Chris Heid

Age: 17

Height: 6-2

Weight: 205

Number: 2

Hometown: Kamloops, British Columbia

Position: Defenseman

Last year: 1 goal, 7 assists in 44 games.

NHL draft status: Eligible in June

Quick check: Played in world under-17 hockey challenge.

Will shoulder bigger load with Scott Roles lost to graduation and Jeremy Farr’s decision to leave the team.

Coach’s comment: “Chris is looking to step it up. He’s proven, to me at least, that he can be one of the top young D-men in the WHL.”