The Red Deer Rebels have signed their top pick from the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft.
Ollie Josephson, who was selected fifth overall in last week’s draft, signed a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement, the club announced Monday.
“Ollie is the type of guy who every person who’s coached him loves him,” said Rebels associate general manager Shaun Sutter.
“The words ‘trust’ and ‘responsibility’ come to mind. Ollie is a great skater and a smart player with a lot of layers to his game. He can play in any situation and make other players around him better.”
Playing this season with the South Island Royals U18 AAA of the B.C. Elite Hockey League, the six-foot-one, 175-pound forward has recorded six goals and nine assists in 10 games played. He also helped Team B.C. win gold at the 2021 WHL Cup held in Red Deer.
Josephson’s father, Mike Josephson, played in the Western Hockey League with the Kamloops Blazers (1992-95) and Lethbridge Hurricanes (1995-97) where he was teammates with Travis Brigley, father of Rebels forward Talon Brigley.
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