Maddox Schultz (Ethan Cairns / Hockey Canada Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/2c37c4a7-f0b4-475c-8246-aac77a8a49de.jpeg] Maddox Schultz (Ethan Cairns / Hockey Canada Images) The 2028 NHL draft is four drafts away. Four of them. So it's probably wildly early to suggest that 15-year-old Maddox Schultz from Regina will be the No. 1 overall pick that far down the road. But...here we are. Schultz is undoubtedly the next big thing, a kid who played most of the season as a 14-year-old in Saskatchewan's under-18 league and dominated. On Sunday, he scored in overtime to lead the Regina Pat Canadians to the Telus Cup, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/maddox-schultz-leads-regina-pat-canadians-into-hockey-history-at-telus-cup-1.7520274] which is the under-18 national championship in Canada. He also dominated Saskatchewan's under-18 league, despite turning 15 in mid-March. Schultz did not apply for exceptional status to play full-time in the WHL [https://thehockeynews.com/whl] next season, but the Regina Pats have the first pick and will take him [https://thehockeynews.com/whl/latest-news/regina-pats-win-the-2025-whl-draft-lottery]. That means he'll be able to play up to 34 games for the Pats next season and continue to dominate the under-18 league again. Today's video column has more. Get the latest news and trending stories by following The Hockey News on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and by subscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com.
