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More than 115 WHL Alumni are featured on Opening Day rosters as the National Hockey League prepares to open its 2022-23 regular season in North America Tuesday night.
Each of the 32 NHL Clubs feature at least one former WHL player, with both the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights boasting nine WHL Alumni on their respective active rosters ahead of the start of the 2022-23 season.
24 of the 32 NHL Clubs also feature a former WHL Champion on their Opening Day roster.
The full list of WHL Alumni on NHL Opening Day rosters is as follows:
(last WHL Club listed)
* – injured / non roster player
ANAHEIM DUCKS
Brett Leason, Prince Albert Raiders
Glenn Gawdin, Swift Current Broncos*
ARIZONA COYOTES
Dylan Guenther, Edmonton Oil Kings
Connor Ingram, Kamloops Blazers
Dysin Mayo, Edmonton Oil Kings
Juuso Valimaki, Tri-City Americans
Andrew Ladd, Calgary Hitmen*
Ben McCartney, Brandon Wheat Kings*
BOSTON BRUINS
Brandon Carlo, Tri-City Americans
Jake DeBrusk, Red Deer Rebels
BUFFALO SABRES
Eric Comrie, Tri-City Americans
Dylan Cozens, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Henri Jokiharju, Portland Winterhawks
Peyton Krebs, Winnipeg ICE
CALGARY FLAMES
Mikael Backlund, Kelowna Rockets
Dillon Dube, Kelowna Rockets
Milan Lucic, Vancouver Giants
CAROLINA HURRICANES
Ethan Bear, Seattle Thunderbirds
Dylan Coghlan, Tri-City Americans
Seth Jarvis, Portland Winterhawks
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Reese Johnson, Red Deer Rebels
Tyler Johnson, Spokane Chiefs
Seth Jones, Portland Winterhawks
Jujhar Khaira, Everett Silvertips
Caleb Jones, Portland Winterhawks*
Jalen Luypen, Tri-City Americans*
COLORADO AVALANCHE
Bowen Byram, Vancouver Giants
Darren Helm, Medicine Hat Tigers*
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Jake Bean, Tri-City Americans
Cole Sillinger, Medicine Hat Tigers
DALLAS STARS
Jamie Benn, Kelowna Rockets
DETROIT RED WINGS
Michael Rasmussen, Tri-City Americans
Mark Pysyk, Edmonton Oil Kings*
EDMONTON OILERS
Tyson Barrie, Kelowna Rockets
Leon Draisaitl, Kelowna Rockets
Evander Kane, Vancouver Giants
Brett Kulak, Vancouver Giants
Ryan Murray, Everett Silvertips
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer Rebels
Derek Ryan, Spokane Chiefs
Stuart Skinner, Swift Current Broncos
Kailer Yamamoto, Spokane Chiefs
Tyler Benson, Vancouver Giants*
FLORIDA PANTHERS
Rudolfs Balcers, Kamloops Blazers
Radko Gudas, Everett Silvertips
Josh Mahura, Regina Pats
Sam Reinhart, Kootenay ICE
Justin Sourdif, Vancouver Giants*
LOS ANGELES KINGS
Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Spokane Chiefs
Alexander Edler, Kelowna Rockets
MINNESOTA WILD
Calen Addison, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Connor Dewar, Everett Silvertips
Matt Dumba, Portland Winterhawks
Jared Spurgeon, Spokane Chiefs
Sam Steel, Regina Pats
Pavel Novak, Kelowna Rockets*
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Kirby Dach, Saskatoon Blades
Brendan Gallagher, Vancouver Giants
Kaiden Guhle, Edmonton Oil Kings
Joel Edmundson, Kamloops Blazers*
Carey Price, Tri-City Americans*
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Cody Glass, Portland Winterhawks
Tanner Jeannot, Moose Jaw Warriors
Ryan Johansen, Portland Winterhawks
Nino Niederreiter, Portland Winterhawks
Colton Sissons, Kelowna Rockets
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Damon Severson, Kelowna Rockets
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Mathew Barzal, Seattle Thunderbirds
Kieffer Bellows, Portland Winterhawks
Ryan Pulock, Brandon Wheat Kings
NEW YORK RANGERS
Libor Hajek, Regina Pats
Dryden Hunt, Moose Jaw Warriors
Ryan Reaves, Brandon Wheat Kings
Braden Schneider, Brandon Wheat Kings
OTTAWA SENATORS
Travis Hamonic, Brandon Wheat Kings
Nick Holden, Chilliwack Bruins
Mark Kastelic, Calgary Hitmen
Parker Kelly, Prince Albert Raiders
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Carter Hart, Everett Silvertips
Ivan Provorov, Brandon Wheat Kings
Travis Sanheim, Calgary Hitmen
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Tristan Jarry, Edmonton Oil Kings
ST. LOUIS BLUES
Brayden Schenn, Saskatoon Blades
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Noah Gregor, Prince Albert Raiders
James Reimer, Red Deer Rebels
Nikolai Knyzhov, Regina Pats*
SEATTLE KRAKEN
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Portland Winterhawks
Jordan Eberle, Regina Pats
Cale Fleury, Regina Pats
Morgan Geekie, Tri-City Americans
Martin Jones, Calgary Hitmen
Chris Driedger, Calgary Hitmen*
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Haydn Fleury, Red Deer Rebels
Cal Foote, Kelowna Rockets
Brandon Hagel, Red Deer Rebels
Brayden Point, Moose Jaw Warriors
Brent Seabrook, Lethbridge Hurricanes*
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Morgan Rielly, Moose Jaw Warriors
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Kyle Burroughs, Medicine Hat Tigers
Curtis Lazar, Edmonton Oil Kings
Luke Schenn, Kelowna Rockets
Micheal Ferland, Saskatoon Blades*
Tyler Myers, Kelowna Rockets*
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Adin Hill, Portland Winterhawks
Brett Howden, Moose Jaw Warriors
Keegan Kolesar, Seattle Thunderbirds
Jake Leschyshyn, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Brayden McNabb, Kootenay ICE
Chandler Stephenson, Regina Pats
Mark Stone, Brandon Wheat Kings
Shea Theodore, Seattle Thunderbirds
Logan Thompson, Brandon Wheat Kings
Laurent Brossoit, Edmonton Oil Kings*
Nolan Patrick, Brandon Wheat Kings*
Shea Weber, Kelowna Rockets*
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Darcy Kuemper, Red Deer Rebels
Aliaksei Protas, Prince Albert Raiders
Alexander Alexeyev, Red Deer Rebels*
WINNIPEG JETS
Brenden Dillon, Seattle Thunderbirds
Adam Lowry, Swift Current Broncos
Josh Morrissey, Kelowna Rockets
(Article courtesy of the WHL's Chris Wahl)
