2025 NHL Draft-eligible forward Reschny named Tempo WHL Player of the Week
Calgary, Alta. – Victoria Royals alternate captain Cole Reschny has been named Tempo WHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 20, 2025, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.
This is the second time Reschny has been named Player of the Week in 2024-25.
The Macklin, Sask. product led all WHL skaters with three goals and eight assists for 11 points in four games.
Reschny grabbed a key pair of assists in a 5-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs in Game 2 to level the second-round series at one win each. The 18-year-old outwaited a sprawling Spokane defender on the rush to feed a trailing Kenta Isogai for the game-opening goal before picking up a secondary assist on Captain Justin Kipkie’s (Utah Hockey Club) game-winning powerplay strike in the second period.
The 18-year-old turned things up a level as the series shifted to Victoria’s Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena for Game 3 on April 16. Reschny played set-up man again with an assist on Teydon Trembecky’s opening tally and lit the lamp himself with a seeing-eye wrister. They brought a raucous crowd to their feet again as Reschny whipped a pass to a trailing Trembecky for a third goal in less than four minutes. Spokane roared back to tie the game at 3-3, but Reschny set up Trembecky for the late-game winner and the hat trick with 30 seconds left in regulation. Reschny was named second star of the match in the 4-3 win.
Spokane rallied to tie the series with a dominant 9-6 victory in Game 4, though they couldn’t hold Reschny without a point. With the Royals trailing 5-0 in the second period, the 5-foot-10, 187-pound forward helped get his team on the board with a wicked powerplay feed to Trembecky for a back-door tap-in. He added a pair of secondary assists on two late goals before scoring with a late one-timer with under five minutes remaining in regulation.
He closed out the week with another powerplay goal in a 5-4 overtime loss in Game 5. Reschny cut to the high slot on the man-advantage to receive a pass from Kenta Isogai before ripping the puck past Dawson Cowan for a 2-0 lead, before Spokane mounted another comeback effort.
Reschny is tied for first in the playoff scoring race with 25 points (9G-16A) in 10 games while sitting fourth in goals with nine. He’s also fifth among all skaters in faceoff wins with 127.
He hasn’t been held off the scoresheet yet in the 2025 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien and has recorded three or more points on four occasions.
NHL Central Scouting has ranked Reschny 25th among all North American skaters in the agency’s final rankings ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
Originally selected by the Royals with the third-overall pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, Reschny has been a key contributor to Victoria’s recent success.
His sophomore season saw Reschny lead the team and finish 10th in the WHL with 26 goals and 66 assists for 92 points and a +42 rating in 62 games.
The promising centreman hit major milestones in his NHL draft season, beginning with a gold-medal performance at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he put up three goals and seven points in five games. He also represented the CHL at the first-ever CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Kubota Canada, where he scored the deciding goal with 1:12 remaining in Game 2 for a 3-2 win over the United States on November 27, 2024.
Reschny and the Royals will fight to keep their season alive as they visit the Chiefs for Game 6 on Tuesday, April 22 at 7:05 p.m. PST.
Fans can stream the 2025 WHL Playoffs for free on Victory+.
2024-25 Tempo WHL Player of the Week
September 23, 2024: Roger McQueen, Brandon Wheat Kings
September 30, 2024: Nathan Behm, Kamloops Blazers
October 7, 2024: Shea Van Olm, Spokane Chiefs
October 15, 2024: Mazden Leslie, Vancouver Giants
October 21, 2024: Ben Kindel, Calgary Hitmen
October 28, 2024: Nathan Behm, Kamloops Blazers
November 4, 2024: Brady Birnie, Swift Current Broncos
November 11, 2024: Koehn Ziemmer, Prince George Cougars (Los Angeles Kings)
November 18, 2024: Tomas Mrsic, Prince Albert Raiders (St. Louis Blues)
November 25, 2024: Andrew Cristall, Kelowna Rockets (Washington Capitals)
December 2, 2024: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers
December 9, 2024: Tyson Jugnauth, Portland Winterhawks (Seattle Kraken)
December 16, 2024: Gracyn Sawchyn, Edmonton Oil Kings (Florida Panthers)
December 23, 2024: Rilen Kovacevic, Moose Jaw Warriors
December 30, 2024: Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips
January 6, 2025: Evan Friesen, Wenatchee Wild
January 13, 2025: Andrew Cristall, Spokane Chiefs (Washington Capitals)
January 20, 2025: Berkly Catton, Spokane Chiefs (Seattle Kraken)
January 27, 2025: Quinn Mantei, Brandon Wheat Kings
February 3, 2025: Andrew Cristall, Spokane Chiefs (Washington Capitals)
February 10, 2025: Cole Reschny, Victoria Royals
February 18, 2025: Berkly Catton, Spokane Chiefs (Seattle Kraken)
February 24, 2025: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers
March 3, 2025: Teydon Trembecky, Victoria Royals
March 10, 2025: Hunter Laing, Saskatoon Blades (Calgary Flames)
March 17, 2025: Gavin McKenna, Medicine Hat Tigers
March 24, 2025: Jackson Smith, Tri-City Americans
March 31, 2025: Oasiz Wiesblatt, Medicine Hat Tigers
April 7, 2025: Berkly Catton, Spokane Chiefs (Seattle Kraken)
April 14, 2025: Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips
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 22 member Clubs with 16 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.
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