Former Kelowna Rockets

Don’t even have both Foote bros on here too, more of a testament of how it’s a nhl factory

I'd list Kelowna and Portland as the two best programs in the WHL, they consistently churn out NHL talent.

for sure, there are just some teams that have been constant in their development of players....Wheatkings has to be high up there too, they always seem to have a special player every couple of seasons.

The hitman were up there for a while the last decade o rso but sort of fallen off the map in recent years

Absolutely, Brandon has always done a good job developing players.

In the next few years, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Prince Albert will look good with the players they have recently produced.

right Oil Kings had their run when they were a mem cup favourite, stacked team with future NHLers....thats what happened to the Hitmen too.
But to your point, Portland and Kelowna year in and year our doesnt matter if they are a mem cup fav or host, they just produce talent