[{"id":39973,"date":"2026-05-27T18:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39973"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:52:18","slug":"americans-oil-kings-to-partner-for-second-straight-joint-development-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/americans-oil-kings-to-partner-for-second-straight-joint-development-camp","title":{"rendered":"Americans, Oil Kings to Partner for Second Straight Joint Development Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Tri-City Americans and Edmonton Oil Kings will partner for a second consecutive joint development camp June 5-7 in Edmonton, Alberta.<\/p>\n

The three-day camp will feature newly drafted and listed prospects from both Western Hockey League clubs participating in on-ice sessions, skill development, and scrimmages throughout the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Representing the Americans at this year\u2019s camp are Lincoln Baschuk, Alexandre Montembeault, Steven Leavitt, and Kane Strudwick.<\/span><\/p>\n

The partnership began in 2025 when the two organizations held their first joint development camp in Edmonton.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve really valued the partnership with Edmonton because it gives both organizations a chance to work together and create a highly competitive development environment for our young players,\u201d said Jon Sortland, president of the Tri-City Americans. \u201cFor our prospects, it\u2019s a great opportunity to learn from different coaches, compete against another WHL organization\u2019s top young talent and experience the expectations that come with playing at this level. It\u2019s an important step in helping them prepare for their future in junior hockey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: The camp will be closed to the public<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] The Tri-City Americans and Edmonton Oil Kings will partner for a second consecutive joint development camp June 5-7 in Edmonton, Alberta. The three-day camp will feature newly drafted and listed prospects from both Western Hockey League clubs participating in on-ice sessions, skill development, and scrimmages throughout the weekend. Representing the Americans at this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":39974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[{"term_id":630,"name":"Edmonton Oil Kings","slug":"edmonton-oil-kings","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":630,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":629,"name":"development Camp","slug":"development-camp","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":629,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2"},{"term_id":265,"name":"tri-city americans","slug":"tri-city-americans","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":269,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"546"}],"class_list":["post-39973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-edmonton-oil-kings","tag-development-camp","tag-tri-city-americans","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/27184732\/ams-oil-kings-.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39971,"date":"2026-05-27T15:26:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39971"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:44:07","slug":"americans-add-jake-putnam-to-scouting-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/americans-add-jake-putnam-to-scouting-staff","title":{"rendered":"Americans Add Jake Putnam to Scouting Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory announced today that the team has added Jake Putnam to its scouting staff. Putnam will work out of Frisco, Texas.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory announced today that the team has added Jake Putnam to its scouting staff. Putnam will work out of Frisco, Texas.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":39972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[{"term_id":12,"name":"press releases","slug":"press-releases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":74,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":563,"filter":"raw","term_order":"429"},{"term_id":275,"name":"scouting staff","slug":"scouting-staff","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":279,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"483"}],"class_list":["post-39971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-press-releases","tag-scouting-staff","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/27134751\/9_16-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39968,"date":"2026-05-22T13:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39968"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:46:19","slug":"americans-assistant-gm-head-scout-roy-stasiuk-is-moving-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/americans-assistant-gm-head-scout-roy-stasiuk-is-moving-on","title":{"rendered":"Americans Assistant GM & Head Scout Roy Stasiuk is moving on"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]AMERICANS ASSISTANT GM IS MOVING ON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory today announced that Assistant General Manager & Head Scout Roy Stasiuk is not seeking a contract extension with the club. The current agreement expires on May 31st.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoy has done an excellent job directing our scouting staff and managing the WHL Prospects Drafts since 2019,\u201d said Tory. \u201cWhile we are sorry to see him go, he has left our prospect depth chart in great shape.\u201d<\/p>\n

Americans\u2019 Majority Owner and Team President, Jon Sortland reacted to Stasiuk\u2019s planned departure as follows: \u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure to get to know Roy and work alongside him for the last two seasons,\u201d Sortland said. \u201cHis high level of hockey knowledge, and his ability to strategically plan by identifying trends and drawing on his experiences have been beneficial. I look forward to an ongoing friendship and hockey conversations regardless of where Roy lands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The outgoing Assistant GM and Head Scout expressed his appreciation: \u201cI am grateful for the opportunity afforded me by the 2018 ownership group of Bob and Audrey Tory, Stu Barnes, Olaf Kolzig, and Dennis Loman,\u201d Stasiuk said. \u201cI inherited a talented scouting staff, and we\u2019ve since added some new scouts and new enthusiasm. Over the next few seasons, it should make for some exciting teams for our wonderful Tri-City fans to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stasiuk emphasized he is not retiring.\u00a0 \u201cI have no definitive plans but moving into the unknown creates an edge and will allow me to refocus on my strengths as a leader, evaluator, communicator, and recruiter.\u201d His resum\u00e9 includes a Memorial Cup Championship and two Ed Chynoweth WHL Championships.<\/p>\n

The Americans intend to retain all remaining members of the existing scouting staff for the upcoming 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]AMERICANS ASSISTANT GM IS MOVING ON Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory today announced that Assistant General Manager & Head Scout Roy Stasiuk is not seeking a contract extension with the club. The current agreement expires on May 31st. \u201cRoy has done an excellent job directing our scouting staff and managing the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":39969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[{"term_id":12,"name":"press releases","slug":"press-releases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":74,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":563,"filter":"raw","term_order":"429"},{"term_id":395,"name":"roy stasiuk","slug":"roy-stasiuk","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":404,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"463"}],"class_list":["post-39968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-press-releases","tag-roy-stasiuk","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/22133801\/9_16.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39944,"date":"2026-05-19T14:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39944"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:40:37","slug":"graduation-carter-savage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/graduation-carter-savage","title":{"rendered":"Graduation: Carter Savage"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Carter Savage was a bit of a late bloomer.<\/p>\n

