The winger finished his rookie season in the WHL with 35 points (20G, 15A) and a plus-14 rating through 43 regular season games.

Although they can’t compete for the WHL Championship, their season is not over as they’re the host city for the 2026 Memorial Cup, the top prize in Canadian junior hockey. Poletin and the Rockets will be awaiting their opponents in the Memorial Cup when the tournament kicks off on May 22.

STATS

CHL

Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie) OHL | 56GP, 28G, 42A, 70P, 97PIM

Kashawn Aitcheson (Playoffs) | 8GP, 3G, 10A, 13P, 6PIM

Luca Romano (Kitchener) OHL | 55GP, 14G, 19A, 33P, 22PIM

Luca Romano (Playoffs) | 9GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, 2PIM

Jacob Kvasnicka (Penticton) WHL | 65GP, 35G, 50A, 85P, 21PIM

Jacob Kvasnicka (Playoffs) | 10GP, 6G, 6A, 12P, 0PIM

Tomas Poletin (Kelowna) WHL | 43GP, 20G, 15A, 35P, 38PIM

Tomas Poletin (Playoffs) | 9GP, 2G, 3A, 5P, 6PIM

KHL

Dmitry Gamzin | CSKA Moscow (KHL) | 40GP, 22-10-6, 1.49 GAA, .938 SV%, 8 SO

Dmitry Gamzin | CSKA Moscow (Playoffs) | 10GP, 5-5-0, 1.90 GAA, .929 SV%, 0 SO