‘Savoie wasn’t officially granted exceptional status in the WHL, but he was given an exception to play more than half the season at 15 years old. He only played 22 games that year because of COVID-19 ending the season early. While Wright didn’t play outside of the World Under-18s in 2020-21, Savoie went to the USHL to ensure he kept playing in games that year while the WHL was slow to start up.’