Regina Pats trade Cole Temple to Silvertips for Julien Maze

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The Regina Pats have traded away one of their top young players while landing a good young player in return.

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On Wednesday, the Western Hockey League club announced it has traded 17-year-old forward Cole Temple to the Everett Silvertips for 16-year-old forward Julien Maze.

“First off, I’d like to thank Cole Temple for his time with the Pats, and wish him the best in Everett,” Pats general manager Alan Millar said in a release. “We are pleased to add Julien Maze to our hockey club.

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“Julien has very good puck skills, vision, and hockey sense. He will play an important role on our team, and we look forward to him developing with our young core.”

Since being selected fifth overall in the 2022 WHL Draft by Regina, Temple has suited up in 87 WHL games. In his rookie season last year, the Brandon, Man. product recorded 19 points in 57 games.

In 21 games this year, the 5-foot-10, 164-pound Temple was tied for third on the team with 12 points. He also represented Canada at last year’s World U17 Hockey Challenge. Earlier this year, he was graded as a ‘W’ prospect by NHL Central Scouting, indicating he could be a sixth or seventh round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

In return for Temple, Maze joins a rebuilding Regina lineup that now features four 16-year-olds and six 17-year-olds. The Edmonton product, who turns 17 next month, has racked up six goals and 13 assists for 19 points in 21 games this season with the Silvertips.

The 5-foot-8, 165-pound forward was previously selected by Everett in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2022 WHL Draft. In his rookie season last year, Maze had 12 points in 40 games.

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