St. Louis Blues prospect Mrsic named Tempo WHL Player of the Week

Calgary, Alta. – Prince Albert Raiders forward Tomas Mrsic has been named Tempo WHL Player of the Week for the week ending November 17, 2024, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.

The St. Louis Blues prospect capped off a monster week with five goals, two assists and a +4 rating in two games.

Mrsic set the tone for a special week by weaving through five players to open the scoring against the streaking Tri-City Americans on November 15. Tri-City tied the game at three in the third period, but Mrsic came back for more with a powerplay strike from the point. That goal would stand as the game-winner and the 18-year-old put a bow on the night with an empty-netter to complete his first career hat trick and earn first star of the night. The 5-3 win also snapped Tri-City’s 12-game winning streak.

🎥HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT🎥

Tomas Mrsic owns the 1-v-6 scene!@PARaidersHockey | @StLouisBlues | #stlblues | #WHLHoN pic.twitter.com/9IVd1kw4jU

— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 16, 2024

The 6-foot, 170-pound centreman continued his torrid run the following night as the Edmonton Oil Kings rolled into Hockeytown North. With Edmonton leading 1-0, Mrsic streaked up the ice and dropped a pass onto the stick of a trailing Aiden Oiring to level the match midway through the first. The pair linked up again at the end of the frame as Oiring stripped a defenceman of the puck and teed up Mrsic for the one-timer and eventual game-winning goal. Mrsic added some insurance with a powerplay feed to Krzysztof Macias late in the third period and made it a 4-1 decision with a late one-timer through traffic. Mrsic snagged first star once again with his third career four-point night as Prince Albert stretched its win streak to four games.

Mrsic is on pace for a career-best season with 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points in 16 games. He’s currently on a seven-game point streak, leads the Raiders in goals and points and leads the league with nine powerplay tallies.

The Surrey, B.C. product was selected by the St. Louis Blues with the 113th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

Originally selected eighth overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers in the 2021 WHL Prospect Draft, Mrsic was traded to Prince Albert in a blockbuster offseason move. He’s put up 46 goals and 65 assists for 111 points in 147 regular season WHL games and another four assists in nine playoff matches.

Mrsic will prepare to face his former club for the first time when the Raiders (8-8-2-0) host the Tigers (12-9-0-0) on Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. ST.

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)

 

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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