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I think we got some guys later because of it. With the NCAA rule changes there are more guys wanting to come into the league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made it more interesting,\u201d added Rebels Director of U.S. Scouting Chase Fuchs. \u201cIt\u2019s a little more adventurist &#8230; a little more fun to see where certain guys are going to go. There is still the National team (USNTD) risk so we\u2019re trying to figure out where guys are going to go and trying to figure out if you\u2019re willing to take a little risk in recruiting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six-foot, 160-pounds forward Charlie Pohl from Woodbury, MN, who played for the Woodbury Bantam AA program, was the first American selected by the Rebels in the fifth round, 98<sup>th<\/sup> overall.<\/p>\n<p>Pohl looks to have a high offensive side. He scored 65 goals and added 72 assists for 132 points in 65 games last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a bigger body but you don\u2019t get 130 points in bantam by accident,\u201d said Fuchs. \u201cHe\u2019s very talented but can bring a physical aspect to his game as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other trio of Americans were selected with the Rebels final three picks all in the seventh round.<\/p>\n<p>While they more than pleased with the U.S. side of the draft they were equally as happy with their first overall selection \u2013 Danny Ramazanov, a five-foot-nine, 150-pound forward from the NAX U15 Prep team.<\/p>\n<p>Ramazanov is a native of Kazakhstan, whose family moved to Saskatoon when he was nine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe moved to Canada to play hockey,\u201d he said in an interview with Rebels Director of Broadcast and Communications Troy Gillard.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated his parents made the move to benefit the growth of himself and his older brother.<\/p>\n<p>Both of his parents played hockey and were involved in coaching. His dad, Ilyas Ramazanov, played for Kazakhstan\u2019s national junior team in 2009-10.<\/p>\n<p>Ramazanov moved to Devon, AB to join the NAX program last year and finished the 29 game schedule with 26 goals and 32 assists in the CSSHL U15 Prep circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a very skilled, solid player,\u201d said Novakoski. \u201cHe\u2019s an exciting player with the ability to score highlight reel goals and also make plays at very, very high speed. He makes everyone around him better and is very competitive for an average size guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe likes to go into the dirty areas and do whatever it takes to score a huge goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of that comes from the fact he trains as a boxer.<\/p>\n<p>Like in a lot of cases Novakoski indicated \u201cWe had him ranked higher than where we took him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe brings a level of excitement only a certain number of kids do in the draft. We anticipate him to be a top six forward and score some big goals for us down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ramazanov is just part of what the team was looking for in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first thing we wanted to do was add some skill and add guys who could play with pace which you need nowadays. Size isn\u2019t such a huge thing as the game has changed a little bit, but you still do need to balance that out with size. You can\u2019t go too small or too big and we did just that this year. We have good speed and some length guys near the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those guys near the end are the Americans Carter Crowley, Blake Schmitt and Brando Duncan, who were selected 144<sup>th<\/sup>, 146<sup>th<\/sup> and 147<sup>th<\/sup> respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Both Crowley and Schmitt played for the highly regarded Shattuck St. Mary\u2019s 14U AAA program.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley (five-foot-six, 125 pounds from Faribault, MN) had 17 goals and 50 assists in 59 games last season while Schmitt (six-foot-three, 165-pounds from Edina, MN) had 27 goals and 35 helpers in 59 games.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan (five-foot-11,160-pounds from Irving, TX) played with the Dallas Stars Elite U14 AAA squad where he had 19 goals and 31 assists in 51 games and 89 minutes in penalties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlake is six-three or four and gives us some length,\u201d said Fuchs. \u201cCarter and Brando are both kids who need a little physical development but are very good players who we look forward to being here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fuchs likes what he sees from not only the Americans but the Canadians as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guys all compliment each other in a certain way. We were able to fill a lot of the organizational needs and with the best players available too. Overall, it was a very good draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One thing Fuchs liked was the fact the American kids come from good programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShattuck St. Mary\u2019s has had a long line of success and to get a couple of kids out of there and come in they know how to win and have been playing fora championship every year. It\u2019s a winning culture which is important as they know how to do things the right way. As well Woodbury was a top five team in the State and played for the State championship and the Dallas program is one of the preeminent clubs in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other selections for the Rebels were:<\/p>\n<p><strong>R3, 48th: Keyn Lindberg, D, 5\u201910\u201d 160lbs, Calgary, Edge School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(29GP,5G, 18A, 23Pts, 40PIM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the harder hitters in the league. Good puck skills and we see some growth as well\u201d \u2013 Novakoski.