Top 1-2 Defensive Pairings

Last week, we discussed who we thought were the top 1-2 offensive punches up front in western Canada.  This week, we will look at who may have the top 1-2 possible defensive pairings.  In the case of a few teams, it goes much deeper than just 2 good defenseman, as evidence by the BWC Bruins and the Calgary Bisons who go at least four deep.

1.   BWC - Fabbro/Barberis
- Both defenseman have a chance to go very high or at the very least in the first round of the 2013 WHL bantam draft.  At this point, there isn't another team that can claim that.  Add in possible top 3 round picks such as Ginnetti and this makes BWC at or near the top for defense.

2.   Calgary Bisons - Mckinstry/Tanaka
- The Bisons received a couple nice additions in the off-season with Tanaka coming over from Airdrie and Drohan from the Northstar Sabres.  However, Mckinstry and Tanaka as a 1-2 pairing would be the 2nd best right now in western Canada.

3.   Notre Dame Hounds - Reid/Faith
- A pair of outstanding defenseman who have moved to Notre Dame from Balgonie.  They were part of a very good team in 11-12 which included high WHL draft pick defenseman Riddle/Murray last year.  Good skaters with huge upside here.

4.   St. Albert Sabres - Mahura/Deighton
 - The Sabres should be another very good defensive team in western Canada led by the returning Mahura and a very good addition from AA in Connor Deighton who is one of our dark horse players this season.

5.   Lloydminster Heat - Clague/Petrie
- Kale Clague is perhaps the top in Western Canada at this point so an argument could be made that you could add any defenseman with him and rank them here.  However, we feel people will be surprised in Tristan Petrie this year as his skating has improved, which was the one thing holding him back.

6.   OHA - Rizzolo/Khaira
- Khaira was the only 98 born on a stacked Cloverdale team last year while Rizzolo comes over from Mission.  Should form a very good 1-2 punch.

7.   POE - Turanski/Jarrett
- POE has once again recruiting several good defenseman.  Maybe not to the level of last years group but still a deep group led by Turanski who is a big, stay at home type and Jarrett who has good size and can do a bit of everything.

8.   Winnipeg Hawks - Thurlbeck/Thorsteinson
- The two leaders of a pretty good Hawks defense.  They combine size, skill and leadership and have a chance to move up the rankings this year we feel.  The news today of the loss of Liam Schioler to Shattucks is a huge blow to a team who has designs on making westerns.

9.   Winnipeg Warriors - Friesen/Thornton
- Friesen is a big, strong stay at home type while Thornton is a pure gamer - but a bit small.  Nonetheless, a very good 1-2 punch for the Warriors this year.

10.  SSAC Southgate - Quenneville/???
- Fill in the blank here.  If anyone can even play half decent, this could be a top five position for SSAC.  However, it is still a bit un-clear as to who will step up to play with and help the reigning AMBHL North defenseman of the year!

Once again, feel free to debate this list as certainly it is up for debate until we get well in to the season.

Top 1-2 Scoring punches for 2012-2013

Top 10 1-2 Punches
1.   Jaeger White/ Jake Kryski - BWC Bruins
2.   Kody Mcdonald/ Tyson Jost - POE
3.   Kaden Elder/ Taylor Ross (Gage Ramsay) - Notre Dame
4.   Nolan Patrick/ Vince Loschaivo - Winnipeg Hawks
5.   Dylan Thiessen/ Dawson Martin - Winnipeg Monarchs
6.   Matthew Phillips/ Kyle Olson - Calgary Bisons
7.   Tanner Kaspick Ty Lewis - Brandon
8.   Parker Aucoin/ Brayden Dunn - Calgary Northstar Sabres
9.   Kolby Johnson/ Garrett Pilon - West Central
10. Nolan Volcan/ Ryan Jevne - Edmonton MLAC

As always, readers are welcomed to debate the list and add pairing of who they feel should replace one of these duo's!

