And we’re not just talking on-ice intelligence, but his work in the classroom as well.
Peters, an 18-year-old defenceman with the Edmonton Oil Kings, was named the Western Hockey League Central Division’s Scholastic Player of the Year during the league awards announced Wednesday afternoon.
The former AAA Warriors defensive standout recorded a core average of 94.67 per cent in his complete Grade 12 courses, including a 98 per cent in Math 30 Pre Calculus and a 97 per cent in English 30.
Peters was earlier named the Oil Kings team scholastic winner, and also won the Canadian Sport School Hockey League Elite 15 scholastic award while playing with the Prairie Hockey Academy in the 2018-19 season.
It’s the latest achievement for the up-and-coming rearguard, who wasn’t even signed by Edmonton when 2021 began. He officially joined the Oil Kings on Jan. 4 and took the ice for his first WHL game on Feb. 26.
Peters would play all 23 games for Edmonton, scoring the first goal of his career against the Red Deer Rebels on April 2 and finishing the season with a goal and five points.
His steady play throughout the campaign for the powerhouse Oil Kings drew lots of attention from scouts, and when the Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft this July, there was Peters cracking the list at 198th among North American skaters.
The Draft will begin July 23 with the first round, followed by the remaining rounds on July 24.
