Western Capitals select six players at MHL Entry Draft

Saturday June 20, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

The Summerside Western Capitals made six selections at the 2026 MHL Entry Draft in Campbellton, N.B. on Saturday.

Five forwards and one defenceman were chosen by the Capitals. Prior to the draft earlier this week, the Capitals made their two territorial selections with Riley Cormier and Cam Griffin which are considered third and fourth round picks as per the MHL Draft results. 

The Capitals’ first pick came in the second round at 16th overall where they selected forward Jack Baldwin of Cole Harbour, N.S.  The 16-year-old scored 11 goals and 30 points in 32 games with the March and Mill Hunters Under-18 AAA this past season.

In the fifth round, 52nd overall, the Capitals selected defenceman Leo Meng of Fredericton, N.B.  The 15-year-old scored a goal and five points in 28 games with the Fredericton Caps Under-18 AAA this past season.

With the 56th overall pick, the Capitals selected forward Eli Swain of New Glasgow, N.S. Swain, 16, played with the Weeks Majors Midgets Under-18 AAA this past season where he had 11 goals and 25 points in 32 games. 

 

In the sixth round, the Capitals selected Remy Belliveau with the 62nd overall pick. Belliveau, 15, played the past season with March and Mill Hunters Under-18 AAA and scored eight goals and 22 points in 34 games while adding an additional eight goals and a 12 points in 10 playoff games.

 

In the ninth round, 100th overall, the Capitals selected forward Grayson Aguliar-Knee of Moncton, N.B. In 32 games with the Moncton Flyers Under-18 AAA, the 16-year-old scored two goals and six points.

 

With the Capitals' final pick in the draft in the 10th round, 110th overall, the Capitals selected Summerside native Jett Mills. The 17-year-old scored eight goals and 19 points in 36 games with the Kensington Wild Under-18 AAA this past season.

 

Here is the full list of Capitals draft picks:

Rd	#	Player	DOB	Pos	Hometown	Last team
2	16	Jack Baldwin	2010-04-13	C	Cole Harbour, NS	March and Mill Hunters U18 AAA
T1	36	Riley Cormier	2010-05-07	LW	Miscouche, PE	Kensington Wild U18 AAA
T2	48	Cam Griffin	2008-09-09	C	Summerside, PE	Kensington Wild U18 AAA
5	52	Leo Meng	2010-12-20	D	Fredericton, NB	Fredericton Caps U18 AAA
5	56	Eli Swain	2010-03-28	RW	New Glasgow, NS	Weeks Majors U18 AAA
6	62	Remy Belliveau	2010-08-08	LW	Halifax, NS	March and Mill Hunters U18 AAA
9	100	Grayson Aguilar-Knee	2010-03-04	C	Moncton, NB	Moncton Flyers U18 AAA
10	110	Jett Mills	2009-04-18	C	Summerside, PE	Kensington Wild U18 AAA

 

 

Western Capitals make territorial selections

Monday June 15, 2026

The Summerside Western Capitals made its territorial selections, the team announced today.

Forwards Riley Cormier and Cam Griffin were the Western Capitals' first and second round territorial selections ahead of the 2026 MHL Entry Draft.

Cormier, 16, played the past season with the Kensington Wild Under-18 AAA where he scored 10 goals and 15 points in 33 games. Cormier added two goals and an assist in six playoff games. The Miscouche, P.E.I. native was also selected in the 11th round, 188th overall by the Gatineau Olympiques in the 2026 QMJHL Entry Draft. Cormier stands five-foot-10 and 165 pounds.

Griffin, 17, has spent the last two seasons with the Kensington Wild and has scored 34 goals and 72 points in 73 games. The native of Summerside stands six-foot-two, 170 pounds and is the younger brother of former Capitals forward Carson Griffin, who was traded to Miramichi earlier this month.

The 2026 MHL Draft takes place Saturday June 20 at 10 a.m. AST in Campbellton, N.B. Summerside doesn't pick until the second round, 16th overall.

Full career stats of Cormier here.

Full career stats of Griffin here.

Western Capitals with 8 selections at upcoming draft

The Summerside Western Capitals will head into the 2026 MHL Entry with eight draft selections.

The draft selections list was released by the Maritime Hockey League (MHL) today and that number includes six regular draft picks plus two territorial picks for the Western Capitals. The highest pick for the Western Capitals this year will be 16th overall which comes in the second round. The pick was originally owned by Yarmouth which Summerside acquired when they traded Ryker Rougeau to Yarmouth during the trade deadline in January.

Here are the selections for the Capitals:

2nd round, 16th overall (Yarmouth)[Ryker Rougeau trade]

Territorial 1, 36th overall

Territorial 2, 48th overall

3rd round, 52nd overall (Yarmouth)[Ryker Rougeau trade]

3rd round, 56th overall (Pictou County)[George Gallant trade]

4th round, 62nd overall (Miramichi)[Max Jardine/Coen Miller trade]

7th round, 100th overall (Yarmouth)[Liam Duquette/Nikolas Mokriavkov trade in 2025]

8th round, 110th overall (Miramichi)[Elliot Robert trade]

The draft takes place June 20, 2026 in Campbellton, N.B.

Full list here.