While most player who end up in the WHL are solely dedicated to hockey early on, it wasn\u2019t until Savage was around 11 years old that he found his stride in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember we went to Chicago for a spring hockey tournament and I was so nervous, I was shaking in my boots,\u201d he laughed. \u201cI had always played ever since I was really young, but my skill didn\u2019t come along until much later. Most guys are starting spring hockey at eight or nine, but I was closer to 10 or 11.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even when Savage began attending Delta Hockey Academy in 2018, he says his attention towards the WHL didn\u2019t ramp up until the following season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew what the WHL was but didn\u2019t really know much about it,\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t paying attention to the draft at all even though the team a year older than me was going through it. The next season when we were on the U15 Prep team I started to get some more attention, but even then I really didn\u2019t think too much about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Americans fans know Savage was as reliable defensively as they come during his time with the team. Often in minor hockey, all the top players produce offensively before sometimes needing to adjust their roles as they progress up the ladder.<\/p>\n

That was never the case for Savage, who seemed destined to be a defensive defenseman from day one.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad always tells me the story about how he put me out at forward and I\u2019d just stand on our blue line and wait for the other team to come down the ice,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it was always just instilled in me from the beginning. I just hated getting scored on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savage\u2019s 2019-20 Delta U15 Prep team was littered with future WHL talent. Eleven members of the team went on to get drafted into the WHL, with three of them also being drafted into the NHL with Lukas Dragicevic, Tomas Mrsic and Terrell Goldsmith.<\/p>\n

Savage, as he always has, played his defensive role on the team and finished with 15 points (3-12-15) in 30 games. When draft day came, he was eager to see where he would end up going.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s all those draft rankings that come out around that time and I was projected to go in nearly every round by all these different lists,\u201d he said. \u201cI had no idea where I was going to go. I didn\u2019t know much about Tri-City to be honest, I think I had only talked to a scout of theirs once or twice, but I was happy to go anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Americans drafted Savage with the 113th<\/sup> pick in the sixth round of the 2020 WHL Prospects Draft.<\/p>\n

Being a mid-round pick is nothing to scoff at as 12 of the sixth rounders from the 2020 draft went on to play WHL games, with four of them reaching over 200 career games.<\/p>\n

Savage admits he was more driven than ever after being taken where he was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really expect to go much higher than I did, but it kind of fueled me going a bit later in the draft,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Due to the pandemic, Savage wasn\u2019t able to make his first visit to the Tri-Cities until nearly a year and a half after being draft.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t stop the team from wanting to sign him quickly, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember getting a call from my advisor and he told me the team was looking to sign me,\u201d he said. \u201cI just told him let\u2019s lock it in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally able to come to training camp in the Fall of 2021, Savage admits there a lot of nerves for his first WHL camp, but those nerves were quelled by how welcoming the group was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was definitely pretty nervous heading into it, as kids usually are,\u201d he said. \u201cBut there were guys there like Tyson Greenway, Marc Lajoie, Ian Ferguson, lots of older guys that opened their arms and welcomed me in. It was a step up from what I had experienced before, but it was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"After not cracking the final roster out of training camp, Savage spent his 2021-22 season at Delta Hockey Academy with the U18 program. He was able to get into four games with the Americans however, the first of which came November 5 against the Seattle Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Delta had a few home games that weekend and I got a call saying the Americans needed a defenseman,\u201d he said. \u201cI hopped on the flight and came down to Tri-City. I got out for morning skate and they told me right away I was going to play. I got pretty nervous thinking about it; I couldn\u2019t get my pre-game nap in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following season Savage became a WHL regular, skating in 61 games with the Americans in 2022-23.<\/p>\n

That was one of the more successful teams the Americans had seen in a while, finishing with a 34-26-5-3 record and sitting fifth in the Western Conference heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played Prince George in the playoffs that year, that was a hike,\u201d he said. \u201cThe 20-year-olds were great that season, Reece Belton and I got really tight that season. We had a lot of guys that season who had a lot of experience. It sucks we didn\u2019t make it farther than we did, but I had a lot of fun that year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though he had a full year in the league under his belt heading into year two, Savage says there were still times his nerves would come to the forefront.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI\u2019ve always been a bit of a nervous guy,\u201d he said. \u201cI never want to make mistakes or anything like that. Even though I had over 60 games under my belt, each game still got me going and got me a little bit nervous. I think it was the year after that where I really felt comfortable and you\u2019re not worried about making a mistake because you\u2019ve got a longer leash.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Americans were successful in Savage\u2019s first season, that wasn\u2019t the case in year two as the team struggled all season long, ending with a 23-42-2-1 record.<\/p>\n

Savage says prolonged struggles can really weigh on a team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy, but I think guys still showed up every day and did what they could to try to contribute,\u201d he said. \u201cBeing able to show up and try your best to keep things light in the room is really important.\u201d<\/p>\n

