A record 95 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes were selected in the 2021 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
The 95 student-athletes selected beat the previous record of 85 set in 2019 and makes up 44.6% of the 214 total players selected in this year’s draft.
Along with the 95 student-athletes selected December 9, Delta Hockey Academy forward Mikhail Levaniuk was selected 18th overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft which took place December 8.
12 players were selected in the first round, with Delta Hockey Academy forward Jordan Gavin holding the honour of the first CSSHL player selected, as the Tri-City Americans drafted him second overall. Charlie Elick of Edge School was the highest drafted defenseman, selected third overall by the Brandon Wheat Kings. Notre Dame netminder Ethan McCallum was the first goalie selected, taken in the second round, 39th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers.
By the numbers:
Round 1: 12/22
Round 2:14/22
Round 3:14/22
Round 4:12/22
Round 5: 12/22
Round 6: 9/22
Round 7: 6/22
Rounds 8-13: 16/59
Total: 95/213
The CSSHL would like to congratulate the following players on all of their hard work and dedication which has led them to this moment:
| Pick | WHL Team | Name | Postion | CSSHL Team |
| 2 | Tri-City Americans | Jordan Gavin | F | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Charlie Elick | D | Edge School |
| 8 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Tomas Mrsic | F | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 9 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Tij Iginla | F | RHA Kelowna |
| 10 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Miguel Marques | F | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 11 | Vancouver Giants | Colton Roberts | D | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 12 | Calgary Hitmen | Carson Wetsch | F | BWC Academy |
| 14 | Prince Albert Raiders | Ryder Ritchie | F | RHA Kelowna |
| 17 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Tristen Doyle | D | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 19 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Gavin Hodnett | F | RHA Winnipeg |
| 21 | Regina Pats | Jaxsin Vaughan | F | RHA Kelowna |
| 22 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Caleb Hadland | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 23 | Victoria Royals | Hiroki Gojsic | F | St. George’s School |
| 24 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Hyde Davidson | D | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 25 | Swift Current Broncos | Maddix McCagherty | F | RHA Kelowna |
| 27 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Lynden Lakovic | F | West Van Warriors |
| 28 | Spokane Chiefs | William McIsaac | D | St. George’s School |
| 30 | Regina Pats | Corbin Vaughan | D | RHA Kelowna |
| 31 | Tri-City Americans | Gavin Garland | F | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 33 | Prince George Cougars | Hunter Laing | F | RHA Kelowna |
| 37 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Diego Buttazzoni | F | BWC Academy |
| 39 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Ethan McCallum | G | Notre Dame |
| 41 | Spokane Chiefs | Luka Shcherbyna | F | St. George’s School |
| 42 | Kamloops Blazers | Jesse Sanche | G | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 43 | Prince Albert Raiders | Seth Tansem | D | RHA Kelowna |
| 44 | Swift Current Broncos | Otto Hanson | F | Edge School |
| 47 | Red Deer Rebels | Zane Saab | F | OHA Edmonton |
| 49 | Tri-City Americans | Merrek Arpin | D | RHA Winnipeg |
| 51 | Spokane Chiefs | Nathan Mayes | D | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 53 | Saskatoon Blades | Evan Gardner | G | RHA Kelowna |
| 54 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Cayden Lindstrom | F | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 57 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Owen Berge | F | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 58 | Calgary Hitmen | Chase Valliant | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 59 | Portland Winterhawks | Reid Varkonyi | F | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 61 | Kelowna Rockets | Gabriel Guilbault | D | BWC Academy |
| 62 | Saskatoon Blades | Smyth Rebman | F | RHA Kelowna |
| 63 | Prince George Cougars | Matt Lahey | D | Pacific Coast Hockey Academy |
| 65 | Saskatoon Blades | EJ Emery | D | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 66 | Everett Silvertips | Jesse Heslop | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 67 | Winnipeg Ice | Miles Cooper | F | Edge School |
