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PRINCE GEORGE – <\/strong>The 2026 NHL Draft takes place this weekend, and the Prince George Cougars will once again have several players hoping to take the next step in their hockey journey.<\/p>\n

Headlining the group is defenceman Carson Carels, who is widely projected as a first-round selection and one of the top blueliners available in this year’s class. Joining Carels are forwards Kayden Lemire, Dmitri Yakutsenak, Brock Souch, and defenceman Arsenii Anisimov, all of whom have garnered attention from NHL scouts throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Carson Carels<\/a><\/h2>\n

There’s little debate surrounding Carson Carels’ status as one of the premier prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-2 defenceman put together a remarkable season with the Cougars, recording 20 goals and 53 assists for 73 points in 58 games while emerging as one of the WHL’s most dynamic two-way defenders. Carels finished third among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings and has consistently been projected as a top-10 selection by multiple scouting services.<\/p>\n

With his elite skating ability, offensive instincts, and strong defensive game, Carels enters draft weekend as one of the most highly regarded prospects to ever wear a Cougars uniform. Carels will be staying at his home in Cypress River, MB for the draft to spend this exciting time with his friends and family.<\/p>\n

Kayden Lemire<\/a><\/h2>\n

A towering presence at 6-foot-4, Kayden Lemire took significant strides in his draft season and continued to climb NHL scouting lists throughout the year. The right-shot forward finished the campaign with 29 points while showcasing a combination of size, reach, and versatility that NHL clubs covet. Lemire has appeared on several public draft rankings and is viewed as a player with intriguing long-term upside.<\/p>\n

His blend of physical tools and developing offensive game could make him an attractive option in the middle rounds of the draft.<\/p>\n

Dmitri Yakutsenak<\/a><\/h2>\n

After an impressive rookie season in Prince George, Dmitri Yakutsenak quickly established himself as a player to watch. The Russian forward earned a share of the Cougars’ Rookie of the Year Award and displayed a mature two-way game while contributing offensively throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Yakutsenak’s strong frame, competitiveness, and ability to impact the game in multiple situations have helped place him on NHL scouting radars. He was ranked among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting heading into the draft.<\/p>\n

Arsenii Anisimov<\/a><\/h2>\n

Few players elevated their stock during the second half of the season like Arsenii Anisimov. The skilled defender became a key contributor down the stretch and delivered several memorable moments, including an overtime winner in the opening round of the WHL Playoffs.<\/p>\n

Anisimov’s offensive creativity, puck skills, and ability to perform in pressure situations have made him an intriguing prospect for NHL organizations. While he may be viewed as more of a late-round selection, his skill set gives him an opportunity to hear his name called this weekend.<\/p>\n

Brock Souch<\/a><\/h2>\n

Like Yakutsenak, Brock Souch enjoyed a strong rookie campaign that earned him co-Rookie of the Year honours with the Cougars. The forward showcased consistency throughout the season and demonstrated a strong understanding of the game at both ends of the ice.<\/p>\n

Souch’s work ethic, hockey sense, and continued development have made him another player drawing interest from NHL clubs as the draft approaches.<\/p>\n

