Will McIsaac Named Team Captain for Remainder of 2025-26 Season
WHL Spokane Chiefs

Will McIsaac Named Team Captain for Remainder of 2025-26 Season

Published on January 22, 2026 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


Spokane, Wash. - The Spokane Chiefs announced on Thursday that defenseman Will McIsaac has been named team captain for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. McIsaac becomes the 38th captain in franchise history and takes over for Berkly Catton, who has remained up with the Seattle Kraken this season.

"At the beginning of the year we were unsure what our team would look like, but now that our team is set for the rest of the season we felt it was important to add a captain to our leadership group," Chiefs Head Coach Brad Lauer said. "We feel that Will embodies all the right qualities and is the perfect fit to lead this group through the rest of the season."

McIsaac was drafted by the Chiefs 28th overall in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft and made his Western Hockey League debut on January 15, 2022 against the Kamloops Blazers. Since then, he's suited up for 245 career WHL games, logging 95 points and a +54. McIsaac is currently second among Spokane defensemen this season, with four goals and 16 assists for 20 points in 41 games.

In June of 2024, McIsaac was selected 145th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Entry Draft. The Vancouver native was the first defenseman taken out of Spokane since Graham Sward was drafted in the fifth round by Nashville in 2022 and became the 27th Spokane blueliner ever selected in the NHL Draft. McIsaac is just the second Chief selected by the Blues, following Maxim Bets in the 1993 draft.

In addition, the Chiefs have added forwards Chase Harrington and Logan Wormald to the leadership group as assistant captains.

The Chiefs' full leadership group now includes:

- D Will McIsaac - Captain

- F Owen Martin - Assistant Captain (full-time)

- D Nathan Mayes - Assistant Captain (home)

- F Chase Harrington - Assistant Captain (home)

- F Sam Oremba - Assistant Captain (road)

- F Logan Wormald - Assistant Captain (road)

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The Spokane Chiefs are a member of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, the world's finest development league for junior hockey players. Since 1985 the Chiefs have been a pillar in the Spokane community, offering family-friendly entertainment and a winning tradition, which includes: two Memorial Cup Championships in 1991 & 2008, two WHL Championships in 1991 & 2008 and five Western Conference Championships in 1991, 1996, 2000, 2008 & 2025. Over 60 alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

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