2025 WHL Prospects Draft recap: Day Two
The Prince Albert Raiders made the rest of their draft picks on Thursday, starting with round two of the WHL Prospects Draft Presented by Windsor Plywood.
Round 2:
With their second round pick, 39th overall, the Raiders selected Hague, SK’s Walker Bergen, a 5’11 defenceman. Bergen played 28 games for the Warman Wildcats U15AA team, scoring 11 goals and adding 27 assists for 38 points. In two playoff games, Bergen had a pair of assists. He also made his U18AAA debut with Warman, where he collected an assist in two games.
Round 3:
At 52nd overall, Tripp Fischer saw his name selected by the Raiders. The Lloydminster born forward was a CSSHL champion in the U15 Prep Division with Delta Hockey Academy. He scored 29 goals, had 27 assists and 56 points in 35 regular season games. In five postseason games, Fischer scored six times and added three assists. His Delta crew defeated NAX 4-3 in the final to capture the Western Championship. Fischer scored what turned out to be the game winning goal with 3:28 left in the second period. He also had an assist on the game’s first goal scored 29 seconds into the first period.
With the 59th overall pick, Prince Albert took their first goalie, selecting Evan Wandler of the Calgary Northstars (AEHL U15). In 18 regular season games, the Calgary product strung together a 2.46 GAA and a .911 SV%. In five postseason games, Wandler had a 2.86 GAA and an .899 SV%. The Northstars made it all the way to the gold medal game of the AEHL Provincial Championship, but fell 4-1 in the gold medal game, which Wandler was the backup goalie in.
Rounding out Prince Albert’s third round selections was Brady Filmon, the brother of former Swift Current Bronco and current New Jersey Devils prospect Josh Filmon. In 32 regular season games with RHA Winnipeg, playing alongside first round pick Athens Shingoose, Filmon scored 17 times and had 26 assists for 43 points. He added six points in the playoffs as well (5-1).
Round 4:
With the 84th overall pick, the Raiders went back to Alberta, selecting Sylvan Lake’s Calder Fraser. The forward played 28 regular season games with the U15AAA Red Deer Rebels in the AEHL, where he scored 12 goals and had five assists. He scored once and added three assists in 10 playoff games. He’s the son of former NHL’er Colin Fraser, who spent time with the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, and St. Louis Blues.
Round 5:
Prince Albert took their second Saskatchewan-born player with the 108th pick, selecting Saskatoon’s Louis Judd. The forward played with the Saskatoon Stallions U15AA club in the SAAHL, where he scored 23 times and helped out with 12 apples for 35 points in 16 games, which ranked fourth best on the team. He also got his first taste of U18 hockey, where he played a pair of games with the Saskatoon Blazers.
With pick 112, and Prince Albert’s final pick until the ninth round, the Raiders selected their second defenceman of the draft, taking Sherwood Park product Chayse Fedoriuk. The blueliner put up a boatload of points from the back end, as he scored 10 goals and added an impressive 52 assists in 35 games with OHA Edmonton U15 in the CSSHL. He played in six games with the U17 Prep squad as well, where he had four points (1-3).
Round 9:
With their first of two ninth round picks, the Raiders selected forward Will Owens from Winnipeg, MB. With the Winnipeg Bruins in the WAAA, Owens lit up the league, scoring 44 goals in 32 games and adding 42 assists for 86 points. His goal total ranked fifth in the league, while his points ranked seventh.
14 picks later, the Raiders took Paxton Hale at 200. The defenceman played for the Martensville Marauders, scoring three goals and adding 29 assists in 28 regular season games.
Round 11:
From Olds, AB, the Raiders used their final pick of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft Presented by Windsor Plywood on Noah Ulry. The forward has played the last two seasons with the Red Deer Rebels U15AAA club. In his 2023-24 rookie campaign, Ulry scored five goals and helped out on six more in 34 games. 2024-25 saw his production more than double, as he scored nine goals and had 15 assists for 24 points.