Watch the Draft Live<\/h2>\n

The first round of the NHL Draft is Friday, June 26th starting at 4:00 pm and you can watch on Sportsnet. Rounds 2-7 will be Saturday June 27th starting at 8:00 am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) today announced its First, Second, and Third All-Star Teams for the 2025-26 season, along with its All-Rookie Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Media members who regularly cover the CHL and the Member Leagues \u2014 the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) \u2014 participated in the voting process to determine this year\u2019s CHL All-Star and All-Rookie teams. Ballots were cast based on regular-season performances, with voters selecting the top players from across the CHL\u2019s three leagues to recognize outstanding individual achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHL First All-Star Team<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Goaltender \u2013 Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67\u2019s \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>29-9-2-1 record, 2.07 GAA, .923 SV% & 6 SO in 41 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent last summer, Fetterolf quickly emerged as one of the CHL\u2019s top goaltenders during a historic rookie campaign with the 67\u2019s. The 18-year-old from Sewickley, Pa., led the CHL in both goals-against average and save percentage, while his six shutouts set a new OHL record for the most by a rookie goaltender in a single season. An eligible prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, Fetterolf is ranked No. 11 among North American goaltenders in NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Final Rankings. Named the CHL Goaltender of the Year, Fetterolf became the first Ottawa 67\u2019s player to receive the honour and just the second rookie or first-year CHL goaltender to capture the award, joining Martin Biron of the Beauport Harfangs in 1994-95.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Bryce Pickford (Medicine Hat Tigers \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>45G-38A, 83 PTS, +55 in 55 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Montreal Canadiens prospect authored one of the greatest goal-scoring seasons by a defenceman in modern CHL history, scoring 45 goals \u2014 the highest single-season total by a CHL blueliner in the 21st century and the most since Greg Hawgood\u2019s 48-goal campaign in 1987-88. The 20-year-old captain from Chauvin, Alta., was the only defenceman to finish among the CHL\u2019s top 10 goal scorers, while his 19 power-play goals and 11 game-winning goals both ranked among the league leaders. Named CHL Defenceman of the Year, Pickford became the second Medicine Hat Tigers player to win the award, joining Kris Russell in 2006-07.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie Colts \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>28G-42A, 70 PTS, +46 in 56 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Aitcheson put together a record-setting season in Barrie, leading all OHL defencemen with 70 points while establishing a new Colts franchise record for goals by a defenceman with 28. The New York Islanders prospect and Toronto, Ont., native also finished among the OHL leaders with a +46 rating and six game-winning goals, while his 15 power-play goals led all OHL blueliners. Named the OHL\u2019s Defenceman of the Year, Aitcheson closed out his Colts career as the franchise\u2019s all-time leader in both goals (63) and points (171) by a defenceman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Sam O\u2019Reilly (Kitchener Rangers \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>29G-42A, 71 PTS, +20 in 56 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Tampa Bay Lightning prospect was named the OHL\u2019s Most Outstanding Player after making an immediate impact with the Kitchener Rangers following a mid-season move from the London Knights. The 20-year-old from Toronto recorded 43 points and a +31 rating in 28 games with Kitchener, helping the Rangers finish atop the Western Conference standings for the first time since 2008. O\u2019Reilly also won 58 per cent of his faceoffs and was recognized in the OHL Coaches Poll as the Western Conference\u2019s smartest player, best faceoff man, and best defensive forward. He carried that form into the spring, earning both OHL Playoff MVP and Memorial Cup MVP honours while leading Kitchener to a Memorial Cup title. With that sweep, he became just the fourth player in CHL history to win regular-season, playoff, and Memorial Cup MVP honours in the same season, joining Brad Richards, Corey Perry, and Mitch Marner. The championship also marked his second straight Memorial Cup title after winning with London a year earlier, placing him among a rare group of players to win back-to-back Memorial Cups with different teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Maxim Mass\u00e9 (Chicoutimi Saguen\u00e9ens \/ QMJHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>51G-51A, 102 PTS, +62 in 63 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Anaheim Ducks prospect captured the CHL\u2019s David Branch Player of the Year Award after being named the QMJHL\u2019s Most Valuable Player and winning the first scoring title of his QMJHL career. The 20-year-old from Rimouski, Que., finished with 102 points, including 51 goals and 51 assists, to become one of only two CHL players to surpass both the 50-goal and 100-point marks in 2025-26. Mass\u00e9 also tied for the CHL lead in goals, ranked second in the QMJHL with a +62 rating and eight game-winning goals, and helped lead Chicoutimi to its first QMJHL Championship title in 32 years. With his CHL MVP honour, Mass\u00e9 became just the sixth player in CHL history to win both CHL Rookie of the Year and the CHL David Branch Player of the Year Award over his career, joining Sidney Crosby, John Tavares, Alex DeBrincat, Alexis Lafreni\u00e8re, and Gavin McKenna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Liam Ruck (Medicine Hat Tigers \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>45G-59A, 104 PTS, +47 in 68 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the 18-year-old from Osoyoos, B.C., finished second in scoring among all WHL and CHL skaters with 104 points in 68 games. Eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, Liam is ranked 20th among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Final Rankings. His 45 goals were tied for second in the WHL, while his 59 assists ranked fifth across the league. One of only four CHL players to reach the 100-point mark in 2025-26, Ruck also tied for third in the CHL with 10 game-winning goals and helped Medicine Hat finish atop the Central Division. Originally selected ninth overall by the Tigers in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft, Ruck was also a member of Medicine Hat\u2019s 2025 WHL Championship team a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHL Second All-Star Team<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Goaltender \u2013 Rudy Guimond (Moncton Wildcats \/ QMJHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>40-7-1-2 record, 2.27 GAA, .922 SV% & 3 SO in 50 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Detroit Red Wings prospect captured the QMJHL\u2019s Patrick-Roy Trophy after a dominant season with the Moncton Wildcats. Guimond led all QMJHL goaltenders in wins, goals-against average, save percentage, and minutes played, while his 40 victories also led the CHL. The 20-year-old became the first CHL goaltender to reach the 40-win mark since Dustin Wolf in 2018-19 and just the sixth QMJHL netminder since 2000 to do so. Guimond helped guide Moncton to a second consecutive QMJHL regular-season championship and concluded his QMJHL career with a league-record 2.14 career goals-against average.