Tyr Thompson to play with Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds

Tyr Thompson, the son of former NHL tough guy and current Oklahoma City Barons assistant coach will be leaving Oklahoma City to live with his uncle Jeremy Thompson in Medicine Hat and play with the Hockey Hounds of the AMBHL.  Thompson, who is a 1998 born won a USA Peewee National Championship with his Oklahoma City team, scoring the OT winner back in 2011.  Last year he put up more than a point per game in USA Nationals at the U14 level.  Thompson has almost always been at or near the top in the goal scoring department in each league or in various tournaments.  It should also not come as a surprise that Thompson has a bit of an edge to his game as well.

August 24, 2012 newsletter is now ready!

Rankings

The August 24, 2012 newsletter is now ready.  In this edition of the newsletter, we update the Top 200 for 98's, Top 120 for 99's and make some adjustments.  As well, stats have been updated for all players in the 98 and 99 age group with the exception of some PCAHA teams.  There have also been over 25 transfers of players switching teams, that is updated too.  The Top 40 western American players are updated.

Interviews

In the interview section this time around I chat with perhaps the lone player who is likely to player Midget AAA hockey this season.  He credits his NHL draft pick brother and father with much of his success.

Interviewed is an Alberta prospect who is a in your face, gamer type of player.  Although not big in size, he says he likes to lead by example and be tough to play against.

We chat with a 99 born player who scored over 100 goals and 200 points in peewee hockey last season.  He will be taking his game to one of the academies next year.

Lastly, we chat with a BC defenseman who is a puck moving, point producer but also prides himself at being solid in his own end with a quick stick.  He is also heading to an academy for 2012-2013.

Feature - AMBHL South Preview

In this editions feature segment, we preview all the teams in the AMBHL North Division and tell where we think they'll finish, who will be the top rookie on each team and top players coming up from AA or peewee.

Taylor Ross to Notre Dame

** Gage Ramsey is moving from Saskatoon to join the Notre Dame Hounds for 2012-2013.  Ramsay was one of the top 3 -98 born forwards from Saskatoon.  Looks as though all 3 will be moving if the Pilon to West Central rumours are correct.

Should be noted as well that Taren Brown is moving from Estevan to Notre Dame for 12-13.  Brown had nearly a ppg as a rookie in bantam last year with 6-13-19 in 24 games.  Brown is nearly 6'2 180lbs currently and should add good depth to the forward group.

It has been confirmed this morning that Taylor Ross will be moving to Notre Dame from Balgonie for the 2012-2013 bantam season.  Ross, who put up 11-7-18 in just 11 games last season with the provincial champion Prairie Storm, would've likely been second in team scoring if not injured last season.  Ross will join team-mates Nolan Reid and Jeff Faith in Notre Dame next year.

There has been lots of movement in recent weeks of players moving to top teams.  Just last week it was announced that Kaden Elder from Saskatoon would be heading to Notre Dame as well.  Elder was arguably the top Saskatoon forward last year despite being a full year younger than other top players such as Sloboshan, Hebig and Lambert.

Here are is a brief breakdown of a few top players switching teams:

Taren Brown from Estevan to Notre Dame
Kaden Elder from Saskatoon to Notre Dame
Gage Ramsay from Saskatoon to Notre Dame
Jaeger White from Medicine Hat to BWC
Carter Hart from Fort Saskatchewan to Sherwood Park
Kaedan Brown from Edmonton KC to Sherwood Park
Darren Rizzolo from Mission to Abbotsford
Dillon Dube from Airdrie to Notre Dame
Jeff Faith from Balgonie to Notre Dame
Nolan Reid from Balgonie to Notre Dame
Taylor Ross from Balgonie to Notre Dame
Joel Murga from Seafair to POE
Owen Seidel from Seafair to BWC
Adamu Tanaka from Aidrie to Calgary Bisons
Brady Third from Estevan to Notre Dame
Ryan Bowen from Chilliwack to OHA
Nayte Zip from Humboldt to Northeast Wolfpack
Brody Wilms from Coquitlam to OHA
Colby Entz from Yorkton to Notre Dame
Cale Fleury from Estevan to Notre Dame
Ralph Jarrett from Grand Prairie to POE

*Those are the confirmed transfers we have received.  If there are more, give me an email and I'll look in to confirming it.

