Next up in our predictions is the players. We took our shots at who will be the rookie of the year, goalie of the year and defenseman of the year in the entire WHL.
| Contributor | Rookie of the year | Goalie of the year | D-man of the year |
| Jesse Phillips | Tyson Upper | Dylan Ferguson | Ty Smith |
| Paul Figler | Jake Neighbours | Ian Scott | Calen Addison |
| Brayden Sullivan | Jake Neighbours | Jiri Patera | Ty Smith |
| Brandon Rivers | Jake Neighbours | Ian Scott | Ty Smith |
| Jordan O’Brien | Payton Mount | Griffen Outhouse | Ty Smith |
| Josh Critzer | Seth Jarvis | Griffen Outhouse | Ty Smith |
| Matt Gourlie | Connor McClennon | Ian Scott | Ty Smith |
| Chad Balcom | Jake Neighbours | Ian Scott | Ty Smith |
| Jeff Hollick | Jake Neighbours | Ian Scott | Ty Smith |
| Traci Kay | Matthew Culling | Max Paddock | Calen Addison |
| Aaron Piper | Luke Prokop | Dustin Wolf | Wyatte Wylie |
| Ryan Sinclair | Cross Hanas | Griffen Outhouse | Ty Smith |
| Glen Erickson | Adam Beckman | David Tendeck | Ty Smith |
| Tyler Lowery | Justin Sourdif | Dawson Weatherill | Ty Smith |
| Trevor Crawley | Connor McClennon | Dylan Ferguson | Ty Smith |
-As expected the rookie race was wide open with our 15 picks split between nine different players. Connor McClennon of the Kootenay ICE was mentioned by two differnet people and Jake Neighbours had five of our contributors picks him.
-Ian Scott of the Prince Albert Raiders was not surprisingly the favorite among goalies this year with five contributors thinking he will take the crown Carter Hart wore three straight times. Griffen Outhouse of the Victoria Royals and Dylan Ferguson of the Kamloops Blazers also got some love.
-Ty Smith of the Spokane Chiefs is the overwhelming favorite in defensemen category with 12 of 15 calling on him to dominate the blue line. Calen Addison of the Lethbridge Hurricanes got a couple mentions as well.
| Contributor | Top Scorer | MVP |
| Jesse Phillips | Jordy Bellerive | Jordy Bellerive |
| Paul Figler | Jordy Bellerive | Cody Glass |
| Brayden Sullivan | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | Cody Glass |
| Brandon Rivers | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | Jordy Bellerive |
| Jordan O’Brien | Jordy Bellerive | Jordy Bellerive |
| Josh Critzer | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | Jaret Anderson-Dolan |
| Matt Gourlie | Ty Lewis | Cody Glass |
| Chad Balcom | Jordy Bellerive | Cody Glass |
| Jeff Hollick | Stelio Mattheos | Jaret Anderson-Dolan |
| Traci Kay | Justin Almeida | Jordy Bellerive |
| Aaron Piper | Jordy Bellerive | Cody Glass |
| Ryan Sinclair | Cody Glass | Jordy Bellerive |
| Glen Erickson | Stelio Mattheos | Ty Smith |
| Tyler Lowey | Cody Glass | Jordy Bellerive |
| Trevor Crawley | Stelio Mattheos | Stelio Mattheos |
-Jordy Bellerive of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is the favorite, if you ask our staff to score the most points in 2018-19. The 19-year-old had 46 goals and 46 assists for 92 points a season ago and if he is recovered from the injuries he took to his hands during a freak accident over the summer, he should be in the mix at the top of the points standings.
Stelio Mattheos of the Brandon Wheat Kings, Cody Glass of the Portland Winterhawks and Jaret Anderson-Dolan of the Spokane Chiefs should also be in the mix.
MVP is also Bellerive’s to lose according to our contributors. The feel-good story of him leading the Hurricanes to success after the accident would be hard for any voters to pass on. Also, his stats and play should give him an argument for the award anyways.
Mattheos, Anderson-Dolan and Glass are in the mix for that as well.
Glen Erickson believes that Ty Smith will be the first defenseman since Karl Alzner of the Calgary Hitmen in 2007-08 to take home the MVP award.
Who do you have for each of the categories? Let us know in the comments.