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>18G-30A, 48 PTS, +27 in 45 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; ranked No. 2 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, Reid established himself as the highest-ranked current CHL skater in this year\u2019s draft class. The 18-year-old from Chesterfield, Mich., averaged better than a point per game with the Soo Greyhounds and was one of just six first-year draft-eligible defencemen across the CHL to do so. A finalist for the OHL\u2019s Defenceman of the Year Award, Reid was recognized in four categories in the OHL Coaches Poll, including as the Western Conference\u2019s Best Offensive Defenceman. He was also named the CHL\u2019s Top Draft Prospect for 2025-26, becoming the eighth defenceman to claim the award since it was first presented in 1991. Reid also marked the second straight OHL blueliner to receive the honour, following Erie Otters defenceman Matthew Schaefer, who won the award a year ago before capturing this year\u2019s Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL\u2019s Rookie of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Tommy Bleyl (Moncton Wildcats \/ QMJHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>13G-68A, 81 PTS, +58 in 63 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Bleyl delivered a historic rookie campaign from the blue line, setting a new QMJHL record for points by a rookie defenceman with 81 in 63 games. Ranked No. 17 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, he also led the entire QMJHL with 68 assists \u2014 the highest single-season total by a CHL rookie defenceman in the 21st century. Bleyl became only the second player in QMJHL history to win both the \u00c9mile-Bouchard Trophy as Defenceman of the Year and the Sidney-Crosby Trophy as Rookie of the Year in the same season, joining Dmitry Kulikov. After helping Moncton capture a second consecutive QMJHL regular-season title, he was also named the CHL Rookie of the Year, becoming just the fourth defenceman to win the award after Philippe Boucher, Bryan Berard, and Landon DuPont, as well as the first Wildcats player to receive the honour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>37G-60A, 97 PTS, +9 in 67 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; ranked No. 8 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in its Final Rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, Klepov captured the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the OHL\u2019s leading scorer and the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the league\u2019s top-scoring right winger after finishing with 97 points in 67 games. The 17-year-old from Deerfield Beach, Fla., became the first rookie in his first two years of OHL eligibility to lead the league in scoring since Jack Valiquette in 1973-74 and the first rookie to lead any CHL Member League in scoring since Patrick Kane in 2006-07. Klepov\u2019s 37 goals tied Cole Perfetti\u2019s Saginaw Spirit rookie record, while his 60 assists and 97 points established new franchise rookie benchmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Markus Ruck (Medicine Hat Tigers \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>21G-87A, 108 PTS, +45 in 68 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Ruck captured the Bob Clarke Trophy and the CHL Top Scorer Award after leading the WHL and the entire CHL with 108 points. Ranked No. 23 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in its Final Rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, the 18-year-old from Osoyoos, B.C., recorded a CHL-best 87 assists in 68 games, serving as one of the driving forces behind a Medicine Hat team that led the WHL in goals, owned the league\u2019s top power play, and finished atop the Central Division. Ruck\u2019s twin brother, Liam, finished second in both the WHL and CHL scoring races with 104 points, making Markus and Liam the first siblings in CHL history to finish first and second in league scoring in the same season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Tij Iginla (Kelowna Rockets \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>41G-49A, 90 PTS, +47 in 48 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Utah Mammoth prospect returned from an injury-shortened 2024-25 campaign to produce at one of the highest rates in the CHL. The 19-year-old from Lake Country, B.C., led all WHL skaters and ranked second across the CHL with 1.88 points per game, finishing with 90 points in just 48 contests. Iginla established new career highs in both assists and points, while his 41 goals ranked tied for sixth among WHL skaters. He was also one of just five players across the CHL to top 40 goals and 40 assists in 2025-26. Selected sixth overall by Utah in the 2024 NHL Draft, Iginla has recorded 225 points in 184 career WHL regular-season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHL Third All-Star Team<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Goaltender \u2013 Joshua Ravensbergen (Prince George Cougars \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>32-13-0-0 record, 2.51 GAA, .919 SV% & 4 SO in 46 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the San Jose Sharks prospect became the first Prince George Cougars goaltender to capture the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy and just the third netminder in franchise history to earn the honour. The 6-foot-6 netminder from North Vancouver, B.C., led the WHL in both wins (32) and save percentage (.919), tied for second in shutouts (4), and ranked fourth in goals-against average (2.51). Ravensbergen helped Prince George record a third consecutive 40-win season, while allowing two goals or fewer in 25 of his 46 appearances. Undrafted into the WHL, he owns 91 career regular-season wins across three seasons with the Cougars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Landon DuPont (Everett Silvertips \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>18G-55A, 73 PTS, +59 in 63 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; one year after being named CHL Rookie of the Year, DuPont continued to build on his exceptional start in Everett. The 17-year-old from Calgary, Alta., established career highs across the board with 18 goals, 55 assists, 73 points, and a +59 rating in 63 games. Eligible for the 2027 NHL Draft, DuPont finished tied for fourth among all WHL defencemen in points, while his 55 assists were tied for second among league blueliners. The right-shot defenceman also added 28 power-play assists, the second-highest total among all WHL skaters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Daxon Rudolph (Prince Albert Raiders \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>28G-50A, 78 PTS, +32 in 68 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Rudolph posted one of the top offensive seasons by a WHL defenceman in his NHL Draft year, leading the Prince Albert Raiders in scoring while helping the club capture the East Division title. Ranked No. 5 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in its Final Rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, the 18-year-old from Lacombe, Alta., finished third among WHL defencemen in both goals and points, while his 28 goals tied a Raiders franchise record for goals by a defenceman, matching the mark set by Josh Morrissey in 2013-14. Originally selected first overall by Prince Albert in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft, Rudolph also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge and captained Team East at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>33G-56A, 89 PTS, +40 in 54 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Barrie Colts co-captain was named the CHL Sportsman Player of the Year after delivering one of the OHL\u2019s most complete seasons. The Utah Mammoth prospect led Barrie with 89 points in just 54 games while taking only 29 penalty minutes, and his 1.65 points-per-game average ranked second in the OHL. Beaudoin also finished tied for the OHL lead with 10 game-winning goals and won 55 per cent of his faceoffs. In the OHL Coaches Poll, the 20-year-old from Kanata, Ont., led all Eastern Conference players with four first-place finishes \u2014 hardest worker, best defensive forward, best on faceoffs, and best penalty killer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Nathan Aspinall (Flint Firebirds \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>33G-61A, 94 PTS, +21 in 65 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; the Flint Firebirds captain helped lead his club to the best season in its 10-year history while setting a new franchise record with 61 assists. The 6-foot-7 winger from Markham, Ont., finished with 94 points, a 47-point improvement from the previous season, and placed fifth in the OHL with 250 shots on goal. A fifth-round pick of the New York Rangers in the 2024 NHL Draft, Aspinall also tied for the OHL lead with eight first goals and converted on four of six shootout attempts. His breakout campaign earned him OHL Player of the Month honours in November and recognition in both the hardest shot and best playmaker categories in the Western Conference portion of the OHL Coaches Poll.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 JP Hurlbert (Kamloops Blazers \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>42G-55A, 97 PTS, +13 in 68 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Hurlbert enjoyed one of the most productive rookie seasons in Kamloops Blazers history, recording 97 points to surpass Scottie Upshall\u2019s previous franchise rookie benchmark of 87. Ranked No. 12 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2026 NHL Draft, the Allen, Texas product led all WHL rookies in scoring and tied Nikita Klepov for the most points by any CHL rookie in 2025-26. Hurlbert became just the third player in Blazers history to win the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL Rookie of the Year, joining Upshall and Ron Shudra. He also ranked among WHL leaders in points, goals, first goals, and assists while serving as an alternate captain in his first WHL season.