CALGARY — Hockey Canada granted Landon DuPont, a 14-year-old defenceman from Calgary, exceptional player status Monday.
That means DuPont will be eligible for the Western Hockey League draft May 9 and able to play in the league on a full-time basis starting next season.
DuPont becomes the first defenceman and second player in league history to receive exceptional player status.DuPont becomes the ninth player — and third defenceman — in Canadian Hockey League history to receive the designation since it was created in 2005. Others to have received the designation include Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares , Florida Panthers defencemen Aaron Ekblad and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid .
The five-foot-11, 170-pound DuPont spent the 2023-24 season at Edge School, an under-18 prep team in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. He registered 62 points in 30 regular-season games, finishing tops among defenceman and third overall in scoring as Edge captured the league title.
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