A highlight of that season was Savage scoring his first career WHL goal in his 103rd<\/sup> career game.<\/p>\n

In true Carter Savage fashion, it was a gritty goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI joined the rush for once in my life and Parker Bell was driving the net,\u201d he recalled. \u201cThe puck got stuck under the goalie\u2019s pad and I just whacked at it. I thought Bellzy had scored, I didn\u2019t know if I had touched it. He went into the boards hard and was laying on the ice, so I was worried about him. Then in the intermission, our equipment manager Aaron Hoffmeyer told me they credited the goal to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

A disappointing 2023-24 season led into the beginning of the 2024-25 season as the Americans tripped out of the starting gate by going 1-3-1 in their first five games.<\/p>\n

The team then rattled off a 12-game winning streak, something Savage says is one of the more memorable times of his WHL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d go to the rink every night knowing we were going to win,\u201d he said. \u201cThere were a few games we got down pretty big and still came back. There was just no doubt in the room every game that we were going to win, no matter who we were playing or what the situation was.\u201d<\/p>\n

That season also reunited Savage with a former Delta teammate of his as Terrell Goldsmith was acquired from the Prince Albert Raiders in the offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing him over from Prince Albert was awesome,\u201d he said. \u201cHe and I are very similar that we just love to work. He shows up every and puts his work boots on, and always with a smile on his face.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The Americans returned to the post season but were eliminated by the Victoria Royals in the opening round.<\/p>\n

Before he knew it, Savage was preparing for his final season in the WHL. With the previous three seasons having flown by as quickly as they had, Savage admits he tried not to think about the fact he was entering his 20-year-old season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the drive down for training camp I just really tried not to think about it,\u201d he admitted. \u201cThere were times throughout the year where it would come up, but it was always emotional thinking about the fact it was my last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team also bestowed an official leadership tag on Savage for this past season as he sported an \u2018A\u2019 on his jersey all year long.<\/p>\n

He says he\u2019s long believed you don\u2019t need an official title be a leader, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always thought you don\u2019t need a letter to lead,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ve always tried to do. It was nice to have that extra belief from the coaching staff to get a letter, knowing they trust you to be a leader. I thought Elick and Garland did a great job as leaders too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Americans were in an excellent position entering the final two months of the season with a record of 22-16-3-1 and sitting fourth in the Western Conference on January 23.<\/p>\n

Things unfortunately came crashing down from there as the Americans went 4-20-2-0 the rest of the way, missing the playoffs this past season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a great first half and everyone was working,\u201d Savage said. \u201cI just wanted to keep that going. The first half was so fun, everyone showed up and worked hard, we were all having fun. I wanted to make the playoffs this year; I hate going home in March. You\u2019re watching your buddies playing on TV and it just hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"After eight losses in row, Savage\u2019s season, and WHL career, came to a screeching halt on February 21 against the Spokane Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Chasing down a loose puck along the boards, Savage was cross checked from behind by Cohen Harris and slid feet first into the boards, ultimately breaking his leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went back to get the puck, and I was on my heels a little bit,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI took a little crosscheck to the back and caught an edge in the ice. I kind of blacked out from there. Next thing I remember was trying to crawl out from under the pile and looking down at my foot, and it wasn\u2019t looking too good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savage credits the emergency crews and Americans athletic therapist Taylor Curry with helping him in the immediate aftermath of the injury.<\/p>\n

He says the support from the fans around the Tri-Cities didn\u2019t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re all so supportive of us and connected to what we\u2019re doing,\u201d he said. \u201cThe team and the fans had my back all year and especially in that moment. It meant the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the season was over and Savage was making his way home, he couldn\u2019t help but feel frustrated at an unsatisfying ending to his WHL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt almost felt like it wasn\u2019t over because of the way it ended,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt like I had more to give. Last year you think \u2018I\u2019ll be back in a couple months\u2019 but now, I don\u2019t know when I\u2019ll be back here. Junior hockey was some of the best times of my life and I\u2019m so thankful for my time in Tri-City.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savage ended his career with 226 career games in an Americans jersey, good for 42nd<\/sup> in franchise history.<\/p>\n

Being able to spend his entire career with one team is something he takes a lot of pride in.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it\u2019s just about loyalty,\u201d he said. \u201cThey took me with a late pick and had faith in me. I couldn\u2019t see myself playing anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the NCAA path is now ones WHL players can take, Savage says he plans on staying close to home and attending the University of British Columbia in the fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first started playing in the WHL my thought was always I\u2019d do this for four or five years and then head to UBC, since the NCAA wasn\u2019t an option,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s enticing, and there were some options, but after the injury I think heading home for a little bit is the best option. It\u2019s a great school and a great hockey program that has been really strong for the last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked for a final message to the Americans fans who had supported him for the last four years, Savage said the support went far beyond the Toyota Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for supporting me,\u201d he said. \u201cAt all our games, at our community events. Even when we were in our slump they still showed up and they were loud. To me that says everything you need to know about the fans in Tri-City.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Carter Savage was a bit of a late bloomer. While most player who end up in the WHL are solely dedicated to hockey early on, it wasn\u2019t until Savage was around 11 years old that he found his stride in the game. \u201cI remember we went to Chicago for a spring hockey tournament and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":515,"featured_media":39945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-39944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/08161302\/D75_9597-scaled.jpg",2560,1709,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39960,"date":"2026-05-15T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39960"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:00:14","slug":"americans-sign-2026-whl-draft-pick-lincoln-baschuk-to-scholarship-and-development-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/americans-sign-2026-whl-draft-pick-lincoln-baschuk-to-scholarship-and-development-agreement","title":{"rendered":"Americans sign 2026 WHL draft pick Lincoln Baschuk to Scholarship and Development Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Americans sign 2026 WHL draft pick Lincoln Baschuk to Scholarship and Development Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Bob Tory, General Manager of the Tri-City Americans, today announced that the team has signed 2nd<\/sup> round (37h<\/sup> overall) Lincoln Baschuk to a standard WHL Player Agreement and Development Plan.<\/p>\n

