MICAH MONTGOMERY CHOSEN 8TH OVERALL IN WHL PROSPECTS DRAFT

The Kamloops Blazers selected Micah Montgomery 8th overall at the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.

Montgomery stands 6-foot-0, and tallied 21 goals and 42 assists for 63 points in 30 games with OHA Edmonton. He tallied a team lead of nine points in six games at the John Reid Memorial Tournament and scored eight points in five games at the Alberta Cup last month.

“He’s a good all-around player; we appreciate the fact he plays a full 200-foot game. He just fits the profile we were looking at,” said Director of Player Personnel Aaron Keller

Montgomery was ranked by Elite Prospects as the 13th best player available in the draft. “Montgomery is tall, powerful, cerebral, and defensively dominant. He dictates the flow of play, relying on deception, protection, and physical skills to crush his competition. As his details stack, so does his advantage creation. Small things like winning inside position, metal mapping the ice, stick position, and the ability to outthink even the most soundly gapped defender are his superpowers. He’s a madman when it comes to pressure pushing, boasting a work rate that is hard to compare in this draft. While his skating is a key weakness across his profile, his game is built around minimizing the impact of mobility issues. He’s a top-line centre projection in the WHL.”