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHL All-Rookie Team<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Goaltender \u2013 Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67\u2019s \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>:<\/span> 29-9-2-1 record, 2.07 GAA, .923 SV% & 6 SO in 41 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Fetterolf\u2019s first CHL season produced one of the top rookie goaltending campaigns in recent CHL and OHL history. The 18-year-old from Sewickley, Pa., set an Ottawa 67\u2019s franchise record with a 2.07 goals-against average, while his six shutouts established a new OHL rookie record. Fetterolf also shared the Dave Pinkney Trophy with Jaeden Nelson as the OHL\u2019s lowest goals-against tandem and received the F.W. \u201cDinty\u201d Moore Trophy as the rookie goaltender with the league\u2019s lowest goals-against average. An eligible prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, Fetterolf is ranked No. 11 among North American goaltenders in NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Final Rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Tommy Bleyl (Moncton Wildcats \/ QMJHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>13G-68A, 81 PTS, +58 in 63 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Bleyl finished second among all QMJHL rookies with 81 points, setting a league record for points by a rookie defenceman. His 68 assists led the QMJHL regardless of position and represented the highest single-season total by a CHL rookie defenceman in the 21st century. Ranked 17th among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, Bleyl ended the season with three QMJHL trophies \u2014 the Sidney-Crosby Trophy, \u00c9mile-Bouchard Trophy, and Raymond-Lagac\u00e9 Trophy \u2014 before being named CHL Rookie of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defenceman \u2013 Levi Harper (Saginaw Spirit \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>12G-45A, 57 PTS, -3 in 68 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Harper made an immediate impact with Saginaw, setting a new Spirit record for points by a rookie defenceman. The 17-year-old from Tampa, Fla., recorded 57 points in 68 games while seeing significant minutes on the Spirit blue line. A 2027 NHL Draft prospect, Harper joined Saginaw after winning gold with the United States at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and later represented his country at the 2026 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship. He also earned the OHL\u2019s Bobby Smith Trophy as Scholastic Player of the Year after posting a 93.2 per cent academic average and graduating a full year early.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>29G-55A, 84 PTS, +33 in 67 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Malhotra emerged as one of the OHL\u2019s most productive rookies in his first season with the Brantford Bulldogs. The 6-foot-2 centre recorded 84 points in 67 games, setting a new franchise record for points by a Bulldogs rookie. Ranked sixth among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, Malhotra also scored eight game-winning goals, produced 30 power-play points, and was a finalist among the Eastern Conference\u2019s top stickhandlers in the OHL Coaches Poll. His strong start included points in 11 of his first 12 games, highlighted by a five-point performance against Sudbury on September 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 JP Hurlbert (Kamloops Blazers \/ WHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>42G-55A, 97 PTS, +13 in 68 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Hurlbert\u2019s outstanding rookie season saw him become the highest-scoring first-year player in Kamloops Blazers history. The 6-foot forward led all WHL rookies and tied for the CHL rookie scoring lead with 97 points, while his 42 goals ranked tied for fourth among WHL skaters. The Allen, Texas, native became just the third rookie in Blazers history to score 40 goals in a season, joining Scottie Upshall and Rudolfs Balcers. He was also named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team and finished as the No. 12-ranked North American skater in NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Final Rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward \u2013 Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit \/ OHL)<\/b><\/a>: <\/span>37G-60A, 97 PTS, +9 in 67 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/span><\/i>; Klepov became just the third player in OHL history to win both the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy and the Emms Family Award as Rookie of the Year in the same season, joining Jack Valiquette and Patrick Kane. The 17-year-old Saginaw Spirit forward led the OHL with 97 points and became the first rookie to lead any CHL Member League in scoring since Kane did so with London in 2006-07. Ranked No. 8 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in its Final Rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, Klepov recorded at least three points in a game 13 times and earned OHL Rookie of the Month honours in October, January, and February.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The CHL today announced its First, Second, and Third All-Star Teams for the 2025-26 season, along with its All-Rookie Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":47930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-47929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-437","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/24103646\/ALLSTARWEBEN.png",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-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47924,"date":"2026-06-22T13:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/?p=47924"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:33:25","slug":"cougars-announce-2026-pre-season-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/article\/cougars-announce-2026-pre-season-schedule","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Announce 2026 Pre-Season Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE, BC<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 The Prince George Cougars are excited to announce their 2026 pre-season schedule.<\/div>\n
The Cougars will play four exhibition games ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League season. For the first time in franchise history, the Cougars will take part in two pre-season games in Tumbler Ridge against the Edmonton Oil Kings before wrapping up their exhibition schedule the following weekend against the Kamloops Blazers.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The Cats will once again battle the Blazers in a home-and-home series, with one game being played at the West Fraser Centre in Quesnel and the other at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
2026 Pre-Season Schedule<\/b><\/div>\n
Friday, September 4 \u2013 7:00 PM<\/b>
\nvs. Edmonton Oil Kings
\nTumbler Ridge Arena \u2013 Tumbler Ridge, BC<\/div>\n
Sunday, September 6 \u2013 12:00 PM<\/b>
\nvs. Edmonton Oil Kings
\nTumbler Ridge Arena \u2013 Tumbler Ridge, BC<\/div>\n
Saturday, September 12 \u2013 5:00 PM<\/b>
\nvs. Kamloops Blazers
\nWest Fraser Centre \u2013 Quesnel, BC<\/div>\n
Sunday, September 13 \u2013 5:00 PM<\/b>
\nat Kamloops Blazers
\nSandman Centre \u2013 Kamloops, BC<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Ticket information for all pre-season games will be announced at a later date.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE, BC\u00a0\u2014 The Prince George Cougars are excited to announce their 2026 pre-season schedule. The Cougars will play four exhibition games ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League season. For the first time in franchise history, the Cougars will take part in two pre-season games in Tumbler Ridge against the Edmonton Oil Kings before…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":47925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-47924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-437","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/06\/22131849\/Website-Pre-Season.png",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-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47911,"date":"2026-06-17T12:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/?p=47911"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:28:26","slug":"cougars-battle-vees-to-begin-2026-2027-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/article\/cougars-battle-vees-to-begin-2026-2027-regular-season","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Battle Vees to Begin 2026-2027 Regular Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE –\u00a0<\/strong>Rivalry Renewed.<\/p>\n

