Prince George shines with Foster and Schmidt taken in 2025 NHL Draft

Day two of the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles has a bit more Prince George connection.

Aiden Foster is the second Prince George Cougar taken in the draft with pick 127 by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round.

AIDEN FOSTER ⚡️⚡️⚡️

127th to the Tampa Bay Lightning!#NHLDraft • #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/zJKLOWeAbC

— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) June 28, 2025

Foster is coming off of a 68 game season, putting up 20 points (11 goals 9 assists).

Goaltender Josh Ravensbergen was the first Cougar off the board, drafted 30th overall by the San Jose Sharks.

Forward Cameron Schmidt of the Vancouver Giants, who is from Prince George, went in the 3rd round, 94^th overall to the Dallas Stars.

With the 94th pick in the #NHLDraft, we’ve selected Cameron Schmidt of the Vancouver Giants!

Welcome to #TexasHockey, Cameron Schmidt! pic.twitter.com/ro3pjNV6WI

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) June 28, 2025

Schmidt finished the 2024-25 season with 78 points (40 goals 38 assists) in 61 games.

Current list of draft picks can be found here.

The WHL had 33 of its players selected in the NHL Draft over the two days.

2025 NHL Draft – WHL Players

Overall – Player (Pos.) – NHL Team; WHL Team; Hometown

Round One (9)
#9 – Radim Mrtka (D) – Buffalo Sabres; Seattle Thunderbirds; Havlickuv Brod, Czechia
#10 – Roger McQueen (F) – Anaheim Ducks; Brandon Wheat Kings; Saskatoon, Sask.
#11 – Benjamin Kindel (F) – Pittsburgh Penguins; Calgary Hitmen; Coquitlam, B.C.
#13 – Carter Bear (F) – Detroit Red Wings; Everett Silvertips; West St. Paul, Man.
#14 – Jackson Smith (D) – Columbus Blue Jackets; Tri-City Americans; Calgary, Alta.
#15 – Braeden Cootes (F) – Vancouver Canucks; Seattle Thunderbirds; Sherwood Park, Alta.
#18 – Cole Reschny (F) – Calgary Flames; Victoria Royals; Macklin, Sask.
#27 – Lynden Lakovic (F) – Washington Capitals; Moose Jaw Warriors; West Kelowna, B.C.
#30 – Joshua Ravensbergen (G) – San Jose Sharks; Prince George Cougars; North Vancouver, B.C.

Round Two (4)
#36 – Blake Fiddler (D) – Seattle Kraken; Edmonton Oil Kings; Frisco, Texas
#39 – Peyton Kettles (D) – Pittsburgh Penguins; Swift Current Broncos; Winnipeg, Man.
#46 – Max Pšenička (D) – Utah Mammoth; Portland Winterhawks; Praha, Czechia
#57 – Matthew Gard (F) – Philadelphia Flyers; Red Deer Rebels; Winnipeg, Man.

Round Three (6)
#66 – Nathan Behm (F) – Chicago Blackhawks; Kamloops Blazers; Calgary, Alta.
#69 – Hayden Paupanekis (F) – Montreal Canadiens; Kelowna Rockets; Winnipeg, Man.
#81 – Bryce Pickford (D) – Montreal Canadiens; Medicine Hat Tigers; Chauvin, Alta.
#83 – Tommy Lafreniere (F) – Edmonton Oilers; Kamloops Blazers; Hornby Island, B.C.
#92 – Owen Martin (F) – Winnipeg Jets; Spokane Chiefs; Oakbank, Man.
#94 – Cameron Schmidt (F) – Dallas Stars; Vancouver Giants; Prince George, B.C.

Round Four (5)
#117 – David Lewandowski (F) – Edmonton Oilers; Saskatoon Blades; Dusseldorf, Germany
#123 – Carter Klippenstein (F) – Minnesota Wild; Brandon Wheat Kings; Lethbridge, Alta.
#126 – Brandon Gorzynski (F) – Dallas Stars; Calgary Hitmen; Scottsdale, Ariz.
#127 – Aiden Foster (F) – Tampa Bay Lightning; Prince George Cougars; Lloydminster, Alta.
#128 – Shea Busch (F) – Florida Panthers; Everett Silvertips; North Vancouver, B.C.

Round Five (3)
#130 – Ryan Miller (F) – Pittsburgh Penguins; Portland Winterhawks; Medicine Hat, Alta.
#141 – Justin Kipkie (D) – Minnesota Wild; Victoria Royals; Calgary, Alta.
#157 – Luke Vlooswyk (D) – Philadelphia Flyers; Red Deer Rebels; Calgary, Alta.

Round Six (3)
#162 – Ashton Cumby (D) – Chicago Blackhawks; Seattle Thunderbirds; Bonnyville, Alta.
#170 – Burke Hood (G) – New York Islanders; Vancouver Giants; Brandon, Man.
#186 – Alexander Weiermair (F) – Vegas Golden Knights; Portland Winterhawks; Los Angeles, Calif.

Round Seven (3)
#197 – Brendan Dunphy (D) – Florida Panthers; Wenatchee Wild; San Diego, Calif.
#200 – Brady Turko (F) – Anaheim Ducks; Brandon Wheat Kings; Brandon, Man.
#216 – William Sharpe (D) – Los Angeles Kings; Kelowna Rockets; Ladner, B.C.