A new WHL season in Winnipeg is days away, and there’s a lot of excitement around this year’s squad. After a strong showing in the Regina Bubble earlier this year, the ICE have high expectations. Along with Brandon and Edmonton, this team is one of the favourites to represent […]
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Daily Dose of the DUB: Prokop comes out as first openly gay WHL player, Giants and T-Birds make a deal, and much more!
Calgary Hitmen defenseman Prokop proudly comes out as gay ❤️????? pic.twitter.com/7zqT0A2gJj — luke prokop (@lukeprokop_6) July 19, 2021 Calgary Hitmen defenseman Luke Prokop became the first player under contract to an NHL to come out as gay when he made the announcement on Twitter on Monday. He was drafted by […]
2021 Season Recap: Winnipeg ICE do a lot of winning in the bubble
A season unlike any other for the Winnipeg ICE is over. The ICE had a successful season in the East Division bubble, showing themselves as one of the best teams in the WHL while taking advantage of the valuable development time the shortened season afforded them. SEASON RECAP Record: […]
Winnipeg ICE Halfway Report: This team is a contender for the cup
At the halfway mark of the 2021 WHL season, the Winnipeg ICE finds themselves in the same position they occupied at the quarter mark – trailing the top spot, but still in control of their fate. Their 8-4-0-0 record ranks third in the East Division, but only first place […]
Winnipeg’s Michael Milne out indefinitely with upper body injury
Third-year forward Michael Milne is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury sustained during his off-season training. The injury occurred in late 2020, around the time of the CHL Memorial eCup, but it’s still impossible to project how long he’ll be out. The 2021 season will be 24 games, but as […]
Connor McClennon Makes Winnipeg ICE History, Selected 178th Overall
Originally posted October 16, 2020 It took far longer than ever before, but Connor McClennon made Winnipeg ICE history. McClennon was selected 178th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, becoming the first ever player drafted from the Winnipeg ICE. However, the Draft wasn’t a total win for […]
ROD PEDERSEN’S 10 DUB THINGS VOLUME VII
1 – VIVE LAS VEGAS: It seemed nobody saw Monday’s news coming that the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights have hired WHL great Emanuel Viveiros as the franchise’s first-ever head coach. The San Antonio Rampage were purchased by Black Knight Sports & Entertainment this winter and moved to the Las Vegas […]
Graduating Class: Isaac Johnson impressed in Winnipeg ICE’s opening season
It only cost the Winnipeg ICE a fourth-round pick to acquire Isaac Johnson, the leading scorer of their opening season. That may be the best use of a fourth-round pick the ICE will ever make. The ’99-born forward endeared himself to ICE general manager Matt Cockell with his creativity, […]
ICE sculpting: a recap of the Winnipeg ICE’s inaugural season
The WHL is in Winnipeg, and after a memorable inaugural season, the Winnipeg ICE have cemented themselves in the Manitoba capital’s vibrant hockey scene. In that inaugural season, the ICE set themselves up for a long, successful window of contention on and off the ice. On the ICE When […]
Rod Pedersen’s 10 DUB Things Volume II
By: Rod Pedersen 1. Winnipeg ICE head coach James Patrick remembers exactly where he was when he first learned his team’s promising first season in Winnipeg was over. “We were playing in Regina (March 11) and it was after the second period,” Patrick recounted on the phone this week. “My assistant […]