2012-2013 Tournament Dates Confirmed

Manitoba
Hockey Manitoba Bantam Showcases
Showcase 1 - October 5-7 - Winnipeg (MTS Centre)
Showcase 2 - December 7-9 - Location not announced
Showcase 3 - February 15-18 - Brandon (Keystone Centre)

Alberta
Calgary Royals Tournament - September 2012 - Calgary
Edmonton SSAC John Ferguson - September 11-16 - Edmonton
Red Deer Rebels - October 5-7 - Red Deer
Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds - November 15-18 - Medicine Hat
NWCAA Rockey Mountain Classic - November 16-18 - Calgary
Lethbridge Golden Hawks - December 6-9 - Lethbridge
Edmonton Bantam Invitational - December 27-31 - Edmonton
John Reid Memorial - January 17-20 - St. Albert

Saskatchewan
Regina Bantam AA Challenge - November 10-13 - Regina
-24 teams
Prince Alberta Bantam AAA Showcase - December 6-9 - Prince Albert
- Accepting out of province teams this year.  24 teams.

British Columbia
BWC Canam SuperSeries Tournament - September 14-16 - Burnaby
-BWC, NSWC, POE, OHA will join 4 teams from the western states.
10th Annual Seafair Minor Hockey Ice Breaker Tournament - October 5-8 - Richmond, BC
Kelowna Bantam Rockets Tournament - October 19-21 - Rutland/Memorial Arenas
Randy Lindros Memorial Tournament - November 2-4 - Kamloops
Bantam Tier 1 Tournament - November 10-12 - Comox Valley
32nd Annual Dallas Saunders Memorial Tournament - Nov 22-25 - Abbotsford, BC
40th Annual Rick Lapointe Memorial Bantam AAA Tournament - Dec 6-9 - Victoria, BC
Bantam Annual Tier 1 Tournament - Dec 7-9 - Prince George, BC
50th Annual Burnaby Bantam Christmas Tournament - Dec 27-31 - Burnaby
KIBIHT - March 27-31 (Easter) - Kamloops


-These listings will be placed in the newsletter.  Also, we will preview and re-cap many of these tournaments and most definitely the more major tournaments this season.  Stay tuned for more information as each tournament draws nearer.  The BWC SuperSeries tournament will have a preview coming up as will a few of the other up coming ones.

WEHP Announce Top 10 Team Rankings - Aug 15

We have been getting a number of emails asking us to put up a preliminary list to open up discussion on who are the (current) top teams heading in to the 2012-2013 bantam season.  Although we will be previewing each league in depth, in the coming newsletters, here is how we see things right now in western Canada.

Top 10 Team Rankings - Western Canada
1.   BWC Bruins
2.   Sherwood Park Flyers
3.   SSAC Southgate Lions
4.   Winnipeg Hawks
5.   POE
6.   Calgary Bisons
7.   Notre Dame Hounds
8.   Lloydminster Heat
9.   OHA
10. NSWC Winterhawks

Honourable Mention
Abbotsford Heat
Langles Eagles
Winnipeg Monarchs
Calgary Northstar Sabres

Notre Dame Hounds Land Another Top Player

Dube (white) should add more offence to Notre Dame

With word earlier that a few of the Balgonie Prairie Storm players were headed to Notre Dame as Nolan Reid, Jeff Faith and Taylor Ross look headed their.  Taylor Ross isn't confirmed as of yet though.  Tonight we have learned that Airdrie scoring forward Dillon Dube will in fact be headed to the Hounds for 12-13.  Dillon had a successful rookie bantam season with 7-11-18 in just 21 games in an injury shortened season.  Dube, if you remember was second to Jaeger White in peewee scoring 2 years ago with 69 goals and 99 points which was second to White's 124 goals that season.

We expect to be another major announcement tomorrow, with a top Manitoban headed to Notre Dame.  Stay tuned.