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R4, 71st: Connor Baines, F, 6\u20190\u201d, 160lbs, Maple Ridge, B.C., Yale Academy U15 Prep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(59GP, 17G, 50A, 67 Pts, 34 MIP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a really good team, He\u2019s the straw that stirs the drink. He can fly. We\u2019re excited he ended up where he did.\u201d &#8211; Fuchs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R4, 72nd: Parker Bleich, D, 6\u20190\u201d, 165lbs, Nipawin, SK, North East Wolfpack U15 AA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(27GP, 12G, 18A, 30Pts, 48PIM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also played eight games with the Tisdale U18 AAA team where he had a goal and three assists<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA good farm boy. A stay-at-home defenceman. There\u2019s nothing tansy but not easy to play against, Very responsible defensively, Can see him adding an inch or two and will be a solid player for a long time\u201d &#8211; Novakoski.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R6 121: Kash Andersen, G, 6\u20191\u201d, 155 lbs, Wainwright, NAX U15 Prep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(15 GP, 2.83 GAA, .908 save percentage, 11-1-2 record)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis game really took off from the start of the season to now, He didn\u2019t face a lot of rubber early but toward the end of the season started to see more rubber and played real well. He always gave them a chance to win.\u201d &#8211; Novakoski.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R6, 127: Madden Atkinson, D, 6\u20191\u201d, 165 lbs, Swan River, MB, Parkland Rangers U15 AAA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(24GP, 8G, 18A, 26Pts, 18 PIM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother late bloomer. He\u2019s a tall lanky kid just growing into his body, Again, a stay-at-home guy who takes care of his own end. 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width=\"39\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.86813%\" width=\"49\">71<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.3681%\" width=\"146\">Connor Baines<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.3022%\" width=\"74\">Forward<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.00549%\" width=\"50\">6\u20190<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.45604%\" width=\"46\">160<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.7582%\" width=\"125\">Maple Ridge, BC<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.2802%\" width=\"201\">Yale Academy U15 Prep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.49451%\" width=\"39\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.86813%\" width=\"49\">72<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.3681%\" width=\"146\">Parker Bleich<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.3022%\" width=\"74\">Defence<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.00549%\" width=\"50\">6\u20190<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.45604%\" width=\"46\">165<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.7582%\" width=\"125\">Nipawin, SK<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.2802%\" width=\"201\">North East Wolfpack U15 AA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.49451%\" width=\"39\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.86813%\" width=\"49\">98<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.3681%\" width=\"146\">Charlie Pohl<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.3022%\" width=\"74\">Forward<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.00549%\" width=\"50\">6\u20190<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.45604%\" width=\"46\">170<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.7582%\" width=\"125\">Woodbury, MN<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.2802%\" width=\"201\">Woodbury Bantam AA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.49451%\" width=\"39\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.86813%\" width=\"49\">121<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.3681%\" width=\"146\">Kash Andersen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.3022%\" width=\"74\">Goalie<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.00549%\" width=\"50\">6\u20191<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 6.45604%\" width=\"46\">155<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.7582%\" width=\"125\">Wainwright, AB<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.2802%\" width=\"201\">NAX U15 Prep (CSSHL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.49451%\" 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Players not selected in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft will remain eligible to be listed by WHL Clubs at any time thereafter. 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He racked up eight points in six games at the prestigious John Reid Memorial tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Danny Ramazanov<br \/>\n<\/strong>Forward<br \/>\nShoots: Left<br \/>\nHeight: 5\u20199<br \/>\nWeight: 155<br \/>\nBirthdate: Jul 22, 2011<br \/>\nHometown: Saskatoon, SK<br \/>\nLast Team: Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 Prep<br \/>\nNationality: Kazakhstani<\/p>\n<!