Lincoln played last season for NAX (Northern Alberta Extreme) U15 Prep Team. The 6\u2019 3\u201d defenseman anchored the blueline with his physical play.<\/p>\n

\u201cLincoln is a highly skilled puck-moving defenseman who combines strong leadership qualities with a commanding presence on the ice. An excellent skater, he moves the puck with confidence, while demonstrating outstanding awareness and reliability in the defensive zone\u201d.<\/p>\n

We are excited for Lincoln and his family to join the Tri-City Americans.<\/p>\n

Shoots:<\/strong> Right | Position:<\/strong> Defense | Height:<\/strong>\u00a0 6\u20193\u201d | Weight:<\/strong> 195 lbs.<\/p>\n

Games Played: <\/strong>29 | Goals:<\/strong> 3 | Assists:<\/strong> 20 | Points:<\/strong> 23<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Americans sign 2026 WHL draft pick Lincoln Baschuk to Scholarship and Development Agreement Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0Bob Tory, General Manager of the Tri-City Americans, today announced that the team has signed 2nd round (37h overall) Lincoln Baschuk to a standard WHL Player Agreement and Development Plan. Lincoln played last season for NAX (Northern Alberta Extreme)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":39962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[{"term_id":628,"name":"Lincoln Baschuk","slug":"lincoln-baschuk","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":628,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3"},{"term_id":12,"name":"press releases","slug":"press-releases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":74,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":563,"filter":"raw","term_order":"429"}],"class_list":["post-39960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-lincoln-baschuk","tag-press-releases","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/15135532\/Signed-1-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39920,"date":"2026-05-13T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39920"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:35:12","slug":"prospect-profile-lukasz-mcisaac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/prospect-profile-lukasz-mcisaac","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Profile: Lukasz McIsaac"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Lukasz McIsaac\u2019s biggest influence was always under his own roof. His older brother, Will, served as the conduit that put McIsaac on the path to becoming a hockey player.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy earliest memories of hockey were going on the ice with my brother,\u201d Lukasz said. \u201cI\u2019ve always watched him at the rink, and I was always so excited to get out there with him because it looked so fun. I always went to watch him practice; he was my number one role model.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will just wrapped up a four-year WHL career with the Spokane Chiefs, serving as their captain this past season, and now prepares to head to the University of Connecticut in the Fall.<\/p>\n

With a three-year age gap between them, it\u2019s not surprising to hear that things weren\u2019t always smooth between Lukasz and Will.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely grew up as normal brothers, always fighting,\u201d he laughed. \u201cI think as we got older, we started becoming actual friends with each other and doing a lot of things together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growing up in Vancouver, McIsaac\u2019s family were also season ticket holders of the Vancouver Canucks. He says Alex Edler and JT Miller were two of his favorite players.<\/p>\n

Between his brothers influence and seeing NHL stars play regularly, it didn\u2019t take long for McIsaac to set his sights on the Western Hockey League.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was probably grade five or six I started seeing players going from their hometown teams to the WHL,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I saw that I thought that\u2019s where the best players are, so I\u2019d love to play in that league since I want to be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

When he turned 13, McIsaac joined the CSSHL ranks at St. George\u2019s Academy in Vancouver which wasn\u2019t far from his house.<\/p>\n

He says having a set schedule which focused a lot on hockey was something he had dreamed of.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe schooling was amazing and you\u2019d go right from school to hockey, nothing better than that,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019d either have practice at 6:00 AM before school or do practice and a workout after school. Getting up that early was tough at the start, but toward the end of the year it got a lot easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

With their age difference at the same time Lukasz was going through his WHL Draft year, Will was going through his NHL Draft year with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

Lukasz says it was awesome to see what the NHL process was like from the inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re pretty close so he\u2019d tell me about all the things he was going through,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just made me want it even more because I want to get to that point in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the pressure that comes with trying to impress NHL scouts, Will still had time to help Lukasz who was trying to impress WHL scouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a ton of support throughout that process, especially from my brother,\u201d he said. \u201cHe had gone through it before, so he was able to help with me with any questions I had.\u201d<\/p>\n

After 17 points (5-12-17) with his U15 St. George\u2019s Academy team during the 2023-24 season, the WHL Draft finally arrived and McIsaac would find out where the next step in his hockey career would be.<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, it wasn\u2019t far from where his brother was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was at home with my family watching the draft,\u201d he said. \u201cI kind of had a range that I thought I might go, but I didn\u2019t want to think too much about it. It was a topic of conversation after the fact about Spokane and Tri-City.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Americans selected McIsaac 47th<\/sup> overall in the third round and he signed his Scholarship and Development Agreement just a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