Alberta Prospects Camp - Scoring Leaders

Top Scorers
Sam Steel - Sherwood Park 8-5-13  5GP
Tyler Benson - SSAC Southgate 8-2-10  5GP
Alex Rotundo - Edmonton KC
Matthew Phillips - Calgary Bisons
Tyler Steenbergen - Red Deer Black
Ryan Jevne - Edmonton MLAC
Nolan Volcan - Edmonton MLAC
Kyle Harrison - Bow Valley

The top 7 scorers were in the WEHP top 32 rankings.

BWC Receive Another Offensive Boost

What many knew a while ago but we thought we'd wait until it became official is that the BWC Bruins have welcomed back 2 former players.  Owen Seidel, who spent time with BWC before moving Seafair to play has joined the team once again, as has Robert Johnson from Kamloops.  Seidel, with Seafair had 3-11-14 in 43 games while Johnson with Kamloops had 9-4-13 in 53 games.

Seidel and Johnson will add some depth to the forward lines on the 2nd and 3rd lines likely.  BWC already has Jake Kryski, who is said to have grown quite a bit since last year as well as Jaeger White, Ken Kylyshbek, Kyle Uy and Max Corazza.

Sherwood Park gets big boost in goal for 12-13

The Sherwood Park Flyers of the AMBHL who looked to be a force again next season, just got that much better with news that Carter Hart and family have moved from Fort Saskatchewan to Sherwood Park.  Hart, who split duties with Colton Kucher last season with a struggling Fort Saskatchewan in which he put up a 4.20 GAA and a .887 Save percentage, will add to a good Sherwood Park squad.

The Flyers will also gain the services of the Kaeden Brown from the Edmonton KofC program.  Brown had 6-6-12 and 75 pims in 32 games.

The Flyers who already had top 10 rated prospect Sam Steel as well as Skyler Mckenzie and Brandon Biro up front with Lakusta and Paradis on the back-end look primed for another season near the top of the AMBHL North standings.

Alberta Prospects Camp Notes

In the on-ice combine results, SSAC forward Tyler Benson was the overall leader.  Players took part in 10 different tests with and without the puck.

In the off-ice combine results, Lloydminster defenseman Kale Clague was the overall leaders.  There were 7 different tests.  It should be noted that Clauge and Benson are currently 1-2 in our rankings.

Nolan Kurylo of the Calgary Bronks was the fastest skater in the on-ice sprint, beating Tyler Benson narrowly.

Jared Power of the AA Calgary Stamps was the fastest in the off-ice sprints.

St. Albert goalie Matthew Murray was the winner in the on-ice goalie agility tests.  Stuart Skinner from SSAC was a close second place finisher.

Spencer Burton from Camrose was the top performer in goalie off-ice testing.

August 10, 2012 newsletter is ready

Rankings

The August 10, 2012 newsletter is now ready.  In this edition of the newsletter, we update the Top 200 for 98's, Top 120 for 99's and make some adjustments.  As well, stats have been updated for all players in the 98 and 99 age group with the exception of some PCAHA teams.






Top 5 - 98 Born
1.  Kale Clague - Lloydminster
2.  Tyler Benson - SSAC Southgate
3.  Jaeger White - BWC
4.  Sam Steel - Sherwood Park
5.  Dante Fabbro - BWC

Top 5 - 99 Born
1.  Jordy Bellerive - NSWC
2.  Kyle Olson - Calgary Bisons
3.  James Malm - Langley
4.  Nolan Kneen - NSWC
5.  Jake Kustra - Yorkton

Top 5 - 98 Born (Americans)
1.  Joey Anderson - Roseville
2.  Patrick Khodorenko - Honeybaked
3.  Kieffer Bellows - Shattuck St. Mary's
4.  Ryan Lindgren - Shattuck St. Mary's
5.  Blake Bargar - Phoenix Jr. Coyotes

Interviews

In the interview section this time around, I had a chance to speak with a player who has size and can score and would like to model his game after Rick Nash.  He also had many high end draft picks from last year to learn from.

I speak with a 99 born hockey player who could be the next star in the making from Alberta.  

We interview a defenseman from Calgary who is a big shutdown type defenseman who would like to model his game after Zdeno Chara.