--WP embed code PLAYER - Brid Ver.3.8.9 --><script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><div id=\"Brid_11.77883534226E+13\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width: 16; height: 9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Rebels select Danny Ramazanov\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"undefined\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-05-07\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" 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days away from adding talent in 2026 WHL Prospects Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are now mere days away from an all-important event for the Red Deer Rebels and the other 22 teams across the Western Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 WHL Prospects Draft gets underway with round one on Wednesday (May 6) followed by the remaining rounds on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday, the Rebels head into the draft owning the following picks in rounds 1-10\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND\/PICK<\/strong><br \/>\n1-17<sup>th<\/sup> overall (from Kelowna via Moose Jaw)<br \/>\n3-48<br \/>\n4-71 (from Swift Current via Moose Jaw)<br \/>\n4-72 (from Vancouver via Kamloops)<br \/>\n5-98<br \/>\n6-121<br \/>\n6-127 (from Spokane via Kelowna)<br \/>\n7-144<br \/>\n7-146 (from Regina)<br \/>\n7-147 (from Victoria)<br \/>\n8-167<br \/>\n9-190<br \/>\n10-213<\/p>\n<p>As the Rebels get set to welcome a new crop of draft picks into the organization, here\u2019s a look back at last year&#8217;s picks and how they fared in 2025-26\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nolan Wolitski \u2013 Defence \u2013 Round 1, Pick 7 (signed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The big six-foot-three, 180-pound St. Albert, AB resident posted 15 points in 27 games for Northern Alberta Xtreme U18 Prep (CSSHL). He added one point in seven playoff games and played for Team Alberta at the 2025 WHL Cup at the Marchant Crane Centrium. A dual Canada\/USA citizen who grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, Wolitski joined the Rebels as an Affiliate Player for the 2026 WHL Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30037\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185428\/Wolitski_Nolan.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chace Turchak \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 2, Pick 30 (signed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 5\u201911, 180-pound forward had a great season for his hometown Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA (AEHL) in posting 45 points (13 goals, 32 assists) in 36 games. He followed that up with six points in four playoff tilts. Turchak also played for Alberta at the WHL Cup (1 goal, 1 assist in 5 games). He appeared in four regular season games with the Rebels and was on the club\u2019s playoff roster as an AP.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185537\/Turchak_Chace.jpg 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Owen Archer \u2013 Defence \u2013 Round 2, Pick 32 (signed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Archer has his 2025-26 season cut short due to injury. He played just seven games for the St. Albert Raiders U18 AAA (AEHL), picking up four points, then played for Alberta at the WHL Cup before missing the rest of the year. The six-foot-one, 200-pound blue liner brings an imposing presence after racking up 68 penalty minutes in just 19 games in his U15 AAA season in 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30039\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01185638\/Archer_Owen.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chase Nielson \u2013 Goaltender \u2013 Round 3, Pick 56<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was an outstanding season for the six-foot-one netminder from Fort McLeod, AB. Nielson posted a 12-5-1 record, 3.13 GAA and .913 save percentage for Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (SAHA) U17 Prep (CSSHL). He also appeared in two games for SAHA U18 Prep going 1-0-0 with a 1.31 GAA and .944 save percentage. In three games for Alberta at the WHL Cup he went 2-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .918 save percentage. Neilson was named the CSSHL U17 Prep Top Goaltender and to the First All-Star Team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to SAHA U17 Prep goaltender Chase Nielson who was selected to the CSSHL Prairie First All-Star Team. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAHA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAHA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CSSHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CSSHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tjaqWk0HyE\">pic.twitter.com\/tjaqWk0HyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; South Alberta Hockey Academy (@SAHockeyAcademy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAHockeyAcademy\/status\/2047443758023848160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dylan Russell \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 4, Pick 76<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Winnipeg native was captain for gold medal winning Team Manitoba at the 2025 WHL Cup, collecting four points in five games along the way. The gritty six-foot-one, 185-pound forward had 14 points and 71 penalty minutes this season for RINK HA Winnipeg U18 Prep. Russell played four games for the Portage Terriers of the MJHL, scoring two goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30040\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190429\/03A2846-Russell-Team-MB-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190429\/03A2846-Russell-Team-MB-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190429\/03A2846-Russell-Team-MB-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190429\/03A2846-Russell-Team-MB-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190429\/03A2846-Russell-Team-MB.jpg 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denys Lupandin \u2013 Defence \u2013 Round 5, Pick 99<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From Saskatoon via Ukraine (his dad Ondrei Lupandin played for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the mid-1990s), Denys played for Ukraine at the recent IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division I, Group A tournament in Poland, helping his team to a bronze medal while earning one assist in five games. The five-foot-ten, 180-pound defenceman nine points and 47 penalty minutes in 43 games for the Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30041\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190549\/Denys-Lupandin-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190549\/Denys-Lupandin-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190549\/Denys-Lupandin-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190549\/Denys-Lupandin-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190549\/Denys-Lupandin.