The Alberta Junior Hockey League has produced its fair share of high NHL draft picks.
Dylan Holloway, Jacob Bernard-Docker, and Joe Colborne have all become first-round selections after dominating the AJHL. The AJHL’s most famous active alumnus is undoubtedly Cale Makar, the reigning Norris and Conn Smythe winner.
This year, Okotoks Oilers forward Rieger Lorenz is the AJHL’s top draft-eligible prospect. While he’s unlikely to go in the first round, many onlookers expect him to be taken right around the 50-60 range — right where the Calgary Flames are set to make their first pick.
Lorenz is a big left-handed winger from Calgary who played his draft season right in the Flames’ backyard.