The Vancouver Giants announced a second trade on Friday afternoon, this time acquiring Detroit Red Wings prospect Alex Cotton from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a third-round, fifth-round, and a sixth-round 2022 WHL Prospects Draft pick, as well as a fourth-round 2023 WHL Prospects Draft pick and the WHL […]
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Catch-22: Around the WHL
Welcome to the first edition of Catch-22. This is something I was wanting to do to replace the old Thursday Thoughts articles and thought what better way than to do a catch-all type of article? I’ll be posting random facts and stats as well as my thoughts on some […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Brockman steps down, Raiders and Royals make roster moves, a couple of trades, and more!
Brockman steps down NEWS: Dean Brockman has stepped down from his role as Broncos Head Coach and General Manager. Chad Leslie has been named interim General Manager while Devan Praught has been named interim Head Coach. Details: https://t.co/ao99ppkbGH pic.twitter.com/NrYFHqk8mg — Swift Current Broncos (@SCBroncos) October 14, 2021 The Swift Current […]
The Return to the Rink
Episode 1: The Empire Crumbles A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away… The is hardly an ode to Star Wars, akin to the last time we could all enter a hockey rink and enjoy the game we all love. The last WHL goal scored in front of […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Cossa flies with the Red Wings, Rebels part ways with Fancy, Krane heads to the U of Regina, and more!
Cossa signs with the Red Wings UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today signed goaltender Sebastian Cossa to a three-year entry-level contract. pic.twitter.com/VNfeNcAxUT — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 15, 2021 2002-born goaltender Sebastian Cossa has signed an entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings that runs through the 2023-24 season at […]
33 WHL alumni sign new deals on day one of NHL free agency
Free agency opened on Thursday afternoon in the National Hockey League and although the deals will continue to roll in, as of this writing 33 former WHL players have signed new contracts. The contracts dolled out ranged from one-year, two-way deals worth as little as $750,000 to Brayden Point’s […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Four WHL players selected in the first round of the NHL Draft, Canes ink import forward Repcik, and more!
Four WHL players selected in the first round of the NHL Draft Your 2021 #NHLDraft First Round selections. (via @PR_NHL) pic.twitter.com/OW0TzJeKda — NHL (@NHL) July 24, 2021 The first round of the NHL Draft went down on Friday night, with four players who skated in the WHL during the 2020-21 […]
Four WHL players selected in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft
The first round of the 2021 National Hockey League draft went down on Friday night with four Western Hockey League players selected. Last year, seven WHLers were picked in the first round. The Swedish Hockey League saw the most players selected among the 30 chosen, with the Quebec Major […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Imports signing, Calvert retires, Mallette joins U-18 Team Canada coaching staff, and more!
Cougars sign their second import pick We've signed CHL Import Draft selection Jozef Viliam Kmec to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.#NorthernUprising | #WHL ? https://t.co/iCxRl1cFzh pic.twitter.com/uBhHW7CiSz — PG Cougars (@PGCougars) July 22, 2021 Less than 24 hours after the announcement that the Prince George Cougars had signed 23rd overall CHL […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Warriors name new GM, Czech U18 has four WHLers, alumni movement, and more!
Ripplinger named General Manager of the Moose Jaw Warriors NEWS: Jason Ripplinger has been named the new General Manager of the Moose Jaw Warriors. DETAILS: https://t.co/gaW1tOCnlH pic.twitter.com/CuHOuQKXid — Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) April 8, 2021 The Moose Jaw Warriors promoted assistant general manager Jason Ripplinger to the role of general […]