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sawyer Holmes \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 5, Pick 106 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playing for his hometown Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue U18 AAA, Holmes had 23 points in 37 games, highlighted by a hat trick October 29 versus St. Albert. He added five points in 11 playoff tilts to help the club to a provincial title win. The five-foot-ten, 141-pound forward had three points in four games at the Circle K Classic tournament in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30035\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/01185228\/Sawyer-Holmes-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/01185228\/Sawyer-Holmes-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/01185228\/Sawyer-Holmes-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/01185228\/Sawyer-Holmes-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/01185228\/Sawyer-Holmes.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Soren Saumweber \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 6, Pick 122<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota native played for three different teams in 2025-26. In 26 games for Cretin-Derham Hall of the state\u2019s high school league, he collected 22 points and 47 penalty minutes. He picked up 22 points for the MN Canes 15U AAA (MNBEL 15U) and 14 points for Blue Army in the Prep Elite League (PEL). Saumweber is currently listed at five-foot-ten and 155 pounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30042\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190650\/Soren-Saumweber-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190650\/Soren-Saumweber-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190650\/Soren-Saumweber.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bronx Becker \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 8, Pick 168<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Saskatoon, SK native represented his province at the 2025 WHL Cup in Red Deer and had nine points in 44 games with the Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA. The six-foot, 170-pound forward also had 42 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30043\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190818\/03A9156-Becker-Team-SK-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190818\/03A9156-Becker-Team-SK-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190818\/03A9156-Becker-Team-SK-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190818\/03A9156-Becker-Team-SK.jpg 1018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Overskei \u2013 Defence \u2013 Round 9, Pick 191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A big body who checks in at six-foot-five and 205 pounds, the Maple Grove, Minnesota native had nine points in 26 games for Totino-Grace High. He also played for Team Minnesota U16 at the Minnesota Hockey Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30044\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190934\/Ryan-Overskei-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190934\/Ryan-Overskei-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01190934\/Ryan-Overskei.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Nordstrom \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 10, Pick 214<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Beaumont, Alberta native recorded 10 points in 33 games for the Leduc Oil Kings U18 AAA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30045\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191030\/Andrew-Nordstrom-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191030\/Andrew-Nordstrom-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191030\/Andrew-Nordstrom.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels also selected two players at least year\u2019s WHL U.S. Priority Draft, which is not being held this year as American-born players are now eligible for the WHL Prospects Draft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eli Bimmerle \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 1, Pick 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A highly regarded forward despite his small stature (five-foot-nine, 146 pounds), the Bartonville, Texas native piled up 59 points in 49 games for Dallas Stars Elite 16U AAA. At US 16U Nationals he had five points in four games. Bimmerle also took part in the USA Hockey Boys Select 15 Player Development Camp and recently earned an invitation to the USA NTDP Hockey Evaluation Camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30046\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191134\/Eli-Bimmerle-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191134\/Eli-Bimmerle-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191134\/Eli-Bimmerle.