Interviewed also is a player who moved from Calgary to Vancouver Island and goes a bit unnoticed but has big time speed and skill.

Lastly, I speak with a hulking defenseman who should draw lots of attention this year due to his combination of skating and size.

Feature - AMBHL North Preview

In this editions feature segment, we preview all the teams in the AMBHL North Division and tell where we think they'll finish, who will be the top rookie on each team and top players coming up from AA or peewee.

WHL - Alberta Prospects Camp

Results from backwards sprint, reaction in w/p (s) as well



Weave Agility w/p (S)



Forwards Sprint results

WHL Prospects Camp - Scout needed

Due to a personal issue, the scout I had assigned to scout the WHL Prospects Camp at the Father David Bauer Arena from August 10-12, can't make it.  If  you are able to scout the tournament, I will provide you with the schedule and what I would be looking for.

Some of the times I would need you to watch are:
Friday Evening - 4:45 - 8:15 - 3 scrimmages


Saturday Evening - 5:00 - 10:00 - 3 scrimmages


*There are also several scrimmages during the day on Saturday and Sunday if that works better but they are staggered and not consecutive.

WHL Prospects Camp - Calgary

The WHL has announced it will be holding a WHL Prospects Camp presented by Reebok CCM in Calgary, AB from August 10-12 at Father David Bauer Arena.  The camp is by invitation only and will be attended by the top 102 - 1998 born players from the province of Alberta.  The camp will be the first in the bantam age category the WHL has hosted in Canada and will focus on player development and education.  The camp will include scrimmages, off-ice player development seminars and on-ice and off-ice combine testing.

Here listed is a breakdown of the top 102 Alberta players who were selected to play.  Not all players invited could make it due to various commitments.
* - Ranked by WEHP
Team Green 

2
Alexis
Wade
98
D
3
Belcourt
Avery
98
D
Fort Saskatchewan AA
4
Halvorson
Kole
98
D
CNHA Blazers AA
5
McIsaac
Cole
98
D
Fort Saskatchewan AAA
6
Noble
Cole
98
D
Cochrane Rockies Tier 1
7
Seefried *
Shaye
98
D
Airdrie AAA
8
Tanaka *
Adamu
98
D
Airdrie AAA
9
Aab
Brandon
98
F
Cochrane Bantam Tier 1
10
Anastacio
Joshua
98
F
KC Shamrock AA
11
Bendall
Zachary
98
F
Fort Saskatchewan AAA
12
Dube *
Dillon
98
F
Airdrie AAA
16
Engman
Reed
98
F
Innisfail Flyers AA
17
Evanson
Paul
98
F
Crowfoot Tier 1
18
Fyten *
Andrew
98
F
Airdrie AAA
19
Littlechilds
Bronson
98
F
CAC AA
20
Mcconnell *
Jordan
98
F
Airdrie AAA
1
Calahasen
Coltyn
98
G
Cochrane Rep
20
Chapman *
Kurtis
98
G
Airdrie AAA

Team Burgundy

2
Gray
Jareh
98
D
Brooks AA
3
Higson
Schael
98
D
Grande Prairie AA
4
Isley
Jarrod
98
D
Grande Prairie AA
5
Kelly
Noah
98
D
6
Krawiec *
Matthew
98
D
Red Deer White
7
Mackenzie
Landon
98
D
Red Deer White
8
Stadnicki
Tavin
98
D
Brooks AA
9
Coleman
Luke
98
F
Red Deer White
10
Hodgson
Kaidin
98
F
Redcliff
11
Jevne *
Ryan
98
F
MLAC AAA
12
Phillips *
Matthew
98
F
Calgary Bisons AAA
16
Philp
Noah
98
F
Bow Valley Timberwolves AA
17
Pickett
Stratton
98
F
Brooks AA
18
Schnack
Jacob
98
F
MLAC AAA
19
Verhoeven
Gerrit
98
F
Lacombe AA
20
Volcan *
Nolan
98
F
MLAC AAA
1
Salmond
Brodan
98
G
30
Allen
Devin
98
G