The Prince George Cougars will kick off the regular season on Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th at the CN Centre when the team takes on the Penticton Vees in a playoff re-match from the 2026 WHL Playoffs.<\/p>\n

The weekend is presented by UNBC and more details will be coming throughout the lead-up to opening weekend.<\/p>\n

To learn more and to become a season member, contact the Prince George Cougars at 250-561-0783.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE –\u00a0Rivalry Renewed. The Prince George Cougars will kick off the regular season on Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th at the CN Centre when the team takes on the Penticton Vees in a playoff re-match from the 2026 WHL Playoffs. The weekend is presented by UNBC and more details will be coming…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":47919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-47911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-437","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/06\/17124416\/Rival-Website.png",1672,941,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47909,"date":"2026-06-16T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/?p=47909"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:28:35","slug":"spirit-of-healthy-kids-program-announces-2026-school-challenge-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/article\/spirit-of-healthy-kids-program-announces-2026-school-challenge-winners","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of Healthy Kids Program Announces 2026 School Challenge Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE, BC<\/strong> \u2013 The Spirit of Healthy Kids program, in partnership with the Prince George Cougars and Northern Health, is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Spirit of Healthy Kids School Challenge.<\/p>\n

This year’s program once again inspired students across Northern British Columbia to embrace healthy habits, physical activity, nutrition, and overall wellness. Schools from communities throughout the region participated in creative and engaging initiatives designed to encourage healthy lifestyles among students.<\/p>\n

Grand Prize Winner \u2013 $5,000<\/h3>\n

\u00c9cole La Grande-Ourse (Smithers, BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c9cole La Grande-Ourse earned this year’s grand prize after achieving an incredible 100 percent participation rate among its 23 students through its innovative “Eat the Rainbow” challenge.<\/p>\n

The school’s campaign stood out for its enthusiasm and commitment, regularly sharing photos, updates, and progress reports throughout the challenge. Organizers were particularly impressed by the school’s dedication to continuing the initiative next year, making \u00c9cole La Grande-Ourse a deserving recipient of the $5,000 grand prize.<\/p>\n

$1,000 School Award Winners<\/h3>\n

Learning and Living School (Daajing Giids, BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning and Living School demonstrated exceptional commitment to healthy living, achieving a remarkable 90 percent participation rate. The school’s enthusiasm and creativity throughout the challenge made a lasting impression on organizers.<\/p>\n

Westwood Elementary School (Prince George, BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Westwood Elementary saw 195 of its 214 students participate in this year’s challenge, nearly doubling its participation from the previous year. The school’s campaign focused on physical activity, mental wellness, and promoting healthy lifestyles both within the school and throughout the community.<\/p>\n

Pineview Elementary School (Prince George, BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the unique challenges that come with being a rural school, Pineview Elementary recorded 121 participants out of 142 students. Their initiative combined physical activity, reading challenges, and healthy lifestyle choices to encourage student involvement.<\/p>\n

Suwilaawks Community School (Terrace, BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Suwilaawks Community School engaged 240 of its 335 students through a creative “Healthy Alphabet Challenge.” Each letter represented a healthy activity or wellness concept, including ab workouts, agility ladders, and arm circles for the letter “A.” The school also introduced themed days such as “Mindful Mondays” and “Thoughtful Thursdays,” showcasing outstanding creativity and engagement.<\/p>\n

Morphee Elementary School (Mackenzie, BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morphee Elementary achieved an impressive 100 percent participation rate with all 259 students taking part. While fewer tracking sheets were submitted than anticipated, discussions with teachers and organizers confirmed the entire school participated collectively through its health curriculum, making their accomplishment truly remarkable.<\/p>\n

