WHL announces rosters for 2025 WHL Cup

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League, in partnership with BC Hockey, Hockey Alberta, Hockey Saskatchewan, Hockey Manitoba, announced today the official rosters for the 2025 WHL Cup.

Held from October 22 to 26, the 2025 WHL Cup is set to take place within the confines of the Marchant Crane Centrium – the home of the Red Deer Rebels – and will feature teams from the four Western Canadian provinces competing in a round-robin tournament format followed by playoffs.

Established in 2009, the WHL Cup is held every season except in years when the Canada Winter Games are contested and is the first step in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence for players. This year, the top 2010-born players from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba will hit the ice in Red Deer, Alta.

TEAM ALBERTA

F – Ahmad Fayad (Brandon Wheat Kings – Second Round, 38th Overall)
F – Ben Oliverio (Tri-City Americans – First Round, Ninth Overall)
F – Brady Ondrus (Kamloops Blazers – Second Round, 29th Overall)
F – Chace Turchak (Red Deer – Second Round, 30th Overall)
F – Cohenn Rotar (Swift Current Broncos – First Round, 22nd Overall)
F – Dylan Sherban (Seattle Thunderbirds – Third Round, 48th Overall)
F – Joel Ngandu (Kelowna Rockets – Second Round, 34th Overall)
F – Kalen Miles (Wenatchee Wild – First Round, 10th Overall)
F – Teagen Bouchard (Kamloops Blazers – First Round, 14th Overall)
F – Tripp Fischer (Prince Albert Raiders – Third Round, 52nd Overall)
F – Walker Filewich (Calgary Hitmen – Second Round, 35th Overall)
D – Brook Haile (Seattle Thunderbirds –  First Round, 21st Overall)
D – Cruz Jim (Brandon Wheat Kings – First Round, 12th Overall)
D – Hunter Saddleback (Medicine Hat – Third Round, 67th Overall)
D – Nolan Wolitski (Red Deer Rebels – First Round, Seventh Overall)
D – Owen Archer (Red Deer – Second Round, 32nd Overall)
D – Thor Liffiton (Penticton Vees – First Round, Fourth Overall)
D – Will Kelts (Kelowna Rockets – First Round, 20th Overall)
G – Bracken Larocque (Saskatoon Blades – Fourth Round, 77th Overall)
G – Chase Nielsen (Red Deer – Third Round, 56th Overall)

TEAM BRITISH COLUMBIA

F – Peter Banicevic (Penticton Vees – Third Round, 47th Overall)
F – Anthony Calbelka (Vancouver Giants – Fifth Round, 101st Overall)
F – Noah Fowler (Saskatoon Blades – Second Round, 24th Overall)
F – Logan Henry (Regina Pats – First Round, 23rd Overall)
F – Louis Oscar Holowaychuk (Vancouver Giants – First Round, Sixth Overall)
F – Michael Kuzik (Medicine Hat Tigers – Fifth Round, 109th Overall)
F – Tanner Massey (Swift Current Broncos – Fourth Round, 70th Overall)
F – Justin Moon (Tri-City Americans – Sixth Round, 124th Overall)
F – Kadric Mujcin (Prince George Cougars – Fifth Round, 113th Overall)
F – Alexander Sharman (Saskatoon Blades – Ninth Round, 199th Overall)
F – Nicholas Voinea (Saskatoon Blades – Eighth Round, 181st Overall)
D – Deacon Gayfer (Tri-City Americans – Seventh Round, 147th Overall)
D – Christopher Kokkoris (Edmonton Oil Kings – First Round, Eighth Overall)
D – Ethan Mah (Vancouver Giants – Eighth Round, 172nd Overall)
D – Sean Murphy (Spokane Chiefs – Fifth Round, 110th Overall)
D – Alexander Rode (Victoria Royals – Fourth Round, 91st Overall)
D – Miller Watkins (Moose Jaw Warriors – Third Round, 57th Overall)
D – Holden Wouters (Edmonton Oil Kings – First Round, Second Overall)
G – Dylan Mingo (Moose Jaw Warriors – Second Round, 41st Overall)
G – Jack Utsunomiya (Penticton Vees – Fifth Round, 96th Overall)

