2AP):
Cole Clayton (00-D) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Zachary Cox (99-F) - Regina Pats - 2014 8th round bantam pick
Gary Haden (99-F) - Regina Pats - 2014 9th round bantam pick
Jackson Salt (00-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2015 9th round bantam pick
Brett Trentham (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - 2014 8th round bantam pick
AP: Cole Reinhardt (00-F) - Brandon Wheat Kings - 2015 9th round bantam pick
AP: Tucker Zdunich (00-F) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2015 9th round bantam pick
Lethbridge Hurricanes (4):
D-Jay Jerome (99-F) - Red Deer Rebels - listed player, fall 2015
Matt Quigley (99-D) - Portland Winterhawks - listed player, fall 2014
Sean Thornton (99-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - listed player, spring 2015
Drayton Thunder Chief (98-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - listed player, fall 2015
Lloydminster Bobcats (10 + 2AP):
Dane Dow (99-G) - Kamloops Blazers - 2014 10th round bantam pick
Zane Franklin (99-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2014 2nd round bantam pick
Logan Ganie (99-F) - Kamloops Blazers - 2014 9th round bantam pick
Bryce Kindopp (99-F) - Everett Silvertips - 2014 3rd round bantam pick
Jantzen Leslie (99-D) - Saskatoon Blades - trade with Everett (was EVT's 1st round pick in 2014)
Austin McGrath (98-G) - Edmonton Oil Kings - listed player, spring 2015
Parker Saretsky (99-F) - Red Deer Rebels - listed player, fall 2015
Ryan Schoettler (99-D) - Prince George Cougars - 2014 7th round bantam pick
Ty Smith (00-D) - Spokane Chiefs - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Chase Wouters (00-F) - Saskatoon Blades - 2015 1st round bantam pick
AP: Daniel Hilsendager (00-D) - Victoria Royals - listed player, fall 2015
AP: Chase Stephenson (99-F) - Moose Jaw Warriors - 2014 5th round bantam pick
Moose Jaw Generals (11):
Hunter Arps (99-G) - Brandon Wheat Kings - 2014 5th round bantam pick
Jayden Davis (99-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - listed player, fall 2015
Austen Flaman (00-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - listed player, fall 2015
Cole Fonstad (00-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Devan Harrison (00-D) - Kamloops Blazers - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Conner Hayward (00-D) - Moose Jaw Warriors - listed player, fall 2015
Austin Johnston (99-D) - Regina Pats - listed player, fall 2014
Austin King-Cunningham (00-D) - Vancouver Giants - listed player, fall 2015
Chantz Petruic (99-F) - Medicine Hat Tigers - listed player, fall 2014
Evan Thomas (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - 2014 10th round bantam pick
Jake Tremblay (00-F) - Kamloops Blazers - 2015 7th round bantam pick
Prince Albert Mintos (6):
Jake Davidson (00-G) - Calgary Hitmen - 2015 4th round bantam pick
Erik Gardiner (99-F) - Regina Pats - 2014 2nd round bantam pick
Jake Hobson (99-D) - Portland Winterhawks - 2014 3rd round bantam pick
Layne Matechuk (00-D) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Connor Pyne (00-F) - Seattle Thunderbirds - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Riley Sawchuk (99-F) - Tri-City Americans - 2014 6th round bantam pick
Red Deer Optimist Chiefs (7):
Luke Bast (00-D) - Victoria Royals - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Matt Krawiec (98-D) - Kootenay Ice - 2013 6th round bantam pick
Josh McNeil (00-F) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2015 8th round bantam pick
Adam Sandstrom (99-D) - Regina Pats - 2014 10th round bantam pick
Parker Smyth (98-F) - Calgary Hitmen - listed player, fall 2015
Josh Tarzwell (00-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Dawson Weatherill (99-G) - Red Deer Rebels - 2014 2nd round bantam pick
Regina Pat Canadians (12):
Matthew Chekay (99-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - listed player, fall 2014
Carson Denomie (00-F) - Kamloops Blazers - 2015 5th round bantam pick
Carson Focht (00-F) - Tri-City Americans - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Thomas Goldade (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - 2014 11th round bantam pick
