Justin Kipkie Named to 2023-24 B.C. Division First All-Star Team

The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced today that Royals’ defencemen Justin Kipkie has been named to the B.C. Division First All-Star Team. The 18-year-old from Calgary, Alberta, posted career highs in each offensive category, scoring 16 goals and adding 36 assists for 52 points in 67 games played.

Kipkie’s 52 points during the 2023-24 season put him in a tie for the fourth-most by a Royals’ defencemen in single-season scoring in team history. While leading the Royals from the blueline, Kipkie tallied the 14th most points by any blueliner in the WHL.

The impressive sophomore season for Kipkie comes after he was selected 160th overall in the fifth round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.

Kipkie currently sits 25th All-Time in Royals scoring, with 85 points, and fifth All-Time in defencemen scoring.

See below for the full list of First Team All Stars:

Goaltender – Brett Mirwald (Saskatoon Sask.) – Vancouver Giants

Defence – Hudson Thornton (Winnipeg, Man.) – Prince George Cougars

Defence – Justin Kipkie (Calgary, Alta.) – Victoria Royals

Forward – Zac Funk (Coldstream, B.C.) – Prince George Cougars

Forward – Riley Heidt (Saskatoon, Sask.) – Prince George Cougars

Forward – Tij Iginla (Lake Country, B.C.) – Kelowna Rockets

Goaltender – Harrison Meneghin (South Surrey, B.C.) – Lethbridge Hurricanes

Defence – Carter Yakemchuk (Calgary, Alta.) – Calgary Hitmen

Defence – Owen Pickering (St. Adolphe, Man.) – Swift Current Broncos

Forward – Conor Geekie (Strathclair, Man.) – Swift Current Broncos

Forward – Gavin McKenna (Whitehorse, Yukon) – Medicine Hat Tigers

Forward – Kai Uchacz (DeWinton, Alta.) – Red Deer Rebels

Goaltender – Jackson Unger (Calgary, Alta.) – Moose Jaw Warriors

Defence – Tanner Molendyk (McBride, B.C.) – Saskatoon Blades

Defence – Denton Mateychuk (Dominion City, Man.) – Moose Jaw Warriors

Forward – Trevor Wong (Vancouver, B.C.) – Saskatoon Blades

Forward – Jagger Firkus (Irma, Alta.) – Moose Jaw Warriors

Forward – Egor Sidorov (Vitebsk, Belarus) – Saskatoon Blades

Goaltender – Jan Spunar (Olomouc, Czechia) – Portland Winterhawks

Defence – Graham Sward (Abbotsford, B.C.) – Wenatchee Wild

Defence – Luca Cagnoni (Burnaby, B.C.) – Portland Winterhawks

Forward – Berkly Catton (Saskatoon, Sask.) – Spokane Chiefs

Forward – Gabe Klassen (Prince Albert, Sask.) – Portland Winterhawks

Forward – Kenta Isogai (Nagano, Japan) – Wenatchee Wild