Team Yellow

2
Brown *
TJ
98
D
Red Deer Black
3
Chizen
Braydyn
98
D
St. Albert Blues AA
4
Czaikowski *
Carter
98
D
Calgary Bronks AAA
5
Jarratt *
Ralph
98
D
Grande Prairie AAA
6
Mahura*
Josh
98
D
St. Albert AAA
7
Paramchuk
Nathan
98
D
Calgary Stamps AA
8
Wolski
Carter
98
D
Grande Prairie AAA
9
Graber*
Tyler
98
F
Red Deer Black
10
Harrison
Kyle
98
F
Bow Valley Div 1
11
Kurylo*
Nolan
98
F
Calgary Bronks AAA
12
Lawrence
Steven
98
F
Calgary Bronks AAA
16
Luong
Nathan
98
F
St. Albert AA
17
Paramchuk*
Michael
98
F
Calgary Stamps AA
18
Smyth
Parker
98
F
Red Deer Black
19
Steenbergen*
Tyler
98
F
Red Deer Black
20
Wall
Tyler
98
F
Red Deer Black
32
Murray*
Matthew
98
G
St. Albert AAA
33
Goodwin
Mitchell
98
G
Rocky Minor Hockey Association

Team White

2
Chalifoux*
Cale
98
D
K of C AAA
3
Coté
Walker
98
D
High Prairie Bantam A
4
Lakusta*
Joel
98
D
Sherwood Park AAA
5
Paradis*
Colin
98
D
Sherwood Park AAA
6
Spady
Cayden
98
D
Stettler AA
7
Yewchuk*
Kyle
98
D
Calgary Northstar Sabres AAA
8
Browne*
Kaeden
98
F
K of C AAA
9
Dunn*
Brayden
98
F
Calgary Northstar Sabres AAA
10
Guenter
Owen
98
F
Okotoks AAA
11
Leduc*
Austin
98
F
Okotoks AAA
12
Mindus
Mac
98
F
K of C AAA
15
Roth
Jackson
98
F
Athabasca Hawks A
16
Rotundo*
Alex
98
F
K of C AAA
17
Schuldhaus
Brandon
98
F
18
Steel
Sam
98
F
Sherwood Park
19
Yee
Travis
98
F
Okotoks A
34
Jirousek
Tomas
98
G
37
Roper
Brett
98
G
Stettler Storm AA

Team Orange

2
Freadrich*
Jared
98
D
Camrose AAA
3
Lapointe
Jakob
98
D
Camrose AAA
4
Leonidas
Alexander
98
D
Calgary Royals AA
5
Miller*
Taner
98
D
Lethbridge AAA
6
Neal
Logan
98
D
Sylvan Lake AA
7
Quenneville*
David
98
D
SSAC AAA
8
Angelstad
Jackson
98
F
Bulldogs AA
9
Benson*
Tyler
98
F
SSAC AAA
10
Gosbee
Carter
98
F
Calgary Royals AA
11
Langridge
Brandon
98
F
Taber AA
12
Lawson
Brandon
98
F
West Yellowhead Rockies AA
13
Marchi
Daylan
98
F
Lethbridge AAA
14
Perry
Liam
98
F
SSAC AA
15
Tomaras
Peter
98
F
SSAC AAA
16
Young
Colton
98
F
Calgary Royals AA
40
Skinner*
Stuart
98
G
SSAC AAA
43
Burton*
Spencer
98
G
Camrose AAA


Team Blue

2
Bistretzan
Chase
98
D
Medicine Hat Venom AA
3
Grant
Ryan
98
D
Medicine Hat Venom AA
4
Hamaliuk*
Dalton
98
D
Leduc AAA
5
MacPherson
Dylan
98
D
Medicine Hat Venom AA
6
Miller
James
98
D
Spruce Grove AAA
7
Pierce*
Kevin
98
D
CBHA Rangers AA
8
Clarke*
Michael
98
F
Medicine Hat AAA
9
Cox
Ryan
98
F
Spruce Grove AAA
10
Doneff
Michael
98
F
Medicine Hat AAA
11
Dykema
Slater
98
F
Medicine Hat AAA
12
Gregor*
Noah
98
F
Leduc AAA
13
Keen
Tyler
98
F
Medicine Hat Venom AA
14
Richards
Sean
98
F
Spruce Grove AAA
15
Smith*
Luc
98
F
Spruce Grove AAA
16
Stoynich
Ryan
98
F
SV Tier 1
49
Berlin
Matthew
98
G
SSAC AAA
60
Suriano
Andrew
98
G
Lethbridge A