McIsaac admits he was nervous arriving in the Tri-Cities for his first WHL training camp, but meeting one of the veteran players put him at ease.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI was nervous for the first few days,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I remember one of the first guys I met was Carter Savage and as soon as I met him, I was able to relax just knowing that all the guys on the team were nice and welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following camp, McIsaac returned to St. George\u2019s Academy and played for their U18 team posting 10 points (4-6-10) in 31 games.<\/p>\n

A self-described physical defenseman, McIsaac says he enjoyed the challenge of matching up against older, bigger players.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t find the transition from U15 to U18 to be too difficult,\u201d he said. \u201cI more so enjoyed it. I loved working harder and going against bigger players to have a bigger challenge. It\u2019s harder to play that physical game against bigger guys, but my mindset has always been that\u2019s what I want to do, so I feel that makes it easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

This past year McIsaac began the season with the Americans, making his WHL debut against his brother on September 27 in Spokane.<\/p>\n

It was a surreal moment for McIsaac after so many years of looking up to his older brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was definitely nervous for my first shift, but after I got out there the nerves were gone and I could focus on trying to play well,\u201d he said. \u201cI was told a few days ahead of time that I was going to play, and that was their home opener, so I was really excited because I know how that building can get rocking on big nights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Will secured bragging rights as the Americans fell 3-0 to the Chiefs that night.<\/p>\n

McIsaac was sent back to U18 and spent this past season at Calgary International Hockey Academy. It was the first time he had played away from home, which he admits was an adjustment.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIt was tough for the first few months,\u201d he admitted. \u201cBut I had a great billet family who really helped me.\u201d<\/p>\n

McIsaac posted seven assists in 23 games with CIHA\u2019s U18 team this season before returning to the Americans for the final few weeks of the year.<\/p>\n

Getting into two more games, he says he can lean on the experience of his four WHL games leading into next year\u2019s training camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose games will help me a ton,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much I can learn from those and take from those games. I know I need to get bigger, stronger and faster. Mentally I can prepare for how I need to react on the ice.\u201d<\/p>\n

McIsaac is part of a core group of 2009-born players in the Americans system, something he says is exciting to think about moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing a lot of those guys, they\u2019re great guys and they\u2019re also great players,\u201d he said. \u201cSeeing those guys on the ice, it\u2019s exciting to think about the potential we have over the next couple of years. I\u2019m hoping to play a defensive role for the team. I can be out there on the penalty kill and blocking shots, just be a simple defenseman.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Lukasz McIsaac\u2019s biggest influence was always under his own roof. His older brother, Will, served as the conduit that put McIsaac on the path to becoming a hockey player. \u201cMy earliest memories of hockey were going on the ice with my brother,\u201d Lukasz said. \u201cI\u2019ve always watched him at the rink, and I was…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":515,"featured_media":39925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-39920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/05182529\/D85_3613-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39953,"date":"2026-05-12T13:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39953"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:55:55","slug":"tri-city-americans-press-release-may-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/tri-city-americans-press-release-may-12-2026","title":{"rendered":"Americans sign 2026 first round pick Kenzo Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For Immediate Release \u2013 05\/12\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tri-City Americans<\/strong><\/p>\n

(509) 736-0606<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Americans sign 2026 first round pick Kenzo Gibson to Scholarship and Development Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Bob Tory, General Manager of the Tri-City Americans today announced that the team has signed 1st round WHL Prospect pick (6th overall) Kenzo Gibson to a standard WHL Player Agreement and Development Plan.\u00a0 \u201cKenzo, is a dynamic player who brings skill, tenacity and leadership, being captain of his team.\u201d<\/p>\n

He plays a strong two-way 200 ft game, combining drive, intensity, and passion. We are excited to have Kenzo, and his family join the Tri-City Americans.<\/p>\n

Shoots:<\/strong> Left | Position:<\/strong> Center | Height:<\/strong>\u00a0 6\u20190\u201d | Weight:<\/strong> 190 lbs.<\/p>\n

Games Played: <\/strong>23 | Goals:<\/strong> 34 | Assists:<\/strong> 24 | Points:<\/strong> 58<\/p>\n

Kenzo will be coached next season by former Americans Captain, Tyler Sandhu.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For Immediate Release \u2013 05\/12\/2026 Tri-City Americans (509) 736-0606   Americans sign 2026 first round pick Kenzo Gibson to Scholarship and Development Agreement Kennewick, WA \u2013\u00a0Bob Tory, General Manager of the Tri-City Americans today announced that the team has signed 1st round WHL Prospect pick (6th overall) Kenzo Gibson to a standard WHL Player…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":39955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[{"term_id":627,"name":"Kenzo Gibson","slug":"kenzo-gibson","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":627,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"4"},{"term_id":12,"name":"press releases","slug":"press-releases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":74,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":563,"filter":"raw","term_order":"429"}],"class_list":["post-39953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-kenzo-gibson","tag-press-releases","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/12131554\/Signed-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39927,"date":"2026-05-07T16:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39927"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:44:11","slug":"americans-complete-2026-whl-prospects-draft-add-10-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/americans-complete-2026-whl-prospects-draft-add-10-players","title":{"rendered":"Americans complete 2026 WHL Prospects Draft, add 10 players"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Kennewick, WA. \u2013 <\/strong>The 2026 WHL Prospects Draft wrapped up Thursday afternoon with the Tri-City Americans made 10 selections over the two-day event, drafting five forwards, four defensemen and one goaltender.<\/p>\n

