BLAZERS SELECT 10 PLAYERS IN WHL PROSPECTS DRAFT
Following the Blazers’ first-round selection of Micah Montgomery, the club stayed busy on the second day of the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.
In the second round, the Blazers used the 30th overall pick to select Mason Auger from East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The 5’7 defenceman is an offensive catalyst who tallied 72 points in 47 games with East Grand Forks Bantam AA and 20 points in 18 games for the MN Blue Ox 14U AAA team.
Shortly after, the Blazers dealt pick 36 to the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for pick 46 and a 2027 4th-round pick. This move was followed by the selection of Mazen Green from Surrey, B.C., at 45th overall. Green scored 18 goals and 46 points in 30 games with Delta Hockey Academy.
Closing out the round at 46th overall, Kamloops selected Nixon Gaudet from Ile Des Chenes, Manitoba, a 5’8” centre who recorded 80 points in 32 games with Eastman Selects U15 AAA in the WPU15.
Kamloops turned to the third round with the 59th pick, selecting Marcus Phillips from Coquitlam, B.C. Phillips stands 5’11” and recorded 19 goals and 38 points in 30 games with Yale U15 Prep.
With two selections in the fourth round, Kamloops used pick 80 to select defenceman Carsten Patrick, who stands 5’10” and tallied 19 points in 35 games with Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep. The Blazers then selected goaltender Cohen Wood 83rd overall. Wood posted a 10-4 record with a 2.78 goals-against average and .908 save percentage with St. George’s School U15 Prep.
At pick 138, the Blazers took Idaho native Ryker Stevens. Stevens is a 5’8” centre who tallied 43 points in 30 games with Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep.
With pick 158, Kamloops selected Cade Mazurski from Rocky View County, Alberta. Mazurski played for Edge School U15 Prep and scored 16 points in 27 games.
The Blazers then made their final selection at 174, picking Farhan Haq from the Dallas Stars Elite 14U. Haq is a 6’3” right-shot defenceman who tallied 28 points in 44 games.