Building Healthier Communities<\/h3>\n

The Spirit of Healthy Kids program extends far beyond prizes and participation numbers. The initiative continues to empower students, schools, and families to make positive choices that contribute to lifelong health and wellness.<\/p>\n

The Spirit of Healthy Kids program would like to thank all participating teachers, principals, students, and families for their dedication and enthusiasm throughout the 2025 challenge.<\/p>\n

“While winning is certainly exciting, the true success of this program is the positive impact it has on the lives of young people across our region,” said program organizers. “By encouraging healthy habits and active lifestyles, schools are helping build a healthier and happier future for our children.”<\/p>\n

The Spirit of Healthy Kids program is proud to partner with the Prince George Cougars and Northern Health to promote healthy living in schools throughout Northern British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all participating schools on a tremendous year of promoting health, wellness, and active living. We look forward to another successful Spirit of Healthy Kids program next year.<\/p>\n

I’d also add a quote from a Cougars representative (yourself, Eric Brewer, or a sponsor representative) if this is going on the website, as WHL-style releases usually read stronger with at least one attributed quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE, BC \u2013 The Spirit of Healthy Kids program, in partnership with the Prince George Cougars and Northern Health, is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Spirit of Healthy Kids School Challenge. This year’s program once again inspired students across Northern British Columbia to embrace healthy habits, physical activity, nutrition, and overall…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":47910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-47909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-437","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/06\/16152800\/IMG_5765-scaled.jpg",2560,1920,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47904,"date":"2026-06-09T16:08:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/?p=47904"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:45","slug":"carels-reid-and-dagenais-named-finalists-for-chls-2025-26-top-draft-prospect-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/article\/carels-reid-and-dagenais-named-finalists-for-chls-2025-26-top-draft-prospect-award","title":{"rendered":"Carels, Reid, and Dagenais named finalists for CHL\u2019s 2025-26 Top Draft Prospect Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carson Carels<\/strong> of the Prince George Cougars (WHL), Chase Reid<\/strong> of the Soo Greyhounds (OHL), and Maddox Dagenais<\/strong> of the Qu\u00e9bec Remparts (QMJHL) have been named finalists for the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada, given annually to the top CHL player eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recipient will be announced on Monday, June 15, during the 2026 CHL Awards ceremony in Toronto, Ont.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award has been won by many great players<\/span><\/a> including Joe Thornton (Soo Greyhounds \/ OHL), Vincent Lecavalier (Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic \/ QMJHL), Patrick Kane (London Knights \/ OHL), Steven Stamkos (Sarnia Sting \/ OHL), Connor McDavid (Erie Otters \/ OHL), Alexis Lafreni\u00e8re (Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic \/ QMJHL), Connor Bedard (Regina Pats \/ WHL), Cayden Lindstrom (Medicine Hat Tigers \/ WHL), and most recently Matthew Schaefer (Erie Otters \/ OHL).<\/span><\/p>\n

WHL Nominee \u2014 Carson Carels (Prince George Cougars)<\/b><\/a>
\n20G-53A, 73 PTS, +23 in 58 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ranked No. 3 among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Carson Carels continued to establish himself as one of the premier draft-eligible defencemen in the Canadian Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 17-year-old from Cypress River, Man., was also named a finalist for the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as WHL Defenceman of the Year after a standout season on the Prince George blue line. Carels recorded 73 points, including 20 goals and 53 assists, in 58 regular season games, the second-highest single-season point total by a defenceman in Cougars history.<\/span><\/p>\n

If selected, Carels would add another first to his standout season by becoming the first Prince George Cougars player to win the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

His 73 points tied for fourth among all WHL blueliners, while he was one of only six WHL defencemen to reach the 20-goal mark. His season also featured a 17-game point streak, tied for the fourth-longest by any WHL player in 2025-26.<\/span><\/p>\n

A dynamic puck mover with strong skating ability and offensive creativity, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound left-shot defenceman played a key role in helping the Cougars remain among the WHL\u2019s top teams. Carels also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge and was named captain of Team West at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game, where he recorded four assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally selected by Prince George in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft, Carels has accumulated 111 points, including 26 goals and 85 assists, in 125 career WHL regular season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

OHL Nominee \u2014 Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds)<\/b><\/a>
\n18G-30A, 48 PTS, +27 in 45 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ranked No. 2 among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Chase Reid enters the draft as the highest-ranked current CHL skater.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 18-year-old defenceman from Chesterfield, Mich., enjoyed an outstanding season with the Soo Greyhounds, producing at better than a point-per-game pace with 48 points, including 18 goals and 30 assists, in 45 regular season games. He was also named a finalist for the Max Kaminsky Trophy, awarded annually to the OHL Defenceman of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

A win for Reid would give the Greyhounds their second CHL Top Draft Prospect Award recipient, following Joe Thornton, who captured the honour in 1996-97.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reid was the only first-year draft-eligible defenceman in the OHL \u2014 and one of just six across the CHL \u2014 to average at least a point per game during the 2025-26 season. Although he missed the final 17 games of the regular season due to injury, he made an impact upon returning, recording six points, including three goals and three assists, in eight playoff games.<\/span><\/p>\n

