Sharpe Signs with Hurricanes
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club announced Monday that they have signed 2007-born defenseman William Sharpe to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement.
Sharpe, 15, was selected by the Hurricanes 11th overall in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft in May. The Tsawwassen, BC product appeared in 21 games with the Yale Hockey Academy U15 team in 2021-2022 where he totaled 42 points (19g-23a) along with 38 penalty minutes. He finished fourth in league scoring among rearguards during the regular season while finishing fourth in team scoring, leading all blueliners.
“We had [Sharpe] in the top-3 defenseman all year; to pick him at number 11, we are pretty ecstatic,” said Hurricanes Head Scout Rob MacLachlan after the 2022 draft. “He is a two-way defenseman, he can rush the puck, he can go end-to-end, he can score goals and he’s quick to get back on defence.”
The 6’1, 194-pound defenseman skated in four games during the regular season with the Yale U17 team along with three post-season games with the Yale U18 club. Sharpe totaled five points (3g-2a) in five games with the Pro Hockey Selects U15 team at the WSI U15 Showcase. He was also named the Top Defenseman at the John Reid U15 AAA tournament.
“I know lots of NHL players who have played there [Lethbridge] and I’m really looking forward to it,” said Sharpe in a Delta Optimist article following being selected be the Hurricanes in the Prospects Draft. “I’ve just heard a lot of great things about the organization including from Dylan Cozens’ dad.”
Sharpe is the first of the 2022 Prospects selected by the Hurricanes to sign with the club.
(Sharpe in front of former Lethbridge Hurricanes captain Brent Seabrook)
– provided by Sharpe family
