<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
how many games can a 15 year old play in the whl
how many games can a 15 year old play in the whl
only five games unless their midget team 's season has ended
only five games unless their midget team 's season has ended