WHL announces opening night rosters for 2026-27 season

Calgary, Alta. – Following are WHL Club rosters as of Friday, September 18, at 4 p.m. MT. The 2026-27 WHL Regular Season begins tonight with five games, all available and streaming FREE on YouTube. Please note that some players will not be in the opening night lineup as they attend NHL Training Camps.

Brandon Wheat Kings

Joby Baumuller, Prabh Bhathal, Ryan Boyce, Jimmy Egan, Levi Ellingsen, Ahmad Fayad, Gunnar Gleasman, Colin Grubb, Cole Hunter, Jaxon Jacobson, Hudson Landmark, Kris Muissu, Carson Park, Chase Surkan, Brady Turko, Cameron Allard, Nigel Boehm, Cruz Jim, Ilari Kapanen, Josh McGregor, Easten Turko, Ethan Young, Ryley Budd, Joffrey Chan, Filip Ruzicka

Calgary Hitmen

Landon Amrhein, Grady Anaka, Gabriel Belanger, Brennan Brown, Antonio Correia, Shaun Hildebrandt, Keaton Jundt, Artem Katsuro, Charlie Kresl, Julien Maze, Teague McGlynn, Andrei Molgachev, Rylan Ng, Jack Poole, Carter Sanderson, Blake Vanek, Caine Wilke, Hunter Aura, Tate Batchelor, Calder Hamilton, Jakob Leander, Kale McCann, Wyatt Pisarczyk, Parker Schellenberg, Maden Simard, Aidan Hesse, Eric Tu

Edmonton Oil Kings

Jonny Bloedow, Dylan Dean, Easton Doran, Kaslo Ferner, Kanjyu Gojsic, Ezekiel Kaebel, Cole Landreville, Jensen Marsh, Aaron Obobaifo, Tyler Potter, Luke Powell, KJ Sauer, Cage Smith, Kayden Stroeder, Tucker Tullikopf, Jonas Vanicek, Olli Wahlroos, Matt Williams, Kayson Anderson, Ryan Gower, Matthew Hauser, Matheas Hejda, Chris Kokkoris, Josh Lee, Dylan Ronald, Noa Ta’amu, Elias Mitrikas, Ethan Simcoe, Parker Snell

Everett Silvertips

Henri Ament, Charlie Barnes, Dario Blengino, Reid Brown, Mirco Dufour, Crosby Harrison, Rhys Jamieson, Lukas Kaplan, Henry Meier, Reid Nicol, Hunter Rudolph, Clarke Schaefer, Eddy Spytz, Jaxsin Vaughan, Atte Vuori, Adam Boatter, Nathan Guenther, Henry Hlinka, Bode Laylin, Logan Lepinski, Brek Liske, Jaxon Pisani, Mattias Uyeda, Luke Vlooswyk, Bennett Byers, Jayden Kraus

Kamloops Blazers

River Arnason, Ty Bonkowski, Teagen Bouchard, Owen Cooper, Ty Coupland, Jacob Dumansky, Asher Gingras, Collin Kim, Logan Lanti, Cooper Moore, Gavin Nemis, Brady Ondrus, Andrew Thomson, Eli Tverdovsky, Vit Zahejsky, Mikhail Cherepanov, Dryden Deobald, Mateo Ferreira, Joaquin Geras, Isa Guram, Liam Kilfoil, Carson Olsen, Madden Tymchak, Logan Edmonstone, Kaeden Tate

Kelowna Rockets

Eli Barrett, Cole Braunshausen, Madden Daneault, Owen Folstrom, Jakub Frolo, Dawson Gerwing, Jaxon Kehrig, Von Lakovic, Drew Larioza, Colton Lien, William Matte, Gabriel O’Brien, Ryan Oothoudt, Dallin Antos, Nate Corbet, Rowan Guest, Jacob Henderson, Will Kelts, Peyton Kettles, Remy Koch, Dane Sorensen, Josh Banini, Harrison Boettiger, Linden Sobocan

Lethbridge Hurricanes

Kai Anderson, Owen Berge, Dayne Beuker, Easton Daneault, Enzo DiDomenicantonio, Kade Duell, Jake Evans, Hunter Kapen, Tyden Lafournaise, Gavin Lesiuk, Cohen Pentney, Oliver Sichtar, Jake Stuart, Logan Stuart, Oliver Vanha, Carsen Adair, Dominick Byrtus, Kyle Heger, Nathan Maloney, Grady Pichette, Will Scott, Brayden Smith, Reid Soper, Koen Cleaver, Leif Oaten

