McKenna a CHL First-Team All-Star after historic season

By medicinehatnews on June 21, 2025.

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Capping off a year of individual accolades, records and awards, Medicine Hat Tigers forward Gavin McKenna can add 2025 CHL all-star team to the list.

The 17-year-old Whitehorse, Yuk. product was named to the CHL’s First All-Star team on Friday after his historic sophomore season in the Western Hockey League.

McKenna, after capturing an Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Tigers, was the third-youngest player to win the CHL’s David Branch Player of the Year Award for most valuable player after a record-setting season in which he posted points in 53 of 56 regular-season games.

He led the CHL with 88 assists and finished third in overall scoring with 129 points. He wrapped up the regular season collecting 100 points (32 goals, 68 assists) during a 40-game point streak, which he extended to 54 games in the 2025 WHL Playoffs – setting a modern CHL record (since 2000) for the longest single-season point streak across the regular season, playoffs and Memorial Cup.

By earning CHL First-Team All-Star honours, McKenna was recognized for the second straight year after being named to both the CHL Third All-Star Team and All-Rookie Team in 2023-24.

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