With their first pick on Wednesday, at sixth overall, the Americans drafted forward Kenzo Gibson from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He played the 2025-26 season with the Burnaby Winter Club U15 team, leading them in scoring 58 points (34-24-58) in just 23 games. He also served as the team\u2019s captain.<\/p>\n

During the CSSHL playoffs Gibson scored twice and added two assists in four games. At the John Reid U15 Tournament he posted an additional seven points (4-3-7) in five games.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

For the first time in 25 years the Americans held two picks in the first round, using their second one at 19th<\/sup> overall to select forward Ethan Zhang from Plano, Texas. He became the first Texan to be taken in the first round of the WHL Prospects Draft since 2011 when Everett selected Seth Jones 11th<\/sup> overall.<\/p>\n

Zhang spent the 2025-26 season with the Dallas Stars 14U AAA program, racking up 87 points (36-51-87) in 51 games.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Day two of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft began Thursday morning, and the Americans\u2019 first pick on day two came at 37th<\/sup> overall in the second round. They used it to draft defenseman Lincoln Baschuk from the Northern Alberta Xtreme U15.<\/p>\n

Standing at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Baschuk posted 23 points (3-20-23) in 29 games during the 2025-26 season. The right-shot defenseman is a native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Two picks later the Americans looked to the Midwest and selected forward Colton Nash from Minnetonka, Minnesota 39th<\/sup> overall. Playing for the Minnetonka Bantam AA this season, Nash racked up a staggering 150 points (70-80-150) in 53 games in Minnesota. He was a finalist for the Minnesota Bantam Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

At 61st<\/sup> overall the Americans selected another defenseman, taking St. George\u2019s School defender John Main. Serving as their captain for the 2025-26 season, Main scored 23 points (3-20-23) in 30 games with the U15 team.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

With the 76th<\/sup> overall pick the Americans drafted a player with NHL bloodlines by adding forward Kane Strudwick from OHA Edmonton U15. Strudwick skated in 27 games last season scoring 34 points (10-24-34) and suited up for one game with OHA Edmonton\u2019s U17 team, scoring a goal. His father, Jason, played 674 NHL games from 1995-2011.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

At 99th<\/sup> overall the Americans took a teammate of Strudwick\u2019s by drafting forward Steven Leavitt, also from OHA Edmonton U15. The 6-foot-1, Sherwood Park, Alberta native recorded 43 points (25-18-43) in 24 games with OHA Edmonton U15 this past season.<\/p>\n

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With their second fifth-round pick at 111th<\/sup> overall, Tri-City drafted 6-foot-2 defenseman Brady Piec from Rink Hockey Academy Winnipeg\u2019s U15 team. In 26 games last season Piec gathered 17 points (4-13-17), while also scoring a goal with two assists in three games with RHA Winnipeg\u2019s U17 team.<\/p>\n

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The Americans held the 122nd<\/sup> overall pick heading into the draft but traded it to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick (Seattle).<\/p>\n

With their seventh-round pick at 141st<\/sup> overall the Americans took their lone goaltender of the draft, adding Alexandre Montembeault from the Calgary International Hockey Academy U15 program.<\/p>\n

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After going 9-5-1 with a 3.79 goals against average and .891 save percentage during the regular season, Montembeault turned up his game in the CSSHL playoffs by going 3-0, allowing just four goals on 95 shots, to backstop CIHA to the U15 Prep Championship. He made 34 saves in the Championship game to lift CIHA over Edge School Prep with a 4-2 win.<\/p>\n

With their final pick of the draft the Americans added a teammate of Nash\u2019s by selecting defenseman Max Aldrich from Minnetonka Bantam AA. In 53 games Aldrich recorded 40 points (6-34-40).<\/p>\n

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The Americans would like to welcome all 10 players and their families to the Americans organization.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Kennewick, WA. \u2013 The 2026 WHL Prospects Draft wrapped up Thursday afternoon with the Tri-City Americans made 10 selections over the two-day event, drafting five forwards, four defensemen and one goaltender. With their first pick on Wednesday, at sixth overall, the Americans drafted forward Kenzo Gibson from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He played the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":515,"featured_media":39937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[{"term_id":12,"name":"press releases","slug":"press-releases","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":74,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":563,"filter":"raw","term_order":"429"}],"class_list":["post-39927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-press-releases","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/07163939\/2026-draft-recap-16_9.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39919,"date":"2026-05-06T21:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39919"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:49:55","slug":"americans-add-two-forwards-in-first-round-of-2026-whl-prospects-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/americans-add-two-forwards-in-first-round-of-2026-whl-prospects-draft","title":{"rendered":"Americans add two forwards in first round of 2026 WHL Prospects Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Kennewick, WA. \u2013 <\/strong>The first round of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft was held Wednesday and for the first time in 25 years the Americans had two first-round picks, using them to draft forwards Kenzo Gibson sixth overall and forward Ethan Zhang 19th<\/sup> overall.<\/p>\n

Gibson, from North Vancouver, British Columbia, played the 2025-26 season with the Burnaby Winter Club U15 team, leading them in scoring 58 points (34-24-58) in just 23 games. He also served as the team\u2019s captain.<\/p>\n

During the CSSHL playoffs Gibson scored twice and added two assists in four games.<\/p>\n