Medicine Hat Tigers

Yaroslav Bryzgalov, Luke Cozens, Jaxson Craig, Noah Davidson, Arvid Drott, Josh Evaschesen, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll, Owen Hayes, Brayden Holberton, Gavin Kor, Nolan Marto, Kadon McCann, Cam Parr, Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck, Luke Ruptash, Koray Bozkaya, Jake Burmis, Ty Krooshoop, Tyson Moss, Denis Pasler, Mace’o Phillips, Reily Pickford, Dayton Reschny, Riley Steen, Luke Warrener, Carter Casey, Cash Christie

Moose Jaw Warriors

Kash Andresen, Casey Brown, Noah Degenstein, Carson Deichert, Kash Elke, Maxon Johnston, Rasmus Kamarainen, Mathieu Lajoie, Landen McFadden, Luke Moroz, Gage Nagel, Chase Petersen, Carson Smith, Riley Thorpe, Jan Trefny, Colt Carter, Griffin Darby, William Degagne, Ethan Fidelak, Benson Hirst, Brady Ness, Nolan Paquette, Connor Schmidt, Cohen Williams, Kyle Jones, Dylan Mingo, Jordan Switzer

Penticton Vees

Kash Alger-East, Tyden Bergeson, Carter Cunningham, Tyler Deakos, Brooks DeMars, Graham Jones, Gavin Katz, Noah Milford, Roberts Naudins, Cameron Norrie, Noel Pakarinen, Nate Pederson, Tristan Petersen, Tucker Robertson, Avery Watson, Sean Burick, Parker Deraney, Eli Johnson, Thor Liffiton, Giorgos Pantelas, Whitaker Rewertz, Jackson Schneider, Callum Stone, Andrew Reyelts, Kaenan Smith

Portland Winterhawks

Sam Auld, Nathan Brown, Reed Brown, Owen Chapman, Alessandro Domenichelli, Jordan Duguay, Jake Gustafson, David Hoy, Kyle McDonough, Ben Miller, Finn Spehar, Sam Spehar, Jordin St. Louis, Trevor Toyne, Luke Wilfley, Luke Christopherson, Easton Dozark, Stevie Grumley, Cameron Jacobson, Avery Laliberte, Will McLaughlin, Liam Reed, Cole Slobodian, Cruz Chase, Ondrej Stebetak

Prince Albert Raiders

Riley Boychuk, Owen Corkish, Carsyn Dyck, Brandon Gorzynski, Ben Harvey, Connor Howe, Carter Kingerski, Cash Lanigan, Malaki Martin, Maddix McCagherty, Kyle Obobaifo, Alisher Sarkenov, Athens Shingoose, Jonah Sivertson, Evan Smith, Hubert Clarke, Kade Corbet, Brock Cripps, Darius Hordal, Benett Kelly, Oskars Luks, Liam Myhre, Steele Bass, Michal Orsulak

Prince George Cougars

Riley Ashe, Jonathan Bitonti, Jack Finnegan, Aiden Foster, Koy Funk, Cole Hajt, Townes Kozicky, Jett Lajoie, Kayden Lemire, Evan Lynch, Kadric Mujcin, Tre Peck, Lee Shurgot, Dade Wotherspoon, Dmitri Yakutsenak, Arsenii Anisimov, Cooper Bratton, Phoenix Cahill, Kaeson Fisher, Dermot Johnston, Ethan Popowich, Anderson Reschny, Corbin Vaughan, Kole Anderosov, Alexander Levshyn, Peyton Shore

Red Deer Rebels

Poul Andersen, Cash Arcand-Vandale, Owen DeWitt, Beckett Hamilton, Luke Jamieson, Cameron Kuzma, Kohen Lodge, Paxson Madill, Grayden Peterson, Nolan Schmidt, Patrick Sopiarz, Cole Temple, Chace Turchak, Kalder Varga, Noah Chadi, Cameron Dillard, Jiri Kamas, Zeb Lindgren, Matus Lisy, Kaden Meyer, Jake Missura, Graeme Pickering, Matthew Kondro, Nathan Salisbury

Regina Pats

Connor Bear, Dayce Derkatch, Jace Egland, Keets Fawcett, Braden Hordichuk, Samuel Karsay, Cohen Klassen, Zachary Lansard, Ellis Mieyette, Zach Moore, Mathis Paull, Liam Pue, Maddox Schultz, Owen Sejna, Parker Trottier, Kolten Bridgeman, Tomas Cermak, Dayton Deschamps, Jett Deschamps, Reese Hamilton, Matt Paranych, Ossi Tukio, Aiden Wagner, Drake Mooney, Taylor Tabashniuk

Saskatoon Blades

Gavin Andersen, Ben Bowtell, Noah Fowler, Yegor Gusev, Hayden Harsanyi, Konstantin Hutzinger, Jaggar John, Hunter Laing, Cohen Lewko, Kain Martinuik, Kazden Mathies, Triston Mitchell-McElhone, Trevin Vargo, Cooper Williams, Liam Brooks, Luke Dumas, Jack Kachkowski, Brayden Klimpke, Spencer Kuntz, Jack Lavallee, Jordan Martin, Isaac Poll, Tyrone Sobry, Max Hartel, Martin Psohlavec, Taye Timmerman

