Landon DuPon expected to receive exceptional status

 

You should anticipate hearing the name Landon DuPont very soon if you haven't already.

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, on Hockey Night in Canada's "Saturday Headlines" segment, DuPont, 14, is anticipated to be granted exceptional status, allowing him to play in the Western Hockey League as early as next week.

Friedman noted that this would be big news for the Everett Silvertips.

"Everett won the WHL lottery and will have the No. 1 overall pick," Friedman said. "The announcement has not been made on DuPont yet, but the belief is it will be given to him next week."

 The native of Calgary will join Connor Bedard as the only other players in league history to be granted special status in the WHL.

Due to his unique status, DuPont will be able to join the league at the age of fifteen.

DuPont will join Bedard, OHL players John Tavares (2005), Aaron Ekblad (2011), Connor McDavid (2012), Sean Day (2013), Shane Wright (2109), Michael Misa (2022), and Joe Veleno (2015) in the QMJHL as the ninth player in CHL history to get the designation.

Joining this company is not that horrible. 

In 2023-24, Dupont has 19 goals and 43 assists in 30 games while playing with the Edge School U-18 Prep team in Calgary.