WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to recognize the 15 Manitoban players selected in the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft.

In total, 205 players were selected by WHL member Clubs.

Alberta led all territories with 54 players selected, followed by British Columbia (44), Minnesota (34), Saskatchewan (33), Manitoba (15), Texas (8), California (5), Colorado (4), Alaska (2), Arizona (2), North Dakota (2), Idaho (1), and Michigan (1).

Click here for a complete list of all players selected in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.

Below is a full list of Manitobans registered in Hockey Manitoba/Hockey Canada sanctioned programs that were selected in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft:

Rnd	Overall	Pos.	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	WHL Team
2	27	C	Easton	Pitz	Virden	Swift Current Broncos
2	42	D	Marko	Malbasa	St. Andrews	Brandon Wheat Kings
2	46	C	Nixon	Gaudet	Ile Des Chênes	Kamloops Blazers
3	51	C	Brock	Vodden	Manitou	Edmonton Oil Kings
4	89	D	Braedan	Gilbertson	Lorette	Seattle Thunderbirds
5	96	C	Koen	Braunberger	Winnipeg	Calgary Hitmen
5	110	C	Reed	Sherry	St. Malo	Prince George Cougars
5	111	D	Brady	Piec	Oakbank	Tri-City Americans
6	125	C	Alex	Dyrland	Winnipeg	Moose Jaw Warriors
6	127	D	Madden	Atkinson	Swan River	Red Deer Rebels
7	154	D	Jack	Arseniuk	Winnipeg	Saskatoon Blades
7	157	G	Champ	Vannus	East St. Paul	Edmonton Oil Kings
8	182	LW	Liam	Meier	Stonewall	Everett Silvertips
10	227	C	Declan	Champagne	Winnipeg	Penticton Vees
13	293	C	David	Ring	Winnipeg	Kelowna Rockets

 

Previous WHL Draft results for Manitoba:

2025 – 39 selections

2024 – 33 selections

2023 – 38 selections

2022– 31 selections

2021– 26 selections

2020– 33 selections

2019 – 33 selections

2018 – 33 selections

2017 – 26 selections

2016 – 37 selections

2015 – 36 selections

2014 – 34 selections

2013 – 36 selections