Western Prospects Hockey Development - Regina

Matthew Krawiec is a prospect to watch for 12-13

Top Prospects - as selected by Western Prospects Staff:
Luke Gingras - (Langley), Sam Steel - (Sherwood Park), Matt Krawiec - (Red Deer)

First All Star Team - as selected by Western Prospects Staff:
Forward - Sam Steel (Sherwood Park)  Current WEHP Ranking (Top 10)
Forward - Luke Gingras (Langley) Current WEHP Ranking (Early 2nd)
Forward - Mason Shaw (Lloydminster) Current WEHP Ranking (Mid rounds)
Defence - Colin Paradis (Sherwood Park)  Current WEHP Ranking (Early 3rd)
Defence - Matthew Krawiec (Red Deer)  Current WEHP Ranking (Mid rounds)
Goalie - Colby Entz (Churchbridge) Current WEHP Ranking (Mid rounds)

Second All Star Team - as selected by Westerns Prospects Staff:
Forward - Cole Johnson (Marwayne) Current WEHP Ranking (3rd round)
Forward - Tanner Kaspick (Brandon) Current WEHP Ranking (Late 1st)
Forward - Skyler Mckenzie (Sherwood Park)  Current WEHP Ranking (mid rounds)
Defence - TJ Brown (Lacombe) Current WEHP Ranking (mid rounds)
Defence - Kevin Pierce (Calgary)  Current WEHP Ranking (5th round)
Goalie - Matthew Flath (Hafford)  Current WEHP Ranking (NR)

Leadership Awards - as selected by camp teammates
Nathan Wall - Bagot, MB
Marial Beny - Melville, SK
Tanner Kaspick - Brandon, MB
Caleb Griffin - Regina, SK
Tristan Petrie - Lloydminster, SK
Jared Dmytriw - Craven, SK
Mason Shaw - Lloydminster, AB
James Miller - Spruce Grove, AB

August Top 5 Rankings

1998 Rankings by Province
Alberta 
1.  Kale Clague - Lloydminster
2.  Tyler Benson - Edmonton SSAC
3.  Jaeger White - BWC (MH)
4.  Sam Steel - Sherwood Park
5.  David Quenneville - Edmonton SSAC

Saskatchewan
1.   Nolan Reid - (Balgonie/Notre Dame)
2.   Dawson Davidson - Melville
3.   Garrett Pilon - (Saskatoon/West Central)
4.   Kolby Johnson - West Central
5.   Kaden Elder - Saskatoon


British Columbia
1.  Dante Fabbro - BWC
2.  Matt Barberis - BWC
3.  Dante Hannoun - NSWC
4.  Luke Gingras - Langley
5.  Jake Kryski - BWC

Manitoba 
1.  Brett Howden - Springfield
2.  Nolan Patrick - WPG Hawks
3.  Dylan Thiessen - WPG Monarchs
4.  Garrett Kuklica - WPG Sharks
5.  Ryan Kubic - WPG Hawks

1999 Born Rankings - Top 5 
1.  Jordy Bellerive - NSWC
2.  Kyle Olson - Calgary Bisons
3.  James Malm - Langley
4.  Nolan Kneen - NSWC
5.  Jake Kustra - Yorkton

1998 Born Rankings - Top 5 Western USA
1.  Joey Anderson - Roseville
2.  Patrick Khodorenko - Honeybaked
3.  Kieffer Bellows - Shattuck St. Mary's
4.  Ryan Lindgren - Shattuck St. Mary's
5.  Blake Bargar - Phoenix Jr. Coyotes