Above, from left to right: Brandon Cox, Joe Martin, Will Mitchell, Kenyon McIsaac, Jacob Wingfield, Alexi Grégoire
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are excited to announce the signing of four players from a successful Top Prospects Camp in Abbotsford.
Joining the team for the 2024-2025 season are:
2005 born Forward Will Mitchell
The 19 year old forward is from Kingston, Ontario and stands 5’11 and weighs 185 pounds. In 165 regular season and playoff games in the OJHL he scored 32 goals and added 54 assists for 86 points.
2006 born Defenceman Kenyon McIsaac
The 5’11 , 163 pound defender is 18 years old and is from Prince George. He’s no stranger to Hockey Valley, as he played 26 games with the Port Alberni Bombers of the VIJHL in 2022-23 where he scored four times and added 10 assists good for 14 points. Last season he spent the majority of the year with the U18 Cariboo Cougars of the BC Elite Hockey League where he played 31 regular season and playoff games, where he scored 11 times and added 26 assists for 37 points. He also played five games with the BCHL’s Chilliwack Chiefs where he contributed an assist, and 7 games in the VIJHL Playoffs with the Kerry Park Islanders where he scored twice and added four assists. He’s the brother of Bulldogs forward Brady McIsaac.
2006 born Forward Jacob Wingfield
The 18 year old is from Danbury, Connecticut and is 6’1 and 181 pounds. In 78 regular season games over the 2022-2024 seasons with the VIJHL’s Kerry Park Islanders he scored 31 goals and added 33 assists for 64 points. In 15 playoff games last spring, he scored 10 times and added 2 assists for 12 points.
2007 born Defenceman Alexi Grégoire
Grégoire is 16 years old and is from Quebec City and stands 6’3 and weighs in at 181 pounds. He spent last season with Gilmour Academy where in 68 regular season and playoff games he scored 10 times and added 35 assists to total 45 points.
On the Top Prospects Camp and the signing of these four players Bulldogs Head Coach and General Manager Joe Martin stated:
“We had so many good players in attendance that it led to many tough decisions that had to be made. We had lots of youth to keep track of that are off to have great seasons elsewhere. A couple older players just didn’t fit our club’s roster this year. It was particularly tough to make decisions on a couple of 20 year old players. The players moving forward with us had a great couple of camps with us, culminating with their performance at this Top Prospects Camp”
Will, Kenyon, Jacob and Alexi will join their teammates in #hockeyvalley in advance of the season opening Golf Tournament on August 30th at the Alberni Golf Club