Seattle Thunderbirds

Ethan Bibeau, Knox Burton, Seamus Dillon, Brock England, Matthew Gard, Noah Kosick, Marcus Laraque, Simon Lovsin, Antonio Martorana, Sawyer Mayes, Luke Melnik, Josh Polak, Luke Puchner, Dominik Ripa, Reko Alanko, Henry Chmiel, Ethan Creran, Brook Haile, Owen Hayden, Brennen Hocher, Jonas Kemps, Tai Riley, Grayson Tash, Jaxson Dikur, Grayson Malinoski, Marek Sklenicka

Spokane Chiefs

Nolan Bisson, Jan Brabenec, Tristen Buckley, Gavin Burcar, Parker Colmer, Brody Gillespie, Chase Harrington, Cohen Harris, Ethan Hughes, Luca Jarvis, Owen Martin, Aedan McCarry, Ossie McIntyre, Smyth Rebman, Tyus Sparks, Matej Tomanek, Caden Zasada, Ryker Doka, Marek Howell, Harry Mattern, Nathan Mayes, Bryson Roberts, Rhett Sather, Nolan Saunderson, Owen Schoettler, Carter Esler, Bryce Francisco

Swift Current Broncos

Lincoln Ayers Assad, Jacob Beaulieu, Brock Burch, Sawyer Dingman, Stepan Farushev, Gavin Harrison, Luke Huska, Hudson Kibblewhite, Ashton McCann, Ty Meunier, Carter Moen, Jayden Oleskiw, Zach Pantelakis, Parker Rondeau, Brendan Rudolph, Oliver Torkki, Trae Wilke, Colton Alain, Hyde Davidson, Avi Kasargod, Hudson Kowalchuk, Jace McFaul, Kayd Ruedig, Yuri Vlasvenko, Daxon Yerex, Cal Conway, Archer Cooke, Aiden Eskit

Tri-City Americans

Hudson Champagne, Brock Cheslock, Hugo Daniel, Seth Garofalo, Koji Gibson, David Huk, Owen Kraft, David Krcal, Alexander Laing, Lukas Lima, Grady Martin, Crew Martinson, Eli McKamey, Jesse McKinnon, Ben Oliverio, Cruz Pavao, Trae Peterson, Ryan Sadovia, Evan Wanner, Jaxen Adam, Aden Bouchard, Carter Bylycia, David Byrne, Caden Campion, Dylan LeBret, Lukasz McIsaac, Jakub Vanecek, Karter Gibson, Ryan Grout, Xavier Wendt

Vancouver Giants

Sam Charko, Tafari Chingwaru, Blake Chorney, Dennis Emesibe, Colton Gerrior, Dominic Grieco, Kaden Hayes, Louis Oscar Holowaychuk, Joe Iginla, Brayden Jugnauth, Cash Koch, Nickolas Kovich, Brogan McNeil, Brett Olson, Jakob Oreskovic, Mathis Preston, Tobias Tomik, Kaleb Hartmann, Sullivan Humeniuk, Dylan Hurren, Crosby Mateychuk, Lance McCloskey, Jaxson Pawlenchuk, Rhys Pederson, Derek Thurston, Maverick Bell, Oliver Bryks, Burke Hood

Victoria Royals

Ashton Brown, Eliot Compton, Miles Cooper, Wyatt Danyleyko, Caleb Matthews, Hayden Moore, Filip Novak, Marek Peroutka, Ludovic Perreault, Cameron Schmidt, Jacob Schwartz, Max Silver, Nolan Stewart, Drayden Uhrina, Savin Virk, Cruz Waltze, Axel Bisbee, Jonas Kohn, Ryland Moore, Henry Peterson, Sam Schulte, Odin Vauhkonen, Nate Yellowaga, Landon Young, Seth Badry, Cole Prelusky, Vladimir Proskurin

Wenatchee Wild

Alexandre Andre, Levi Benson, Riley Brown, Nolan Caffey, Chace Gregg, Rui Han, Caelan Joudrey, Kayden Longley, Parker McMillan, Kalen Miles, Jake Mintenko, Mathias Silaban, Zane Torre, Grady Wedman, Michal Capos, Josh Fluker, Brayden Gregg, Tate Hardacre, Jevin Morrison, Darian Rolsing, Drew Smith, Boston Tait, Josh Toll, Daniel Vaillant, Mark Djomo, Carsten Leyerzapf, Tobias Tvrznik

About the Western Hockey League

Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 23 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and six in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 60 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.