CSSHL at the WHL Draft: 2016

The 2016 WHL Draft saw 42 Canadian Sport School Hockey League student athletes selected, including five in the first round.

The Yale Hockey Academy saw three student athletes off the board first as Josh Williams went fifth overall to the Medicine Hat Tigers, Rhett Rhinehart was selected 13th overall by the Prince Albert Raiders and Jackson Van de Leest was the 16th overall selection, going to the Calgary Hitmen.

Shawnigan Lake School’s Jacson Alexander went 17th overall to the Swift Current Broncos, while the steal of the draft was Dylan Cozens of the Delta Hockey Academy going 19th overall to the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Cozens has gone on to dominate the WHL, with 223 points (95-128-223) in 179 career regular season games. The Whitehorse, YT product was selected seventh overall by the Buffalo Sabres at the 2019 NHL Draft and was a star for Team Canada at the 2020 World Juniors where he won the gold medal after posting nine points (2-7-9) in seven games.

Tyus Gent made it two consecutive drafts that a student athlete from the CSSHL’s U15 Division was selected, as he went 88th overall to the Victoria Royals.

All six CSSHL teams had at least three student athletes selected, while all but one WHL team made at least one selection from the CSSHL, with the Vancouver Giants leading the way with five picks. The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Tri-City Americans each took four student athletes from the CSSHL.

 

ROUND

OVERALL

TEAM

STUDENT ATHLETE

CSSHL PROGRAM

1

5

Medicine Hat Tigers Josh Williams Yale Hockey Academy

1

13

Prince Albert Raiders Rhett Rhinehart Yale Hockey Academy

1

16

Calgary Hitmen Jackson van de Leest Yale Hockey Academy

1

17

Swift Current Broncos Jacson Alexander Shawnigan Lake School

1

19

Lethbridge Hurricanes Dylan Cozens Delta Hockey Academy

2

29

Tri-City Americans Mitchell Brown Okanagan Hockey Academy

2

31

Vancouver Giants Harrison Blaisdell Yale Hockey Academy

2

36

Vancouver Giants Lukas Svejkovsky Delta Hockey Academy

2

43

Brandon Wheat Kings Ben McCartney Okanagan Hockey Academy

3

52

Lethbridge Hurricanes Kirby Proctor Pursuit of Excellence

3

61

Swift Current Broncos Connor Horning Pursuit of Excellence

3

62

Seattle Thunderbirds Alex Swetlikoff Yale Hockey Academy

3

63

Medicine Hat Tigers Jalen Price Delta Hockey Academy

3

64

Kelowna Rockets Roman Basran Delta Hockey Academy

3

65

Moose Jaw Warriors Austin Herron Yale Hockey Academy

4

70

Kootenay Ice Kabore Dunn Shawnigan Lake School

4

71

Swift Current Broncos Nolan Corrado Pursuit of Excellence

4

77

Regina Pats Kjell Kjemhus Pursuit of Excellence

4

80

Edmonton Oil Kings Boston Bilous Delta Hockey Academy

4

88

Victoria Royals Tyus Gent Delta Hockey Academy

5

95

Tri-City Americans Kash Rasmussen Edge School

5

98

Prince George Cougars Keegan Craik Delta Hockey Academy

5

99

Lethbridge Hurricanes Alex Cotton Yale Hockey Academy

6

113

Vancouver Giants Aidan Barfoot Delta Hockey Academy

6

115

Vancouver Giants Max Bulawka Pursuit of Excellence

7

137

Edmonton Oil Kings Jaden Senkoe Okanagan Hockey Academy

7

138

Medicine Hat Tigers Corson Hopwo Delta Hockey Academy

7

147

Saskatoon Blades Nicholas Kent Delta Hockey Academy

8

155

Kootenay Ice Cody Shepheard Shawnigan Lake School

8

156

Vancouver Giants Lukas Konashuk Okanagan Hockey Academy

8

160

Spokane Chiefs Ethan Leyh Yale Hockey Academy

8

161

Tri-City Americans Connor Bouchard Okanagan Hockey Academy

8

165

Regina Pats Logan Nijhoff Okanagan Hockey Academy

8

169

Kamloops Blazers Blake Wood Yale Hockey Academy

8

173

Lethbridge Hurricanes Carter Wickson Pursuit of Excellence

9

181

Edmonton Oil Kings Ben Wozney Delta Hockey Academy

9

183

Tri-City Americans Zach Okabe Edge School

9

192

Calgary Hitmen Alex Rolfe Yale Hockey Academy

10

208

Prince George Cougars Francis La Loue Delta Hockey Academy

10

216

Seattle Thunderbirds Cole Schwebius Okanagan Hockey Academy

10

219

Brandon Wheat Kings Timber Lewis Okanagan Hockey Academy

11

229

Portland Winterhawks Holden Kodak Yale Hockey Academy