Roster announced for CHL Top Prospects Game #NHLDraft talent picked for #SWTP: 40 players have been selected to compete in the 2019 @SherwinWilliams #CHL / #NHL Top Prospects Game set for January 23 in Red Deer. FULL LIST ?: https://t.co/ICAv332YwB pic.twitter.com/HlwB1eXfPB — CanadianHockeyLeague (@CHLHockey) December 13, 2018 The rosters were […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Tigers and Blades swap forwards; ICE on the move?
Blades acquire Haden, send Christensen to Tigers TRADE: @tigershockey and @BladesHockey swap 19-year-old forwards in a 1️⃣-for-1️⃣ deal Thursday. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/csXaIyUde1 pic.twitter.com/WQB25kSqCt — The WHL (@TheWHL) October 25, 2018 The Saskatoon Blades have acquired forward Gary Haden from the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for forward Logan Christensen. […]
Sanders reassigned; other Calgary Hitmen roster battles
Following last year’s frenetic trade deadline, Calgary Hitmen GM Jeff Chynoweth said of newly acquired 19-year-old netminder Nick Sanders, “we feel Nick can not only help us push for a playoff spot this season but audition to be one of our three overages next year.” The only issue was that […]
Hitmen goaltending group deepens
A psychic would struggle with predicting who is going to be between the pipes September 22 when the Calgary Hitmen open their Western Hockey League season in Cranbrook. Last year, clairvoyance was not needed in predicting the No. 1 netminder, as it was basically decided before the heat of summer […]
Edmonton suffers loss in final home game
The last home game of the season for the Edmonton Oil Kings and last opportunity for their 20 year olds to play in front of their home crowd came Saturday night. The Oil Kings (21-42-6-2) took on the Calgary Hitmen (24-36-9-2) in their final two games of the season in […]
Hitmen chill Ice in shootout
As the season winds down and the Calgary Hitmen play out the string on what could be the fourth-worst season in franchise history, the club is playing decent hockey and borrowed a phrase from the legendary hip-hop group Cypress Hill, decideding that they “Ain’t goin’ out like that.” The Hitmen […]
Raiders just keep winning; this time in OT over the Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen closed the book on their season series with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Prince Albert Raiders Saturday night at the Art Hauser Centre. Mark Kastelic broke the 20-goal barrier at the 9:02 mark of the third period on the power play when he took a pass from Tristen […]
Hitmen only need final 20 minutes to silence Rebels
Sometimes when teams get into a groove, they think they can settle in. Red Deer has seen both sides of getting into a groove this season and of late. It seems the team is settling into the wrong side of the groove. Red Deer has been allowing teams to control […]
Wheat Kings wrangle Hitmen at the Saddledome
Two teams that have struggled after dealing away cornerstone defencemen at the trade deadline clashed Sunday evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome in a thrilling contest. The Calgary Hitmen traded Jake Bean to the Tri-City Americans and the Brandon Wheat Kings shipped Bean’s World Junior Championship teammate Kale Clague to the […]
WHL recap: Pats escape with OT win over Raiders; Blazers not so lucky; Giants hold off Tigers
Regina 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) Sam Steel and Josh Mahura had the Regina Pats (27-22-5-0) sitting pretty midway through the third period. The Pats were up against their East Division rivals the Prince Albert Raiders (21-20-9-2) 4-1. Then the Raiders scored three times in the last 7:30 of regulation and […]