A gifted skater with high-end offensive instincts and the ability to play significant minutes in all situations, Reid earned recognition in four categories in the annual OHL Coaches Poll. He was voted the Western Conference\u2019s Best Offensive Defenceman while also receiving recognition for Best Skater, Best Shot, and Best Defensive Defenceman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reid also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, where he scored once in two games, and represented the United States at the 2026 World Junior Championship, recording four points in five games.<\/span><\/p>\n

QMJHL Nominee \u2014 Maddox Dagenais (Qu\u00e9bec Remparts)<\/b><\/a>
\n30G-32A, 62 PTS, +\/- NA in 62 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ranked No. 15 among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Maddox Dagenais continued his rise as one of the QMJHL\u2019s premier young forwards during the 2025-26 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4, 196-pound centre from Montr\u00e9al, Que., took a major step forward in his second season with the Qu\u00e9bec Remparts, recording 62 points, including 30 goals and 32 assists, in 62 regular season games. After being limited by injury during his rookie campaign, Dagenais more than doubled his production from a year ago, when he finished with 26 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Dagenais earn the award, he would become the first Qu\u00e9bec Remparts player to be named the CHL\u2019s Top Draft Prospect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dagenais finished as Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s second-leading scorer while leading the Remparts with 10 power-play goals and 25 power-play points. His 273 shots on goal also ranked fourth in the QMJHL, further underlining his ability to generate chances and drive offence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Selected first overall in the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft, Dagenais followed in the footsteps of his father, former NHL forward Pierre Dagenais, who was also a first-overall pick in the QMJHL. Throughout the season, Maddox showcased the size, skill, puck protection, and finishing ability that have made him one of the top prospects available for the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dagenais also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, where he was one of four QMJHL players selected for the event and recorded one assist. He also stood out at the QMJHL Prospects Game, scoring in regulation before adding the shootout winner. His continued development has solidified his status as one of the most promising young power forwards in the Canadian Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carels, Reid and Dagenais are finalists for the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award, given annually to the top CHL player eligible for the NHL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":47905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-47904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-437","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09112309\/1920x1080-Nominees8.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-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47902,"date":"2026-06-09T16:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/?p=47902"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:32","slug":"ravensbergen-fetterolf-and-guimond-named-finalists-for-chls-2025-26-goaltender-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/article\/ravensbergen-fetterolf-and-guimond-named-finalists-for-chls-2025-26-goaltender-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"Ravensbergen, Fetterolf, and Guimond named finalists for CHL\u2019s 2025-26 Goaltender of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joshua Ravensbergen<\/strong> of the Prince George Cougars (WHL), Ryder Fetterolf<\/strong> of the Ottawa 67\u2019s (OHL), and Rudy Guimond<\/strong> of the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) have been named the three finalists for the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award, presented annually to the top goaltender in the Canadian Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n

The finalists for the award are determined by the recipients of each Member League\u2019s top goaltender honour, including the WHL\u2019s Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, the OHL\u2019s Jim Rutherford Trophy, and the QMJHL\u2019s Patrick-Roy Trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recipient of the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award will be announced at the 2026 CHL Awards ceremony on Monday, June 15, in Toronto, Ont.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award has been won by many sttandout netminders<\/span><\/a>, including Trevor Kidd (Brandon Wheat Kings \/ WHL), Jocelyn Thibault (Sherbrooke Faucons \/ QMJHL), Martin Biron (Beauport Harfangs \/ QMJHL), Ray Emery (Soo Greyhounds \/ OHL), Cam Ward (Red Deer Rebels \/ WHL), Carey Price (Tri-City Americans \/ WHL), Jake Allen (Drummondville Voltigeurs \/ QMJHL), Dustin Wolf (Everett Silvertips \/ WHL), William Rousseau (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies \/ QMJHL), and most recently Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers \/ OHL).<\/span><\/p>\n

WHL Nominee \u2014 Joshua Ravensbergen (Prince George Cougars)<\/b><\/a>
\n32-13-0-0 record, 2.51 GAA, .919 SV% & 4 SO in 46 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joshua Ravensbergen became the first Prince George Cougars goaltender to capture the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, and just the third netminder in franchise history to earn the honour, joining Grant Fuhr (1980-81) and Kevin Eastman (1979-80), who accomplished the feat while the franchise was located in Victoria.<\/span><\/p>\n

The San Jose Sharks prospect finished the 2025-26 WHL season with a 32-13-0-0 record, a 2.51 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, and four shutouts. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound netminder from North Vancouver, B.C., ranked first in the WHL in both wins and save percentage, tied for second in shutouts, and placed fourth in goals-against average<\/span><\/p>\n

Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team, Ravensbergen helped Prince George record a third consecutive 40-win season, as the Cougars finished third in the WHL\u2019s Western Conference with a 44-22-0-2 record. In 25 of his 46 appearances, Ravensbergen allowed two goals or fewer, while three of his four shutouts came on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Undrafted into the WHL, Ravensbergen has become one of the league\u2019s top goaltending stories over the last three seasons. He owns a 91-30-4-2 record, a 2.68 goals-against average, a .909 save percentage, and 10 shutouts across 135 career WHL regular-season appearances. Selected 30th overall by San Jose in the 2025 NHL Draft, Ravensbergen also represented Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, helping his country earn a bronze medal<\/span><\/p>\n

Should he win the CHL honour, Ravensbergen would become the first Prince George Cougars player to capture the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

