The WHL announced today that Prince Albert Raiders forward Brandon Gorzynski has been named WHL Player of the Week.

The Dallas Stars prospect netted four goals (including one game winner) and three assists for seven points and a plus-7 rating as the Eastern Conference-leading Raiders went 4-0-0-0 on the week.

Gorzynski, who hails from Scottsdale, kicked off the week with a bang with a goal and an assist in a 12-2 rampage against the visiting Victoria Royals on Tuesday. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound winger entered the fray with the Raiders up 4-2 in the second period. Brayden Dube sprang his teammate for a partial breakaway, with Gorzynski whipping a wrister top shelf. He closed out the evening with a secondary assist on San Jose Sharks prospect Max Heise’s 23rd tally of the season midway through the third period.

On Thursday, Gorzynski had his fingerprints all over a 3-2 shootout victory against the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Temple Gardens Centre. The Raiders drew first blood on a power play just 2:36 into the game as Gorzynski barrelled in on the Warriors net and dropped a clever pass to Vancouver Canucks prospect Braeden Cootes for a one-timer. He doubled the lead himself after Aiden Oiring wrapped around the Moose Jaw net to dish a backhand centering pass. Gorzynski was parked on the doorstep and redirected the puck past Chase Wutzke to reach the 20-goal mark for the first time in his WHL career. The Warriors would storm back with a pair of goals to force extra time, but the Raiders prevailed with a shootout goal from Oiring, while Gorzynski was named second star of the night.

Gorzynski was held off the scoresheet in a 6-1 victory against the Swift Current Broncos the following night, but he turned it up for a showdown against the reigning WHL champion Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday. The Raiders opened the scoring as Gorzynski tipped a long shot from Owen Corkish into the twine. He added his second of the night less than four minutes later with a one-timer off a give-and-go play with Cootes on the power play. He capped off the night by teeing up Oiring for a one-timer to extend the lead to 3-0. Prince Albert marched to a 5-1 decision against the Central Division leaders as Gorzynski was named the night’s first star.

The 18-year-old is enjoying a breakout season with 22 goals and 29 assists for 51 points and a plus-20 rating in 42 games with the Raiders and Calgary Hitmen. He ranks second on his team in goals and third in points.

Originally selected by the Hitmen with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 WHL U.S. Priority Draft, Gorzynski played parts of three seasons in Calgary before making tracks for Saskatchewan in December 2025. The trade saw the Hitmen acquire 17-year-old forward Ty Meunier, a second-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft and a fourth-round pick in 2027.

Gorzynski has seen his stock climb considerably after helping Calgary reach the 2025 WHL Eastern Conference championship, racking up eight points (four goals, four assists) in 11 playoff contests.

The Dallas Stars drafted him 126th overall in the fourth round of the NHL Draft later that June.

Gorzynski owns 102 points (43 goals, 59 assists) in 152 career regular-season matches.

Back home, Gorzynski played for the Jr. Coyotes and is committed to NCAA Division I Arizona State.

Photo/Mark Peterson/Prince Albert Raiders

— WHL Staff

(January 26, 2026)