Overall, I liked what I saw from Jolleys in this tournament. He is a tall, lanky forward that can drive offensive plays for his team. He plays a true power forward style and is not afraid to get in the faces of opponents or player a chippy style. He is competitive from shift to shift and is not afraid to finish his checks. Offensively, he has solid overall mobility and his puck skills allow him to maneuver effectively through traffic and to create separation. He has a good release on his shot but is also an offensive threat as a playmaker as he reads the ice well and is able to find his teammates with intelligent tape to tape passes. He did not jump out in a big way statistically in the tournament but is the leader on his team and a player to watch out of the AEHL this season and could be a top three round pick for the 2026 WHL draft.

Wyatt Jolleys was the most dominant player on the ice, finishing with a goal and two assists. He showed a sophisticated approach on offense, using speed, direction changes, and his length to pick apart the SSAC defense. The game flowed at his pace, often at top speed, as he flew around the zone looking to attack the middle himself or make a pass and then find a soft spot to get a return feed. When no options were available, he slowed play down, protected the puck along the boards, baited defenders, and spun off to accelerate into the space he created. His first assist came right after stepping off the bench, forechecking hard to catch a defender with a 20-foot head start, stripping him clean, and feeding Fung in front for a one-timer. On his goal, he read a breakout pass as the F3 spot, jumped the lane and picked it off, and powered to the net with a defender on his hip before roofing it in tight.