WHL Prince George Cougars

Four Prospects Named to WHL Cup Rosters

October 9, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


PRINCE GEORGE, BC- The Prince George Cougars are proud to announce four prospects will play at the Western Hockey League (WHL) Cup this year. The WHL Cup takes place from October 23rd-27th in Calgary, AB.

The Cougars' first four selections from the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft will suit up for their provinces later this month.

Both of the Cougars' signed first-round picks from the 2019 draft class will play for Team Alberta in defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk and forward Koehn Ziemmer. Dowhaniuk was drafted third overall and Ziemmer was taken one spot later. Second-round pick (36th overall) Jaren Brinson will also play for Team Alberta as he joins Dowhaniuk on the blue-line. Team Alberta were silver medalists in 2017.

Dowhaniuk plays for OHA Edmonton's Midget Prep team in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) and Brinson plays on the Edge School's Midget Prep squad in the CSSHL. Ziemmer is currently playing with the St. Albert Raiders in the Alberta Major Midget Hockey League.

Signed second-round pick Kyren Gronick is on Team Saskatchewan's roster. The Regina product was taken 26th overall by the Cougars in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft. Gronick is playing with the Regina Pat Canadians in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League.

The WHL Cup features the highest-rated players in the under-16 age category from the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The tournament will be a four-team round-robin format and is the first step in Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence for players. Team B.C. is the defending champions, winning in 2017. The event wasn't contested in 2018 due to the Canada Winter Games.

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