Alex Kannok-Leipert (00-D) - Vancouver Giants - 2015 4th round bantam pick
Tyler Lees (00-F) - Saskatoon Blades - 2015 5th round bantam pick
Tylor Ludwar (99-D) - Kamloops Blazers - listed player, fall 2014
Dean McNabb (00-G) - Victoria Royals - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Curtis Meger (98-G) - Prince Albert Raiders - listed player, spring 2014
Lukas Sillinger (00-F) - Regina Pats - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Ben Solomon (00-D) - Calgary Hitmen - listed player, fall 2015
Riley Woods (98-F) - Regina Pats - listed player, spring 2014
Sherwood Park Kings (8 + 1AP):
Konrad Belcourt (00-D) - Kelowna Rockets - 2015 4th round bantam pick
Nick Bowman (00-C) - Edmonton Oil Kings - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Jacob Harder (99-F) - Swift Current Broncos - listed player, fall 2014
Jacob Herauf (00-D) - Red Deer Rebels - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Robbie Holmes (99-F) - Regina Pats - 2014 11th round bantam pick
Jadon Joseph (99-F) - Lethbridge Hurricanes - 2014 5th round bantam pick
Nick Mantai (99-D) - Seattle Thunderbirds - listed player, spring 2014
Davis Murray (99-F) - Edmonton Oil Kings - 2014 6th round bantam pick
AP: Jordan Biro (00-F) - Vancouver Giants - listed player, summer 2015
South Island Royals (3):
Ted Brennan (00-F) - Kelowna Rockets - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Lach Hadley (00-F) - Victoria Royals - 2015 9th round bantam pick
Sean Strange (00-D) - Kamloops Blazers - 2015 10th round bantam pick
Tisdale Trojans (1):
Logan Foster (99-F) - Spokane Chiefs - 2014 7th round bantam pick
Valley West Hawks (8):
Luka Burzan (00-F) - Moose Jaw Warriors - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Ilijah Colina (00-F) - Portland Winterhawks - 2015 8th round bantam pick
Ben Evanish (98-F) - Moose Jaw Warriors - listed player, fall 2015
Michael Farren (00-F) - Saskatoon Blades - listed player, fall 2015
Kabir Gill (00-D) - Seattle Thunderbirds - 2015 5th round bantam pick
Justyn Gurney (00-F) - Calgary Hitmen - 2015 6th round bantam pick
James Malm (99-F) - Vancouver Giants - 2014 2nd round bantam pick
Bobby Russell (00-D) - Kootenay Ice - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Vancouver Northeast Chiefs (5):
Haydn Delorme (00-F) - Vancouver Giants - 2015 9th round bantam pick
Liam Evenson (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - listed player, fall 2014
Sean Gulka (00-F) - Victoria Royals - 2015 9th round bantam pick
Harris Pearce (99-F) - Kootenay Ice - listed player, fall 2014
Liam Ryan (00-F) - Prince George Cougars - 2015 7th round bantam pick
Vancouver Northwest Giants (10):
Ethan Cap (00-D) - Edmonton Oil Kings - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Kyle Kaufmann (99-F) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2014 8th round bantam pick
Liam Kindree (00-F) - Kelowna Rockets - 2015 4th round bantam pick
Jackson Leppard (00-F) - Prince George Cougars - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Trevor Longo (00-D) - Medicine Hat Tigers - 2015 6th round bantam pick
Jackson Shepard (00-F) - Kamloops Blazers - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Carter Stephenson (98-D) - Everett Silvertips - trade with Victoria (was VIC's 9th round pick in 2013)
David Tendeck (99-G) - Vancouver Giants - 2014 6th round bantam pick
Beck Warm (99-G) - Tri-City Americans - listed player, fall 2014
Will Warm (99-D) - Edmonton Oil Kings - 2014 5th round bantam pick
Yorkton Maulers (10):
Derrick Budz (99-F) - Regina Pats - listed player, fall 2015
Kaleb Bulych (00-D) - Vancouver Giants - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Tristyn DeRoose (99-F) - Vancouver Giants - listed player, fall 2014
Brett Kemp (00-F) - Everett Silvertips - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
Carson Miller (00-F) - Prince Albert Raiders - 2015 1st round bantam pick
Carson Sass (99-D) - Red Deer Rebels - 2014 3rd round bantam pick
Jordan Schmuland (00-G) - Prince Albert Raiders - listed player, fall 2015
Austin Shumanski (99-D) - Spokane Chiefs - 2014 10th round bantam pick
Kaeden Taphorn (00-F) - Vancouver Giants - 2015 3rd round bantam pick
Keenan Taphorn (00-F) - Kootenay Ice - 2015 2nd round bantam pick
