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By Pete McIntyre

Four Rockets

WHL announces all-star teams

Apr 21, 2022 | 2:00 PM

The Western Hockey League has announced the First and Second Division All-Star teams for the 2021-22 WHL season.

The list of 48 Division All-Stars includes 22 players selected in the NHL Draft or signed by NHL teams, plus a further four players listed in the NHL Central Scouting mid-season rankings ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft.

A total of 18 WHL teams are represented in the 2021-22 Division All-Star Teams. The Edmonton Oil Kings lead the way with five Division All-Stars. The Kamloops Blazers, Kelowna Rockets, Portland Winterhawks and Seattle Thunderbirds each have four players named to Division All-Star Teams. The Everett Silvertips, Moose Jaw Warriors, Red Deer Rebels, Victoria Royals and Winnipeg ICE each boast three Division All-Stars.

WHL Division All-Stars are voted upon by WHL General Managers.

WHL B.C. Division First All-Star Team
Goaltender – Dylan Garand (Victoria, B.C.) – Kamloops Blazers
Defenceman – Gannon Laroque (Edmonton, Alta.) – Victoria Royals
Defenceman – Jake Lee (Sherwood Park, Alta.) – Kelowna Rockets
Forward – Colton Dach (Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) – Kelowna Rockets
Forward – Bailey Peach (Falmouth, N.S.) – Victoria Royals
Forward – Logan Stankoven (Kamloops, B.C.) – Kamloops Blazers

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WHL B.C. Division Second All-Star Team
Goaltender – Talyn Boyko (Drumheller, Alta.) – Kelowna Rockets
Defenceman – Ethan Samson (Delta, B.C.) – Prince George Cougars
Defenceman – Quinn Schmiemann (Wilcox, Sask.) – Kamloops Blazers
Forward – Tarun Fizer (Chestermere, Alta.) – Victoria Royals
Forward – Pavel Novak (Tabor, Czechia) – Kelowna Rockets
Forward – Luke Toporowski (Bettendorf, Iowa) – Kamloops Blazers
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WHL Central Division First All-Star Team
Goaltender – Sebastian Cossa (Fort McMurray, Alta.) – Edmonton Oil Kings
Defenceman – Kaiden Guhle (Sherwood Park, Alta.) – Edmonton Oil Kings
Defenceman – Christoffer Sedoff (Helsinki, Finland) – Red Deer Rebels
Forward – Arshdeep Bains (Surrey, B.C.) – Red Deer Rebels
Forward – Dylan Guenther (Edmonton, Alta.) – Edmonton Oil Kings
Forward – Ben King (Vernon, B.C.) – Red Deer Rebels

WHL Central Division Second All-Star Team
Goaltender – Isaac Poulter (Winnipeg, Man.) – Swift Current Broncos
Defenceman – Simon Kubicek (Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechia) – Edmonton Oil Kings
Defenceman – Owen Pickering (St. Adolphe, Man.) – Swift Current Broncos
Forward – Riley Fiddler-Schultz (Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) – Calgary Hitmen
Forward – Justin Hall (Edmonton, Alta.) – Lethbridge Hurricanes
Forward – Jake Neighbours (Airdrie, Alta.) – Edmonton Oil Kings
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WHL East Division First All-Star Team
Goaltender – Daniel Hauser (Chestermere, Alta.) – Winnipeg ICE
Defenceman – Carson Lambos (Winnipeg, Man.) – Winnipeg ICE
Defenceman – Denton Mateychuk (Dominion City, Man.) – Moose Jaw Warriors
Forward – Connor Bedard (North Vancouver, B.C.) – Regina Pats
Forward – Kyle Crnkovic (Chestermere, Alta.) – Saskatoon Blades
Forward – Matthew Savoie (St. Albert, Alta.) – Winnipeg ICE

WHL East Division Second All-Star Team
Goaltender – Carl Tetachuk (Lethbridge, Alta.) – Moose Jaw Warriors
Defenceman – Ryker Evans (Calgary, Alta.) – Regina Pats
Defenceman – Chad Nychuk (Rossburn, Man.) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward – Jagger Firkus (Irma, Alta.) – Moose Jaw Warriors
Forward – Ridly Greig (Lethbridge, Alta.) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward – Tristen Robins (Clear Lake, Man.) – Saskatoon Blades
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WHL U.S. Division First All-Star Team
Goaltender – Taylor Gauthier (Calgary, Alta.) – Portland Winterhawks
Defenceman – Clay Hanus (Excelsior, Minn.) – Portland Winterhawks
Defenceman – Olen Zellweger (Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) – Everett Silvertips
Forward – Jackson Berezowski (Yorkton, Sask.) – Everett Silvertips
Forward – Jared Davidson (Edmonton, Alta.) – Seattle Thunderbirds
Forward – Cross Hanas (Highland Village, Texas) – Portland Winterhawks

WHL U.S. Division Second All-Star Team
Goaltender – Thomas Milic (Coquitlam, B.C.) – Seattle Thunderbirds
Defenceman – Kevin Korchinski (Saskatoon, Sask.) – Seattle Thunderbirds
Defenceman – Ronan Seeley (Olds, Alta.) – Everett Silvertips
Forward – Bear Hughes (Post Falls, Idaho) – Spokane Chiefs
Forward – Tyson Kozak (Souris, Man.) – Portland Winterhawks
Forward – Lukas Svejkovsky (Point Roberts, Wash.) – Seattle Thunderbirds
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