Yale’s Whynott signs with Hitmen

The Calgary Hitmen have signed Canadian Sport School Hockey League student athlete Brandon Whynott to a standard Western Hockey League (WHL) Player Agreement.

Whynott, 15, attended the Yale Hockey Academy this past season, accumulating 32 points (17-15-32) in 30 games with their Bantam Prep team, along with adding one goal and two games with their Elite 15 team.

During the 2019 BDO CSSHL Championships, the Langley, B.C. product registered one goal and one assist in five games, helping his team capture the 2019 CSSHL Bantam Prep Division Championship.

Whynott was selected by the Hitmen in the first round, 35th overall, at the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.