At the John Reid Tournament he posted an additional seven points (4-3-7) in five games.<\/p>\n

Gibson skated in a pair of tournaments shortly before the WHL Prospects Draft picking up six points (2-4-6) in five games at the BC U16 Cup before heading to Toronto, Ontario and recording nine points (5-4-9) at the Toronto Exposure U15 Cup.<\/p>\n

With their second selection at 19th<\/sup> overall the Americans took forward Ethan Zhang from Plano, Texas<\/p>\n

Zhang spent the 2025-26 season with the Dallas Stars 14U AAA program, racking up 87 points (36-51-87) in 51 games.<\/p>\n

The draft marked the first time since 2001 that the Americans had multiple picks in the first round.<\/p>\n

Day two of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft goes Thursday, beginning at 9:00 AM PDT. The Americans hold two picks in the second round at 37th<\/sup> and 39th<\/sup> overall.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Kennewick, WA. \u2013 The first round of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft was held Wednesday and for the first time in 25 years the Americans had two first-round picks, using them to draft forwards Kenzo Gibson sixth overall and forward Ethan Zhang 19th overall. Gibson, from North Vancouver, British Columbia, played the 2025-26 season…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":515,"featured_media":39926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-39919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/06214947\/Day-1-Recap-16_9_.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39913,"date":"2026-05-01T17:43:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/?p=39913"},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:43:52","slug":"prospect-profile-trae-peterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/article\/prospect-profile-trae-peterson","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Profile: Trae Peterson"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Trae Peterson\u2019s upbringing was a little different than a lot of WHL players.<\/p>\n

Growing up in Sturgis, Saskatchewan, a small town three hours Northeast of Regina, Peterson says his childhood was filled with a lot of familiar faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s probably about 600 people who live here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really small, so you basically know everyone who lives there. There are kids who have the same interests as you so you\u2019re able to hang out with them. There\u2019s lots of forests around the town so you can go build forts and just get outside. There isn\u2019t a lot of big attractions around here, so you have to kind of build your own, but I think it\u2019s pretty cool that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

To say that hockey is big in Saskatchewan would be an understatement. Per capita, Saskatchewan produces more NHL players than any other Canadian province or territory.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just the NHL that\u2019s big either. Minor, senior and junior hockey all have their rabid fans across the province, with senior hockey regularly filling rinks with fans in small towns.<\/p>\n

When Peterson\u2019s parents first tried to get Trae on the ice, it didn\u2019t go as planned.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was about three years old my parents tried to get me to skate and I hated it,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI would just step onto the ice and cry non-stop. They gave me three strikes to try, and each time it didn\u2019t work, so they stopped trying. Then the next year they tried to get me on the ice again, and that time I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the old saying goes: if at first you don\u2019t succeed, try, try again.<\/p>\n

Peterson believes he was more receptive to hockey the second time around because of his older brother, Shae.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really looked up to him, and I think watching him over that year really made me want to be like him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Not only did Shae help Trae get into hockey, he also served as motivation to continue getting better as there\u2019s a six-year age difference between them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith him being so much older than me, I always wanted to play with him and his friends,\u201d he said. \u201cI was always told if I couldn\u2019t play at their level, I couldn\u2019t play with them. That always pushed me to try harder so I could be with them instead of sitting inside on the iPad or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peterson says there were a number of sports teams around Sturgis he was able to watch, including the Yorkton Terriers Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team, Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades, and the Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse team.<\/p>\n

Always trying his hardest to keep up with his older brother gave Peterson a leg up as he progressed through minor hockey. He says when he was eight years old was the first time he thought hockey might be something he could seriously pursue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was playing for the U9 team I got called up to play for the U11 team in Preeceville, where I was playing,\u201d he said. \u201cI ended up being one of their top scorers and thought I might be able to play high-level hockey in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Preeceville is a slightly larger town of roughly 1,000 people, just a few miles west of Sturgis.<\/p>\n

As he progressed to the U15 level Peterson had to make the one-hour drive to Yorkton multiple times a week for practices and games while playing for the Yorkton Terriers.<\/p>\n

He had a fine first season of U15, posting 46 points (21-24-46) in 29 games before adding four goals and four assists in just three playoff games.<\/p>\n

The following year, his WHL Draft year, Peterson\u2019s commute stretched to an hour and a half as he played for the Sask East Oilers who were based out of Melville.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad was an assistant coach on the team, so we made that drive multiple times a week,\u201d he said. \u201cI was joking with him the other day when we were driving on that highway, telling him he could probably drive that entire trip with his eyes closed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peterson\u2019s 2023-24 season was a strong one as he racked up 84 points (38-46-84) in 27 games, finishing sixth in the Saskatchewan U15 league in scoring. In just four playoff games he added an additional 14 points (4-10-14), firmly establishing himself as a legitimate WHL prospect.<\/p>\n

\"\"Teams reached out to Peterson all throughout that season, showing him just how close the WHL was.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was cool to go through that process and get the questionnaires from every team,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it was interesting to see how each team has so many different people working along the way. It\u2019s not just coaches and general managers; there\u2019s a lot that goes into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Peterson family hosted a draft party of sorts when the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft finally arrived with a number of family and friends in attendance.<\/p>\n

