Montreal Canadiens prospect Kadhen Guhle was named Most Valuable Player of the Western Junior Hockey League (WHL) playoffs on Monday night.
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His team, the Edmonton Oil Kings, has indeed won top honors on the circuit and will therefore participate in the Memorial Cup tournament to be held in Saint John, New Brunswick, next week.
Guhle scored his team’s second goal in a 2-0 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds in Game 6 of the series. The Habs’ first pick in 2020 finished the playoffs with eight goals and eight assists for 16 points in 19 games.
The 20-year-old defenseman becomes the first player to win the WHL championship back-to-back since Trevor Glass in 2007 and 2008. Guhle was acquired by the Oil Kings from the Prince Albert Raiders in a mega-deal concluded last December.