OHL Nominee \u2014 Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s)<\/b><\/a>
\n29-9-2-1 record, 2.07 GAA, .923 SV% & 6 SO in 41 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent last summer, Ryder Fetterolf quickly emerged as one of the OHL\u2019s top goaltenders during a historic rookie campaign with the 67\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 18-year-old from Sewickley, Pennsylvania, finished the regular season with a 29-9-2-1 record, a franchise-record 2.07 goals-against average, and a CHL-leading .923 save percentage. His six shutouts also set a new OHL record for the most by a rookie goaltender in a single season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fetterolf\u2019s 2.07 goals-against average led the CHL and stands as the fifth-lowest single-season mark by an OHL goaltender in league history. It also ranks as the second-best single-season GAA ever recorded by an OHL rookie, behind only Ryan MacDonald of the London Knights, who posted a 2.06 mark in 2003-04.<\/span><\/p>\n

By also leading the CHL in save percentage, Fetterolf became just the second rookie since 1997-98 to top the league in both goals-against average and save percentage while playing at least 40 per cent of his team\u2019s minutes and more than 1,600 minutes. The only other rookie to accomplish that feat over that span was Evan Gardner of the Saskatoon Blades in 2023-24.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fetterolf earned OHL Rookie of the Month honours in October before later being named both the league\u2019s top rookie and top goaltender for the month of March. He also shared the Dave Pinkney Trophy with Jaeden Nelson as the OHL\u2019s lowest goals-against tandem and received the F.W. \u201cDinty\u201d Moore Trophy as the rookie goaltender with the league\u2019s lowest goals-against average.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fetterolf became just the second Ottawa 67\u2019s goaltender to win the Jim Rutherford Trophy, joining Craig Hillier, who earned the honour in 1995-96. He is also the first American-born goaltender to receive the award since Alex Nedeljkovic of the Plymouth Whalers in 2013-14, and the first rookie goaltender in his first two years of OHL eligibility to be named the league\u2019s Goaltender of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

If selected as the CHL\u2019s top goaltender, Fetterolf would become the first Ottawa 67\u2019s player to win the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award. He would also become only the second rookie\/first-year CHL goaltender to capture the CHL honour \u2014 and the first in 31 years \u2014 following Martin Biron (Beauport Harfangs \/ QMJHL, 1994-95). Fetterolf would also become just the third American-born netminder to win the award, joining Michael Houser (London Knights \/ OHL, 2011-12) and Dustin Wolf (Everett Silvertips \/ WHL, 2019-20).<\/span><\/p>\n

QMJHL Nominee \u2014 Rudy Guimond (Moncton Wildcats)<\/b><\/a>
\n40-7-1-2 record, 2.27 GAA, .922 SV% & 3 SO in 50 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Rudy Guimond captured the QMJHL\u2019s Patrick-Roy Trophy after a dominant season in which he established himself as one of the top goaltenders in the CHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Detroit Red Wings prospect led all QMJHL goaltenders in wins (40), goals-against average (2.27), save percentage (.922), and minutes played (2,990). He also ranked third in games played with 50 and fifth in shutouts with three, helping guide Moncton to a second consecutive QMJHL regular-season championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guimond\u2019s 40 wins led both the QMJHL and CHL in 2025-26, making him the first CHL goaltender to reach the 40-win mark since Dustin Wolf recorded 41 victories with the Everett Silvertips in 2018-19. His total is tied for the 11th-most by a goaltender in a single season in QMJHL history and stands as the highest mark by a QMJHL netminder since Alex Dubeau won 41 games with Moncton in 2014-15.<\/span><\/p>\n

A model of consistency throughout the year, Guimond became just the sixth QMJHL goaltender since 2000 to record a 40-win season. He also concludes his QMJHL career with a league-record 2.14 career goals-against average, surpassing the previous mark of 2.31 set by Colten Ellis in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

With his combination of poise, athleticism, and technical consistency, Guimond leaves the QMJHL as one of the league\u2019s most accomplished goaltenders of the modern era.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should he win the CHL honour, Guimond would become the first Moncton Wildcats player to capture the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ravensbergen, Fetterolf, and Guimond are finalists for the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award, honouring the CHL\u2019s top goalie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":47903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-47902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-437","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09104819\/1920x1080-Nominees2.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-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":47901,"date":"2026-06-09T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/?p=47901"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:01:50","slug":"ravensbergen-and-carels-nominated-fo-chl-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-cougars\/article\/ravensbergen-and-carels-nominated-fo-chl-awards","title":{"rendered":"Ravensbergen and Carels Nominated for CHL Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRINCE GEORGE. BC –\u00a0<\/strong>The Canadian Hockey League announced today that goaltender and San Jose Sharks prospect Josh Ravensbergen and draft-eligible defenceman Carson Carels have been nominated for CHL Awards.<\/p>\n

For Ravensbergen, he has been nominated for the Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Year. Ravensbergen was the receipent of the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, awarded to the WHL’s goaltender of the year. Ravensbergen posted another outstanding season in Cougars colours which saw him sport a 32-13-0-0 record. Those 32 wins was the most by any WHL goaltender on the campaign. He also led the league in save percentage (.919). The other goaltenders nominated are Rudy Guimond (Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL), and Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s, OHL).<\/p>\n

For Carels, he has been nominated for the 2026 Top Draft Prospect Award. Carels owned a monster sophomore season with the Cougars, compiling 73 points in 58 games. Carels was ranked as high as #3 on NHL Central Scouting’s rankings. The two other nominees for the CHL Top Prospect award is Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds, OHL) and Maddox Dagenais (Quebec Remparts, QMJHL).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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