By rdnewsNOW staff

WHL prospects to compete at 2019 Canada Winter Games

Feb 14, 2019 | 9:06 PM

A total of 78 Western Hockey League prospects will compete in the men’s hockey event scheduled for February 15 to February 22 at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

 Saskatchewan will be represented by the most WHL prospects, with 20 players donning the green and gold. Both Alberta and British Columbia will carry 19 WHL prospects each, while Manitoba is boosted by 17 WHL prospects. A pair of WHL prospects will represent the Northwest Territory, with one more competing on behalf of the Yukon.

 All 22 players selected in the first round of the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft will compete for national supremacy in Red Deer.

All 22 WHL Clubs will enjoy representation at the 2019 Canada Winter Games, with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Victoria Royals leading the charge with six prospects each. The Brandon Wheat Kings, Kamloops Blazers, Kelowna Rockets and Spokane Chiefs will each send five prospects to this year’s national tournament.

The Red Deer Rebels have two prospects playing in the tournament for Team Alberta – Jayden Grubbe and Kyle Masters.

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