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paxson Madill \u2013 Forward \u2013 Round 2, Pick 42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Hermantown, Minnesota, the small (five-foot-five, 120 pounds) yet speedy forward racked up 34 points in 27 games in the Minnesota high school league. Madill also had 25 points for the Prep Elite League (PEL) North Stars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30047\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191336\/Paxson-Madill-300x291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191336\/Paxson-Madill-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/01191336\/Paxson-Madill.png 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are now mere days away from an all-important event for the Red Deer Rebels and the other 22 teams across the Western Hockey League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":30033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-30034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-103","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/30220631\/03A0328-Wolitski-and-Russell.jpg",1845,1318,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":30021,"date":"2026-04-27T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/?p=30021"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:50:31","slug":"hamilton-scores-twice-canada-blanks-finland-at-2026-iihf-u18-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/article\/hamilton-scores-twice-canada-blanks-finland-at-2026-iihf-u18-world-championship","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton scores twice, Canada blanks Finland at 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trencin, Slovakia-\u00a0<\/strong>After suffering a 2-1 upset at the hands of host Slovakia in their opening match, Canada has stormed back with three straight shutout wins at the 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Hockey League contingent combined for nine points to blank Finland 7-0 on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Beckett Hamilton and Mathis Preston each scored twice, while Ryan Lin led the way with a goal and two assists.<\/p>\n<p>Lin (Richmond, B.C. \/ Vancouver Giants) and former Victoria Royals star Keaton Verhoeff teed up Adam Valentini for the game&#8217;s opening goal just over two minutes into the match.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic defenders are ranked 16th and fourth, respectively, among all North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in its final release ahead of the 2026 Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton (Saskatoon, Sask. \/ Red Deer Rebels) doubled the lead just past the halfway mark of the first period by collecting his own rebound off a shot in the slot, carrying the puck behind the net and banking it in off the Finnish goaltender.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Early morning banking! \ud83c\udfe6<\/p>\n<p>The 33rd ranked skater for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHLDraft<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rebelshockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rebelshockey<\/a>&#39;s Beckett Hamilton grabs his second of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MensWorlds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MensWorlds<\/a>! \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3pEWuCvmQa\">pic.twitter.com\/3pEWuCvmQa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHLHockey\/status\/2048741694972027002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lin&#8217;s Giants teammate, Mathis Preston (Penticton, B.C. \/ NHL CSS: 32), made it a 3-0 game by wheeling up the left wing and wiring a shot through traffic to the top shelf.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pinpoint shot\ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHLGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHLGiants<\/a>&#39; Mathis Preston has his second of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MensWorlds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MensWorlds<\/a> and \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6&#39;s third of the first period! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gPU7e4dUu4\">pic.twitter.com\/gPU7e4dUu4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHLHockey\/status\/2048744633346277632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton, who is ranked 33rd among all NA skaters, closed out the period with his second goal of the night and third of the tournament, courtesy of a pretty setup from Lin.<\/p>\n<p>Lin picked off an attempted Finnish breakout pass in their own zone and barreled in on the net before feeding Hamilton for a low shot at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton now has three goals for Canada in his first turn representing his country on the IIHF stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Beckett Hamilton at the double! <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheWHL<\/a> connection as the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHLGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHLGiants<\/a>&#39; Ryan Lin finds the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rebelshockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rebelshockey<\/a> forward for \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6&#39;s fourth of the first period! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MensWorlds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MensWorlds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f5o5vq0onJ\">pic.twitter.com\/f5o5vq0onJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHLHockey\/status\/2048745751610552724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Canada holding a 4-0 lead entering the third period, Preston amped it up with a one-timer from inside the faceoff dot off a Verhoeff setup for his second strike of the night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Five for \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6! <\/p>\n<p>A second of the day for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHLGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHLGiants<\/a>&#39; 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHLDraft<\/a> prospect Mathis Preston! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MensWorlds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MensWorlds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r9NTJ3c1pz\">pic.twitter.com\/r9NTJ3c1pz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHLHockey\/status\/2048765377400754190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dima Zhilkin (Saginaw Spirit \/ OHL) bagged his tournament-leading fifth goal as the game marched on, and Lin capped off a standout night with a wraparound to make it a 7-0 game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is why Ryan Lin will be one of the first defencemen selected at the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHDraft<\/a>! \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHLGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHLGiants<\/a> star wraps home his first of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MensWorlds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MensWorlds<\/a>! \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eq9XS8WEub\">pic.twitter.com\/eq9XS8WEub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHLHockey\/status\/2048767511760429397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s 3-0-0-1 and 22:2 goals for\/against split has the reigning gold medalists sitting first in Group A for the time being, and will await the conclusion of Slovakia&#8217;s final preliminary round game before meeting their first playoff opponent.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Cami Kepke)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada has stormed back with three straight shutout wins at the 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":30023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[{"term_id":117,"name":"Beckett Hamilton","slug":"beckett-hamilton","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":117,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":66,"filter":"raw","term_order":"201"}],"class_list":["post-30021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-beckett-hamilton","category-103","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/27164858\/Hamilton-vs-Finland-2-Chris-Tanouye-IIHF-Copy-scaled.jpg",2560,1828,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":30015,"date":"2026-04-21T17:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/?p=30015"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:22:54","slug":"hamilton-kamas-to-play-at-2026-iihf-u18-mens-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/article\/hamilton-kamas-to-play-at-2026-iihf-u18-mens-world-championship","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton, Kamas to play at 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RED DEER &#8211;<\/strong> Two members of the Red Deer Rebels are set to represent their countries at the 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship in Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Beckett Hamilton has been named to Canada&#8217;s final roster for the tournament, while defenceman Ji\u0159\u00ed Kamas will play for Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton (Humboldt, SK) led the Rebels with 62 points in 67 games in 2025-26 and was named the club\u2019s Most Valuable Player. He took part in the WHL Prospects Game in February. He is making his Hockey Canada Program of Excellence debut.<\/p>\n<p>Kamas (Plze\u0148, Chechia) joined the Rebels through a trade from the Penticton Vees on January 8 and posted seven points in 32 games. He previously played for Czechia at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and World U17 Hockey Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Rebels athletic therapist Terence Robertson is part of Team Canada&#8217;s staff for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship. It&#8217;s fourth international event and second-straight U18 Men\u2019s World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament goes April 22-May 2 in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>Canada opens play on Wednesday, April 22, facing Slovakia at 10 a.m. MT. Canada will also play Latvia (April 23), Norway (April 25) and Finland (April 27) in the preliminary round before the tournament concludes with the medal games on May 2.<\/p>\n<p>Czechia plays USA on Wednesday and will also take on Sweden (April 23), Germany (April 25) and Denmark (April 26).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RED DEER &#8211; Two members of the Red Deer Rebels are set to represent their countries at the 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":30017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[{"term_id":334,"name":"Jiri Kamas","slug":"jiri-kamas","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":334,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"7"},{"term_id":117,"name":"Beckett Hamilton","slug":"beckett-hamilton","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":117,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":66,"filter":"raw","term_order":"201"}],"class_list":["post-30015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jiri-kamas","tag-beckett-hamilton","category-103","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/21165009\/Hamilton-Kamas-U18.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-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":30012,"date":"2026-04-16T20:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/?p=30012"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:52:24","slug":"former-rebels-star-nugent-hopkins-nominated-for-nhls-king-clancy-memorial-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/article\/former-rebels-star-nugent-hopkins-nominated-for-nhls-king-clancy-memorial-trophy","title":{"rendered":"Former Rebels star Nugent-Hopkins nominated for NHL&#8217;s King Clancy Memorial Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Calgary, Alta. \u2013 Former Red Deer Rebels star <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl\/players\/25367\/\">Ryan Nugent-Hopkins<\/a>, now of the Edmonton Oilers, has been named a finalist for the NHL\u2019s King Clancy Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The nominees were selected by their respective NHL teams. The