REACH your full potential
World Leaders in Player Development and Education
PLAY With the Best
The WhL is a WorLdWide Leader in deveLoping professionaL hockey pLayers and aWarding academic schoLarships
The WhL provides The besT opporTuniTy for pLayers To deveLop, WhiLe achieving Their academic goaLs and Learning vaLuabLe Life skiLLs
#1Choice of prospects in the West is the Western Hockey League.
#1 The WHL is the leading supplier of players to the NHL, Canada’s National Teams, and Canada West University Hockey.
22Member Clubs across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest make up the WHL.
Dylan CozensLethbridge Hurricanes
7th Overall Buffalo Sabres2019 NHL Draft
aLL WhL games are broadcasT on WhL Live and speciaL evenTs are
TeLevised naTionaLLy on sporTsneT.Watch every game on WHL Live
by visiting www.WHL.ca
- Major WHL and CHL events
WhL and chL pLayers dominaTe Team canada rosTers aT aLL LeveLs
Major InternatIonaL events
IIHF World Junior Championship
IIHF U18 World Championship / Hlinka Gretzky Cup
World Under 17 Hockey Challenge
CIBC Canada Russia
Series
Ed Chynoweth Cup
CHL/NHL Top Prospects
Game
The Memorial Cup Presented by
KIA
Mathew BarzalNew York Islanders
Seattle Thunderbirds Graduate
U-20
U-18
U-17
Learn from the best
WhL coaches WiTh nhL head coach experience
Willie DesjarDins Medicine Hat
Tigers
brent sutter
Red Deer Rebels
Mike johnston
Portland Winterhawks
nhL head coaches Who deveLoped in The WhL
barry trotz
New York Islanders
toDD Mclellan
Los Angeles Kings
bill Peters Calgary Flames
travis Green
Vancouver Canucks
Mike babcock
Toronto Maple Leafs
many WhL coaches have exTensive inTernaTionaL and nhL experience, and use This To prepare pLayers for The nexT LeveL
⊙ To become the best, a player must practice, play against, and be coached by the best. NHL quality coaching and additional practice
time with a 68 game schedule; combined with world class facilities, offer the ideal environment for a player to develop.
environMenTProviding a safe and positive environment for WHL players.
DeveLoPMenTProviding WHL players with the highest level of competition and skill development.
eDucaTionensuring WHL hockey players achieve their academic goals.
supporT services
HealtH and wellness • Red Cross Respect Education Workshops
• CHL Respect in Sport
• Canadian Mental Health Talk Today Workshops
• Police / Player Impact Program
• CHL Drug Education and Anti-Doping Program
• CHL Concussion Management Program
• WHL Security Network
Professional develoPment • Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning Consulting
• Sports Psychology Consulting
• Hockey Ministries International
• Bullying, Harassment and Abuse Policy
• WHL Social Media Policy
• WHL Personal Conduct Policy
• WHL Intranet Communications
team services • WHL Arena Facility Standards
• Billet Families
• Quality Bus Travel / Hotels and Meals
• Medical and Rehabilitation Services
• Education Advisors / Tutoring
• WHL Scholarship Program
• WHL Career Counselling Program
• On and Off-Ice Equipment
THE wHl playEr
ExpEriEncE
C o r n e r s t o n e s
WhL pLayers go high in nhL drafT
2019 |3rd overall
kirby Dach Saskatoon Blades/ Chicago Blackhawks
2019 |4th overall
boWen byraM Vancouver Giants/ Colorado Avalanche
2019 |7th overall
Dylan cozens Lethbridge Hurricanes/Buffalo Sabres
2018 | 17th overall
ty sMith Spokane Chiefs/ New Jersey Devils
2017 |2nd overall
nolan Patrick Brandon Wheat Kings/ Philadelphia Flyers
each season, over 100 currenT WhL pLayers are drafTed by nhL Teams or aTTend nhL Training camps
150WHL Players have been selected in the NHL Draft over the past five years.
Over
420/0of players selected in the NHL Draft each season are from the Canadian Hockey League.
EXCEL at the highest level
as one of The WorLd’s premier deveLopmenT Leagues,
The WhL produces cLose To 20% of aLL currenT nhL pLayersSome of today’S WHL GraduateS WHo are NHL StarS:
Carey Price Montreal Canadiens
Tri-City Americans Graduate
seTh Jones
Portland Winterhawks/
Columbus Blue Jackets
braden hoLTby
Saskatoon Blades/
Washington Capitals
brayden poinT
Moose Jaw Warriors/
Tampa Bay Lightning
Jamie benn
Kelowna Rockets/
Dallas Stars
pLay aT The highesT LeveL in The canadian hockey sysTem
WiThouT compromising your educaTion
⊙ all WHL Clubs are governed by league-wide education standards and have full-time Club education advisors and
tutors to ensure players achieve their academic goals.
⊙ the WHL scholarship is fully guaranteed and considered the most comprehensive of its kind in north america.
⊙ While playing in the WHL, players also receive financial assistance for post-secondary courses.
⊙ the WHL is committed to recognizing academic excellence with annual awards presented to the
WHL scholastic Player of the Year and team of the Year.
achieve your academic goals
each academic year over 400 WhL graduaTes access Their WhL schoLarship
For each season played in the WHL, a player receives a guaranteed academic scholarship including tuition, textbooks and compulsory fees at any post-secondary institution.
The WHL and Canada West Universities have teamed up to offer WHL Graduates an enhanced scholarship referred to as the Western Canada Premier Scholarship.
Luke Philp WHL Graduate
University of Alberta U Sports Player of the Year
Calgary Flames Prospect
sUCCess in
Life Kirby Dach Saskatoon Blades No. 3 Overall Chicago Blackhawks 2019 NHL Draft
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WHL Players are role models in their communities.
⊙
Players participate in community events in
support of minor hockey and local charities. Players also make
appearances at schools and hospitals
gaining invaluable public speaking experience.
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the WHL prides itself on offering the best
possible experience for all players by combining
a solid foundation of education and hockey
development. this foundation, combined
with other life skills acquired while
playing in the WHL, prepares players
for success in life.
The WhL offers a WorLd cLass hockey experience and educaTion program
To prepare pLayers To succeed in Life.
easTern conference
east dIvIsIon
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| Moose Jaw Warriors
| Prince Albert Raiders
| Regina Pats
| Saskatoon Blades
| Winnipeg ICE
WesTern conference
B.C. dIvIsIon
| Kamloops Blazers
| Kelowna Rockets
| Prince George Cougars
| Vancouver Giants
| Victoria Royals
CentraL dIvIsIon
| Calgary Hitmen
| Edmonton Oil Kings
| Lethbridge Hurricanes
Pantone 173 Pantone 187 Pantone Process Black
| Medicine Hat Tigers
| Red Deer Rebels
| Swift Current Broncos
U.s. dIvIsIon
| Everett Silvertips
| Portland Winterhawks
| Seattle Thunderbirds
| Spokane Chiefs
| Tri-City Americans
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