TEAM MANITOBA

F – Jaxon Dean (Swift Current Broncos – Seventh Round, 148th Overall)
F – Brady Filmon (Prince Albert Raiders – Third Round, 62nd Overall)
F – Graham Gard (Lethbridge Hurricanes – Fourth Round, 87th Overall)
F – Chace Gregg (Wenatchee Wild – Traded)
F – Cole Landreville (Edmonton Oil Kings – Second Round, 25th Overall)
F – Owen Murray (Everett Silvertips – Second Round, 31st Overall)
F – Reid Nicol (Everett Silvertips – First Round, Fifth Overall)
F – Dylan Russell (Red Deer Rebels – Fourth Round, 76th Overall)
F – Crewe Schimnowski (Portland Winterhawks – Third Round, 66th Overall)
F – Talon Scinocca (Penticton Vees – Seventh Round, 139th Overall)
F – Athens Shingoose (Prince Albert Raiders – First Round, 16th Overall)
F – Trevor Toyne (Portland Winterhawks – Third Round, 49th Overall)
D – Jake Beaty (Lethbridge Hurricanes – Seventh Round, 156th Overall)
D – Owen Conrad (Penticton Vees – 10th Round, 208th Overall)
D – Mateo Ferreira (Kamloops Blazers – First Round, 11th Overall)
D – James Stanton (Moose Jaw Warriors – Third Round, 60th Overall)
D – Crosby Mateychuk (Vancouver Giants – First Round, 13th Overall)
D – Brayden Gregg (Wenatchee Wild – Third Round, 61st Overall)
G – Ardan Downey (Victoria Royals – SIxth Round, 129th Overall)
G – Logan German (Kelowna Rockets – Sixth Round, 121st Overall)

TEAM SASKATCHEWAN

F – Camryn Aebig (Undrafted)
F – Nixxon Arcand-Vandale (Lethbridge Hurricanes – Sixth Round, 133rd Overall)
F – Dawson Baht (Penticton Vees – Seventh Round, 144th Overall)
F – Bronx Becker (Red Deer Rebels – Eighth Round, 168th Overall)
F – Riley Brown (Wenatchee Wild – Second Round, 33rd Overall)
F – Dilin Coulter-Suttie (Kamloops Blazers – Third Round, 53rd Overall)
F – Kash Elkę (Moose Jaw – First Round, 18th Overall)
F – Finn Gustafson (Undrafted)
F – Dane Irwin (Undrafted)
F – Weston Kostiuk (Swift Current Broncos – Fifth Round, 102nd Overall)
F – Carter Wiggins (Kamloops Blazers – Ninth Overall, 189 Overall)
F – Mahlon Wiley (Regina Pats – Fourth Round, 89th Overall)
D – Dax McDougall (Saskatoon Blades – Sixth Round, 118th Overall)
D – Braden Nowoselski (Saskatoon Blades – Second Round, 43rd Overall)
D – Jett Prpich (Moose Jaw Warriors – Fifth Round, 94th Overall)
D – Anderson Reschny (Prince George Cougars – Second Round, 40th Overall)
D – Kohen Ruedig (Portland Winterhawks – Fourth Round, 81st Overall)
D – Jakob Schmidt (Vancouver Giants – Fifth Round, 103rd Overall)
G – Josh Benjamin (Calgary Hitmen (10th Round, 223rd Overall)
G – Ben Meyer (Medicine Hat Tigers – Sixth Round, 118th Overall)

About the WHL Cup
The majority of players participating in the event were selected in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft or have been listed by WHL Clubs. The WHL Cup, formerly known as the Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, has been sponsored since 2009 by the Western Hockey League.

Over the course of WHL Cup history, many notable players have competed at the event, including Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point, and New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal.

This will mark the 12th year of the event. The first ever WHL Cup was held in Blackfalds, Alta., in 2009 and featured four of the top eight players selected in the 2012 NHL Draft. In 2011, the Moose Jaw Warriors and Hockey Saskatchewan hosted the event at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. In 2012 and 2013, the tournament was hosted in Calgary at Father David Bauer Arena, the home of the WHL. From 2015 through 2019, the WHL Cup was hosted in Calgary at the Markin MacPhail Centre.

In 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 the WHL Cup was not contested due to the Canada Winter Games.

Team Alberta is a six-time champion of the WHL Cup, hoisting the trophy in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2024, and is the defending champion of the WHL Cup. Team British Columbia is a three-time winner of the WHL Cup, claiming the crown in 2012, 2017, and 2021. Team Manitoba and Saskatchewan won their lone WHL Cups in 2023 and 2019, respectively.

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 offers a world-class player experience featuring three key cornerstones: hockey development, education, and a safe and positive environment for all participants. A diverse and inclusive organization, 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 close to 60 years. The WHL is also a 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.