winner will be chosen by a selection committee consisting of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman as well as former winners of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the historic NHL Foundation Player Award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The nominee with the most votes will be named the winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and receive a $25,000 donation to benefit a charity or charities of his choice. The winner will also be eligible to elect that his Club receive a grant from the NHL, up to $20,000, to help organize a special activation related to his humanitarian cause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Nugent-Hopkins, 33, has been deeply involved in the community, with a particular focus and effort placed on fundraising and awareness for cystic fibrosis, serving for nine years as the honourary chair of the Face Off with CF Gala in Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">On June 20, 2025, Nugent-Hopkins was presented with the King Charles III Coronation Medal \u2013 a commemorative honour recognizing 30,000 Canadians for significant contributions to their community. Nugent-Hopkins was nominated for the special award by Cystic Fibrosis Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Over 15 NHL seasons \u2013 all with the Oilers \u2013 Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in 1,030 regular season games, amassing 803 points (290G-513A). The product of Burnaby, B.C., was selected by the Oilers first overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Prior to making his mark with the Oilers, Nugent-Hopkins was selected first overall by the Red Deer Rebels in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft. Over 141 career WHL regular season contests, the 6-foot-1, 192-pound pivot registered 177 points (57G-120A) with the Rebels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2009-10 season saw him take home the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the WHL\u2019s Rookie of the Year, after posting 65 points (24G-41A) in 67 games. He finished his WHL career with a 106-point season (31G-75A) in 2010-11, en route to going first overall in the 2011 NHL Draft and eventually making his NHL debut at the age of 18.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">First presented following the 1987-88 NHL season, the King Clancy Memorial Trophy has been won by numerous WHL alumni over the years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>WHL Alumni to win King Clancy Memorial Trophy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">1987-88: Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames (Medicine Hat Tigers)<br \/>\n1988-89: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders (Swift Current \/ Lethbridge Broncos)<br \/>\n1996-97: Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks (Medicine Hat Tigers)<br \/>\n1997-98: Kelly Chase, St. Louis Blues (Saskatoon Blades)<br \/>\n2003-04: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames (Kamloops Blazers)<br \/>\n2005-06: Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals (Tri-City Americans)<br \/>\n2009-10: Shane Doan, Phoenix Coyotes (Kamloops Blazers)<br \/>\n2013-14: Andrew Ference, Edmonton Oilers (Portland Winterhawks)<br \/>\n2019-20: Mathew Dumba, Minnesota Wild (Red Deer Rebels, Portland Winterhawks)<br \/>\n2022-23: Mikael Backlund, Calgary Flames (Kelowna Rockets)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":30013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[{"term_id":337,"name":"Ryan Nugent-Hopkins","slug":"ryan-nugent-hopkins","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":337,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"4"}],"class_list":["post-30012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ryan-nugent-hopkins","category-103","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/15123106\/Clancy_Generic_1920.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-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":30008,"date":"2026-04-16T17:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/?p=30008"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:09:03","slug":"four-rebels-listed-in-nhl-central-scouting-final-draft-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rebels\/article\/four-rebels-listed-in-nhl-central-scouting-final-draft-rankings","title":{"rendered":"Four Rebels listed in NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RED DEER \u2013 <\/strong>Four Red Deer Rebels players are listed in the NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beckett Hamilton (Forward, \u201908)<\/strong> \u2013 33<sup>rd<\/sup> North American Skaters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameron Kuzma (Forward, \u201908)<\/strong> \u2013 116<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kalder Varga (Forward, \u201908)<\/strong> \u2013 122<sup>nd<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jiri Kamas (Defence, \u201908)<\/strong> \u2013 134<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton (Humboldt, SK) led the Rebels with 62 points in 67 games in 2025-26 and was named the club\u2019s Most Valuable Player. He took part in the WHL Prospects Game in February, and this week was named to Canada\u2019s preliminary roster for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Kuzma (St. Albert, AB) posted 21 points in 34 games with the Rebels after he was acquired on January 2 via trade from the Seattle Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n<p>Varga (Geneva, Illinois) was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets on January 2 and went on to record 26 points in 34 games with the Rebels.<\/p>\n<p>Kamas (Plze\u0148, Chechia) joined the Rebels through a trade from the Penticton Vees on January 8 and posted seven points in 32 games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The 2026 NHL Draft takes place in Buffalo, N.Y. 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