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Canada Peyton Kettles
#7 Kelowna Rockets / WHL - 25/26
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Sep 01, 2007
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Transcona MHA
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$875,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2025 round 2 #39 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Kettles routinely shuts down the opposition’s best. He denies the middle with his reach, then pulls his stick in and lands a perfectly-timed poke. Even if he backs off too soon, most opponents struggle to navigate his range. In defensive zone coverage, he guides opponents away from his net, beats them down, and pins them to the walls. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide

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Peyton Kettles Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Winnipeg Sharks U14 AAA WAAA U14 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2021-22 RINK HA Winnipeg U15 Prep CSSHL U15 30* 9* 26* 35* 40* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
RINK HA Winnipeg U16 Prep CSSHL U16 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
RINK HA Winnipeg U18 Prep CSSHL U18 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2022-23 RINK HA Winnipeg U18 Prep CSSHL U18 22* 2* 14* 16* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 2 -
Swift Current Broncos WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2023-24 Swift Current Broncos WHL 61* 2* 11* 13* 44* 19* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 2 1
Canada Red U17 WHC-17 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2024-25 Swift Current Broncos WHL 53* 5* 9* 14* 65* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 -2
2025-26   Swift Current Broncos WHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 7* 0* |
  Kelowna Rockets WHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 8* 2* |
  Projected WHL 41* 8* 16* 24* 123* 16* |

Peyton Kettles Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 Team Manitoba CWG 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2024-25 Canada U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |

Peyton Kettles Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CSSHL U15 1 30* 9* 26* 35* 1.17* 40* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
CSSHL U16 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U18 2 25* 2* 14* 16* 0.64* 26* -* | 1 3 1 * 2 * 3 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
CWG 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WAAA U14 1 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 121* 8* 22* 30* 0.25* 124* 21* | 2 13 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.31 * 10 * -1 *

Peyton Kettles Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/24/2025
11/24/2025 Confirmed Kelowna Rockets Pittsburgh Penguins
10/30/2025
10/30/2025 Confirmed Swift Current Broncos Kelowna Rockets
05/27/2022
05/27/2022 Confirmed RINK HA Winnipeg U15 Prep Swift Current Broncos
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 7 #97 overall by Portage Terriers in the MJHL Draft

Drafted 2022, 1 #6 overall by Swift Current Broncos in the WHL Prospects Draft

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #56 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #59 by Elite Prospects

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #79 by ISS Hockey

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #75 by FCHockey

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #76 by TSN/Craig Button

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #74 by McKeen's Hockey

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #39 by NHL Central Scouting

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #67 by DobberProspects