While he didn\u2019t know exactly where he would end up on draft day, when the Americans were on the clock at 56th<\/sup> overall, he had a feeling that would be his moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew there was a couple of teams that were really interested in me, so when their pick is up you start to pay a little closer attention,\u201d he said. \u201cTri-City was one of the teams that I felt was highest on me, so when that 56th<\/sup> pick came up I thought that could be it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Driving from the Toyota Center to Sturgis would take you nearly 18 hours if you didn\u2019t need to stop, but Peterson said the distance to whatever team drafted him was never a concern as he was always just excited at the thought of playing in the WHL.<\/p>\n

At his first WHL camp in the Fall of 2024 Peterson recalls being on a team with Jackson Smith and being in awe at how skilled the future first-round NHL pick was.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an eye opener for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cI remember being on Smith\u2019s team and just seeing how good he was. He was so smart and so mobile. It makes you realize what it\u2019s going to take for you to get to their level when you\u2019re their age.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the 2024-25 season Peterson jumped to the Saskatchewan U18 league but elected to play on the other side of the province for the Swift Current Legionnaires.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was mostly just what I thought was going to be the best place for me to develop,\u201d he said. \u201cI had a few other teams reach out that were interested in having me play for them, but I just thought about what was going to be the best fit for me to develop in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sturgis to Swift Current is a five-hour drive.<\/p>\n

Peterson\u2019s jump to the U18 level was smooth as he ended the year with 40 points (19-21-40) in 31 games. A broken bone caused him to miss time late in the regular season.<\/p>\n

At the 2024 WHL Cup in October, Peterson had an excellent showing with Team Saskatchewan with seven points (4-3-7) to help Saskatchewan win the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

\"\"After the event, Peterson was told the Americans were looking to sign him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were at the event and not long after they called me and said they really liked the way I played,\u201d he said. \u201cI was really excited and after talking to my agent we got it all taken care of and made official.\u201d<\/p>\n

Returning to Tri-City for his second training camp this past year, Peterson\u2019s goal was to make the team as a 16-year-old.<\/p>\n

While he didn\u2019t end up making the team, he took being sent back to Saskatchewan as motivation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got sent back, I just thought \u2018I never want to get sent back again,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI us\"\"ed that as motivation to make sure it never happens again. I also felt it was also good to play another year back home in a place where I could play a lot of minutes every single night and continue developing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Develop he did as Peterson nearly doubled his point total with the Legionnaires this past season with 74 points (30-44-74) in 44 games.<\/p>\n

When his Legionnaires were eliminated in the opening round of the Saskatchewan U18 playoffs, Peterson was told to meet the Americans in Kamloops ahead of their game on March 11 against the Blazers.<\/p>\n

He said it all happened quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we lost out, they talked to my dad right away and said they wanted me to come out,\u201d he said. \u201cWe lost on the Sunday and Tuesday morning I flew out to Kamloops. It was a quick turnaround, but it was awesome to get the opportunity to play my first game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next day Peterson was told by Americans head coach Jody Hull that he would be making his WHL debut that night against the Blazers.<\/p>\n

It was a moment nearly 17 years in the making for Peterson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like the hard work had finally paid off,\u201d he said. \u201cGetting to see how good all the players are at that level was awesome. I tried to go out there and play my game, doing what I do best to help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peterson went 5-for-11 in the faceoff circle as the Americans fell 6-1 to the Blazers.<\/p>\n

\"\"He ended up getting into five games with the Americans down the stretch, a taste of what to expect when he becomes a full-time player in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was cool to see what it\u2019s like,\u201d he said. \u201cIt shows you what you need to do to play at that level. It was great to see the different atmospheres in the different buildings. I think those games will give me more confidence heading into training camp next year, showing me what I need to do to improve my game for next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Americans season was over on March 21, Peterson still had more hockey ahead of him. A year after he was drafted by the Americans, Peterson was also selected by the Yorkton Terriers in the SJHL U16 draft with the ninth overall pick.<\/p>\n

The Terriers had an excellent season, finishing second in the SJHL with a record of 37-17-1-1, and asked him if he wanted to join them for their playoff run.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Tri-City\u2019s season was over, Yorkton\u2019s head coach reached out asking if I wanted to join them,\u201d he said. \u201cI would never say no to playing more hockey, so I went and joined them. It was a great experience getting all the way to the league final.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite being the only 16-year-old on the roster, Peterson was an impactful player in his nine playoff games with the Terriers by scoring a goal and adding four assists. He helped them reach the SJHL final where they ended up being swept by the Flin Flon Bombers.<\/p>\n

Even though he played 63 games with three different teams and racked up 82 points (33-49-82) over the course of the 2025-26 season, Peterson says he\u2019s already excited to get to work on his offseason training in preparation for training camp in the fall.<\/p>\n

He has a clear goal of what he wants to accomplish when he walks into the rink in Tri-City in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mindset is just prove that you can be here,\u201d he stated. \u201cProve that you want to be here and do anything that you can to be able to stay. I think I\u2019m a guy that likes to score goals but also throw the body around.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Trae Peterson\u2019s upbringing was a little different than a lot of WHL players. Growing up in Sturgis, Saskatchewan, a small town three hours Northeast of Regina, Peterson says his childhood was filled with a lot of familiar faces. \u201cThere\u2019s probably about 600 people who live here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really small, so you basically…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":515,"featured_media":39914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-39913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-409","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/01173518\/D85_4179-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-americans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]