| 68 | Saskatoon Blades | Fraser Leonard | D | Edge School |
| 69 | Prince Albert Raiders | Landon Cowper | D | RHA Kelowna |
| 70 | Swift Current Broncos | Ethan Simcoe | G | RHA Winnipeg |
| 71 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Rylan Bonkowski | D | BWC Academy |
| 73 | Spokane Chiefs | Cole Wadsworth | F | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 74 | Victoria Royals | Matthew Keller | D | Edge School |
| 78 | Prince George Cougars | Terik Parascak | F | Edge School |
| 79 | Vancouver Giants | Justin Ivanusec | F | BWC Academy |
| 80 | Calgary Hitmen | Ethan Merner | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 82 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Ethan Mackenzie | D | RHA Kelowna |
| 86 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Carter Rimstad | D | OHA Edmonton |
| 88 | Prince Albert Raiders | Evhan Allan | F | Prairie Hockey Axademy |
| 90 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Rhys Pederson | D | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 91 | Red Deer Rebels | Keith McInnnis | D | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 95 | Red Deer Rebels | Evan Smith | D | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 96 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Spencer Michnik | G | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 99 | Vancouver Giants | Linden Burrett | D | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 102 | Calgary Hitmen | Jaren Ashbee | D | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 104 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Ryan Seeley | D | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 105 | Calgary Hitmen | Jack Birch | D | OHA Edmonton |
| 106 | Saskatoon Blades | Michael Galland | D | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 107 | Regina Pats | Brock Souch | F | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 110 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Nolan Dupont | F | Edge School |
| 111 | Spokane Chiefs | Will Jamieson | F | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 112 | Red Deer Rebels | Derek Thurston | D | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 114 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Ethan Eskit | G | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 117 | Winnipeg Ice | Oscar Lovsin | F | Edge School |
| 118 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Coy Pighin | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 120 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Diego Johnson | F | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 121 | Prince Albert Raiders | Ty Gordon | F | OHA Edmonton |
| 127 | Kelowna Rockets | Logan Peskett | F | West Van Warriors |
| 130 | Kamloops Blazers | Jordan Murray | D | RHA Winnipeg |
| 131 | Everett Silvertips | Cameron Sytsma | D | BWC Academy |
| 134 | Victoria Royals | Steven Foster | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 139 | Spokane Chiefs | Cohen Armstrong | F | Shawnigan Lake School |
| 140 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Luke Cozens | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 142 | Prince George Cougars | Garrett Thom | F | OHA Edmonton |
| 146 | Calgary Hitmen | Kabir Shahi | D | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 154 | Kamloops Blazers | Bryce Minten | F | Shawnigan Lake School |
| 165 | Winnipeg Ice | Noah Stenvig | G | Delta Hockey Academy |
| 166 | Prince George Cougars | Reis Nyland | F | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
| 167 | Vancouver Giants | McCarthy Richardson | F | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 178 | Calgary Hitmen | Kalan Anderlini | D | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 183 | Spokane Chiefs | Ryan Tamelin | G | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 184 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Josh Evaschesen | F | Edge School |
| 190 | Everett Silvertips | Kenyon McIsaac | D | BWC Academy |
| 191 | Portland Winterhawks | Cohen Massey | D | Yale Hockey Academy |
| 195 | Kelowna Rockets | Jacob Labant | F | OHA Edmonton |
| 199 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Michael Sullivan | D | RHA Winnipeg |
| 200 | Victoria Royals | Brendon Hall | F | Pacific Coast Hockey Academy |
| 203 | Tri-City Americans | Ben Polhill | G | Edge School |
| 206 | Victoria Royals | Seth Fryer | D | Pacific Coast Hockey Academy |
| 216 | Saskatoon Blades | Jackson Kostiuk | F | RHA Winnipeg |
| 243 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Bowman Klippenstein | F | Notre Dame |
| 281 | Kelowna Rockets | Kayden Longley | F | Northern Alberta Xtreme |
