Players aged 15 -- 20 are eligible to play in the WHL, though 15 - year - olds are permitted to play only five games unless their midget team 's season has ended. Also, each team is allowed to have only three 20 - year - olds on their rosters, unless there is an expansion team, in which case five 20 - year - olds are eligible to play. Each team is permitted to carry only two non-North American players. Each of the CHL 's three member leagues are granted exclusive territorial rights to players from within North America. The WHL holds rights to players from the four western provinces, the U.S. Pacific Northwest, all other U.S. states west of the Mississippi River (except Missouri), and the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
how many games can a 15 year old play in the whl
only five games unless their midget team 's season has ended