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KELOWNA, BC<\/strong> \u2014 The Canadian Hockey League announced the recipients of its annual All-Star and All-Rookie Teams for the 2025-26 season today and Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla has been named to the CHL Second All-Star Team.<\/p>\n

Iginla, 19, from Lake Country, B.C., produced one of the most dominant individual seasons in the WHL in 2025-26, recording 41 goals and 49 assists for 90 points in just 48 regular-season games. His 1.88 points per game led all WHL skaters and ranked second across the entire CHL. He was one of only five players across all three CHL leagues to top both the 40-goal and 40-assist marks this season, and his 90 points represented new career highs in both assists and points.<\/p>\n

Ballots for the CHL All-Star Teams were cast by media members who regularly cover the CHL and its three member leagues \u2014 the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL \u2014 based on regular-season performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KELOWNA, BC \u2014 The Canadian Hockey League announced the recipients of its annual All-Star and All-Rookie Teams for the 2025-26 season today and Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla has been named to the CHL Second All-Star Team. Iginla, 19, from Lake Country, B.C., produced one of the most dominant individual seasons in the WHL in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":580,"featured_media":55910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[595],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-55909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-595","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/24092818\/Iginla-2nd-Team-All-Star-horizontal.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-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":55900,"date":"2026-06-23T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/?p=55900"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:14:27","slug":"2026-nhl-draft-profile-rowan-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/article\/2026-nhl-draft-profile-rowan-guest","title":{"rendered":"2026 NHL Draft Profile: Rowan Guest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Position:<\/strong> Defence | Height:<\/strong> 6’5″ | Weight:<\/strong> 209 lbs | Shoots:<\/strong> Left | Date of Birth:<\/strong> January 31, 2006 | Hometown:<\/strong> Saskatoon, SK, CAN<\/p>\n

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Rowan Guest’s 2025\u201326 season was defined by one thing above all else: a massive leap forward. The 20-year-old defenceman from Saskatoon went from 10 points in 64 games the year before to 25 points in 64 games this season, the same number of games played, more than double the output, while anchoring the Rockets’ top pair and averaging 20 minutes and 11 seconds of ice time per night.<\/p>\n

At 6’5″ and 209 pounds, Guest commands presence in the defensive zone. He finishes checks, wins board battles, and manages traffic in front of his goaltender with discipline and consistency. Neutral Zone Scouting described him as a player who “defends with discipline and reliability, making effective plays at the blue line,” while also showing “patience and poise with the puck” and the ability to make steady passes to exit the zone under pressure.<\/p>\n

The offensive growth this season came from an improved read of the game knowing when to jump, when to hold, and how to support possession without overcommitting. Twenty-four assists from the back end on a Memorial Cup host team reflect a defenceman who understands his role and continues to expand it.<\/p>\n

Guest carried his regular season form into the playoffs, posting four points in nine games before suiting up for three Memorial Cup appearances.<\/p>\n

He could potentially hear his name called on June 26-27 in Buffalo at the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n

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2025\u201326 Regular Season:<\/strong> 64 GP | 1 G | 24 A | 25 PTS | 99 PIM | +25 | Playoffs:<\/strong> 9 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 PTS | 8 PIM | Memorial Cup:<\/strong> 3 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | Average TOI:<\/strong> 20:11 per game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Position: Defence | Height: 6’5″ | Weight: 209 lbs | Shoots: Left | Date of Birth: January 31, 2006 | Hometown: Saskatoon, SK, CAN Rowan Guest’s 2025\u201326 season was defined by one thing above all else: a massive leap forward. The 20-year-old defenceman from Saskatoon went from 10 points in 64 games the year before…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":580,"featured_media":55906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[595],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-55900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-595","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/06\/22171409\/Guest-Draft-Eligible-Horizontal.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-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":55899,"date":"2026-06-22T16:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/?p=55899"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:45:13","slug":"2026-nhl-draft-profile-harrison-boettiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-rockets\/article\/2026-nhl-draft-profile-harrison-boettiger","title":{"rendered":"2026 NHL Draft Profile: Harrison Boettiger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Position:<\/strong> Goaltender | Height:<\/strong> 6’2″ | Weight:<\/strong> 181 lbs | Catches:<\/strong> Left | Date of Birth:<\/strong> December 11, 2007 | Hometown:<\/strong> Wheat Ridge, CO, USA<\/p>\n

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Harrison Boettiger entered his draft year as one of the most closely watched goaltenders in the 2026 class, and his season in Kelowna only strengthened that case. The 18-year-old from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, posted a 2.83 GAA and .911 save percentage across 41 regular season games, finishing top ten among WHL goaltenders in wins, GAA, and save percentage before adding eight playoff appearances and two Memorial Cup starts.<\/p>\n

Boettiger is a positional goaltender whose game is built on intelligence and process. He stays square with shooters, uses strong edgework to make micro-adjustments, and projects his hands outward to cut down angles before shots are released. His post-integration is clean, his transitions in and out of the RVH are sharp, and he is a constant scanner, reading plays before they develop and moving accordingly. EliteProspects ranked him the smartest goaltender in the entire 2026 class in their scout poll, with a second-place finish for highest floor. The Hockey News placed him among the top five goaltenders available. NHL Central Scouting ranked him 10th among North American goalies.<\/p>\n

His pedigree was strong coming in. A silver medal at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and a bronze at the 2024 IIHF World Under-18 Championship preceded his year with the Rockets. He described his own game simply: “I want to give my team a sense of safety back there. I like to rely on my positioning and my skating to hit my spots and be there on time.”<\/p>\n

On draft weekend in Buffalo, June 26\u201327 Boettiger is broadly projected as a second- or third-round selection and one of the first goaltenders off the board.<\/p>\n

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2025\u201326 Regular Season Stats:<\/strong> 41 GP | 2.83 GAA | .911 SV% | 25-10-5 | 2025\u201326 Playoffs:<\/strong> 8 GP | 3.06 GAA | .907 SV% | 4-3-0 | Memorial Cup:<\/strong> 2 GP | 3.64 GAA | .902 SV% | 0-1-0<\/p>\n

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Key Rankings (2026 NHL Draft)<\/strong><\/p>\n