Hunter Warner
Senior Advisor | MinnesotaHunter Warner has competed at every level this game has to offer. From the USHL and WHL in North America to the AHL to professional leagues in France and Austria, Hunter has built a career that spans continents and competition levels. That experience gives him an understanding of this sport and what it demands that most advisors simply do not have.
His networks run deep across the CHL, USHL, BCHL, and NAHL. When he advocates for an athlete, those relationships deliver.
At 18 years old, Hunter was committed to Minnesota State Mankato when an offer came in to sign with the Minnesota Wild. To take it, he would have to walk away from his college commitment and age out of juniors in the WHL. A decision most adults would struggle with, Hunter had to make at 18. That moment is the reason he is in this chair today. He knows exactly what it feels like to sit across the table from a family navigating a decision that feels too big and too fast, and he has lived the weight of getting it right.
Before his career took off, he had no traction. No fall team. No spring team. No recognition through the standard Minnesota pathways. His trajectory changed entirely because of a single combine that put him in front of the right eyes at the right time. That one moment of exposure led to a college commitment and a USHL draft that changed everything.
Hunter has never forgotten what it felt like to be the athlete who was talented enough but not yet seen. It is why he advocates so hard for every athlete he works with and why he understands that the players most easily overlooked are sometimes the ones with the highest ceiling.
"Competing at the RBC Cup level taught me what it takes to build toward something. That is what I bring to every athlete I work with." — Nick Sova, Senior Advisor
"I remember the difficulty of navigating that decision at 18. That is exactly why I appreciate walking with families through the tough moments." — Hunter Warner, Senior Advisor
BASED IN
Minnesota
Senior Advisor | MinnesotaNick Sova
SPECIALTY
CHL, USHL, BCHL, NAHL
LEAGUES PLAYED
USHL, WHL, AHL, Ligue Magnus, ICEHL
SPECIALTY
Junior Hockey and College Hockey Placement
BASED IN
Minnesota
Nick Sova knows what it takes to earn a roster spot at every level of the junior and college game. He competed in the NAHL with the Minot Minotauros and the SIJHL with the Minnesota Wilderness, where he was part of the 2013 RBC Cup National Semi-Finalist team. He went on to play collegiate hockey at Hamline University at the NCAA Division III level.
That path through junior and college hockey is exactly where Nick's advising strength lives. His focus is junior and college hockey placement, and he brings a firsthand understanding of what programs are looking for and what athletes need to do to be ready when the opportunity comes.
The 2013 RBC Cup run is not a footnote. Competing at a national semi-final level in junior hockey requires a team built the right way and a player who performs when the stakes are highest. Nick carries that standard into every athlete he works with at APX Advisors.
LEAGUES PLAYED
NAHL, SIJHL, NCAA D3