Hockey Canada and the Western Hockey league will formally announce the granting of exceptional status to 14-year-old Calgarian Landon DuPont on Monday.
He'll be the ninth player in CHL history, and second in the WHL behind Connor Bedard, to be cleared to play junior at age 15.
A standout with Edge School's U18 Prep team this year, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound defenceman had 24 goals and 78 points in 35 games.
He'll undoubtedly be the first pick overall by Everett in the upcoming WHL draft.
A Hockey Canada panel made the decision after watching, evaluating and interviewing the son of former Calgary Flames defenceman Micki DuPont, as well as talking to his coaches, teachers and a psychologist who assessed his ability to handle such a step.
The list of players who've previously been given such status includes, Connor McDavid, John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Shane Wright, Joe Veleno, Sean Day and Michael Misa.
DuPont isn't eligible for the NHL draft until 2027.
