Royals sign four prospects
We have signed D @KalemParker (2004) & F @Schuurman04 (2004) to @TheWHL Standard Player Agreements!
Read: https://t.co/D6oSY3391U pic.twitter.com/VMt79wDscr
— Victoria Royals (@victoriaroyals) August 29, 2019
The Victoria Royals have signed defenseman Kalem Parker and forward Brayden Schuurman to WHL Player Agreements.
Parker is a 2004-born, Clavet, Saskatchewan native who played for the Martensville Marauders last season in the SBAAHL. Selected in the second round of the WHL Bantam Draft, he was a point-per-game player with six goals and 30 assists in 36 games.
The Royals selected Schuurman in the fourth round of this May’s draft from Yale Hockey Bantam Prep in the CSSHL. In 29 games the Abbotsford, B.C. native registered 17 goals and 20 assists.
Defencemen Lukas Shipley (2004) & @07_bradensmith (2003) have signed @TheWHL Standard Player Agreements!
Read: https://t.co/juHKK5nhXO pic.twitter.com/eDFPXhwxKO
— Victoria Royals (@victoriaroyals) August 29, 2019
A little more than 90 minutes following that announcement, the Royals also announced the signings of defensemen Lukas Shipley and Braden Smith. Shipley was a sixth-round pick of the Royals after splitting the year between West Vancouver Academy in the CSSHL and the Powell River Kings of the VIHA. Smith was also a sixth-round pick in the previous year’s draft. The blue-liner spent the majority of the season with the Thompson Blazers Minor Midget team where he recorded six goals and seven assists.
Winterhawks sign Chyzowski and Thompson
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Winterhawks Sign Prospects Chyzowski and Thompson
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— Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) August 29, 2019
The Portland Winterhawks have announced the signing of 2019 WHL Bantam Draft picks Kyle Chyzowski and Ryder Thompson to WHL Player Agreements. Playing for Delta Hockey Academy last season, Chyzowski tallied 17 goals and 29 assists in 33 games before being selected in the third round by Portland Winterhawks. Thompson was a fifth-round pick from RINK Hockey Academy where he notched three goals and 20 assists in 23 games.
Chiefs sign Wiles, make a trade with Broncos
✍️ | Defenseman Raegan Wiles (@Wiles__8) has signed a #WHL Standard Player Agreement.
Welcome to #Spokane, Raegan!
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— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) August 29, 2019
The Spokane Chiefs have signed defenseman Raegan Wiles to a WHL Player Agreement. The 2002-born defenseman was added to the Chiefs 50-man protected list last August. After being listed by the Chiefs, Wiles suited up for the AMHL’s Calgary North Stars where he recorded seven goals and nine assists in 33 games. He will be eligible to join the Chiefs full-time this season.
TRADE ? | The Chiefs have acquired a 5th-round draft pick from @SCBroncos in exchange for prospect Hendrik De Klerk.
Best of luck, Hendrik!
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— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) August 29, 2019
The Chiefs also swung a trade with the Swift Current Broncos acquiring a fifth-round pick in the 2022 WHL Bantam Draft from the Broncos for defensive prospect Hendrik De Klerk. Drafted in the seventh round of the WHL Bantam Draft by the Chiefs, De Klerk had six goals and 31 assists in 44 games with the Swift Current Legionnaires last season.
Raiders sign Usau to WHL Player Agreement
The Raiders are proud to announce the signing of 2001-born centre Ilya Usau to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.
?Get the details on the Raiders App, or online here: https://t.co/51Ln1K2e89#GoRaidersGo pic.twitter.com/eLciowW8tR
— Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) August 29, 2019
The Prince Albert Raiders have signed Ilya Usau to a WHL Player Agreement. The Raiders first became aware of Usau at their training camp three years ago as a walk-on and had been working on getting a commitment from him since then. The Belarussian, who lives in Denver, Colorado, had different plans as he committed to the University of Connecticut in April 2017.
Last season, Usau played for Salisbury School in Connecticut and saw 28 games of action with seven goals and nine assists. The Raiders hope he will jump into the lineup and make an immediate impact for the team.
Silvertips sign product of Jr. Silvertips
✍️ // SIGNED
Jr. Silvertips product, U.S. prospect and forward Jack Lambert, WHL standard player agreement. ??#LetsGoTips
News: https://t.co/WKLMWNcgem pic.twitter.com/fQehn4gAGv
— Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) August 30, 2019
The Everett Silvertips have signed Jack Lambert to a WHL Player Agreement. Lambert is the third player to join the Silvertips from the Everett Jr. Silvertips program following Wyatte Wylie and Dawson Butt. The 2003-born forward will be immediately eligible to join the Silvertips after leading the Jr. Silvertips in points (10) and goals (6) last season.
Rockets unveil new jerseys
We have TWO jersey announcements for you this morning!
We'll open our regular season in our @cancersociety Pink in the Rink jersey on September 21.
Following that game, we will enter a new generation of Rockets uniforms.
Details ➡️ https://t.co/KhfYl80hUx pic.twitter.com/aI3tf1dsvC
— Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) August 29, 2019
It’s a big year for the Kelowna Rockets as they get ready to host the Memorial Cup in May. They’re kicking off the season with a new look as they’ve taken the popular red jersey that used to serve as their alternate and put their primary Ogopogo logo on it for their new away jersey. The Rockets also modified their home white jersey to include more black on the shoulders. The team promises a new black third jersey will be unveiled in December as well.
Also unveiled on Thursday was the team’s jersey for the ‘Canadian Cancer Society Pink in the Rink’ game which will also be the team’s home opener. The black jerseys will feature a special 10th-anniversary patch as this is the 10th consecutive season the team has hosted this game.
Hurricanes announce training camp roster
See y’all tomorrow! ?#YQL #WHLCanes #CaneTrain pic.twitter.com/cHbMUZ4F3w
— Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) August 30, 2019
The Lethbridge Hurricanes announced their training camp roster on Thursday. Of note, 2000-born players Hayden Clayton and Tyler Lowe are not on the roster and Dylan Cozens is still recovering from an off-season injury and not attending camp.
Americans recall Sloan
The Americans have recalled prospect Jake Sloan for the upcoming pre-season tournaments. He will join the team tomorrow in Everett.#AmsNation
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— Tri-City Americans (@TCAmericans) August 29, 2019
In an intriguing move, the Tri-City Americans have recalled prospect Jake Sloan for the upcoming pre-season tournaments just days after cutting him from the roster. The third-round pick of the Americans in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft won’t be eligible to join the Americans on a full-time basis until the 2020/21 season.
Tigers unveil leadership group
We would like to introduce our leadership group for our 50th anniversary season. James Hamblin will serve as captain while Ryan Chyzowski, Bryan Lockner and Tyler Preziuso will serve as alternate captains.
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— Medicine Hat Tigers (@tigershockey) August 29, 2019
The Medicine Hat Tigers have announced their leadership group for the 2019-20 season. James Hamblin (260 GP, 79 G, 112 A with the Tigers) will wear the ‘C’ while Ryan Chyzowski (195 GP, 53 G, 66 A with the Tigers), Bryan Lockner (93 GP, 16 G, 24 A with Medicine Hat) and Tyler Preziuso (264 GP, 46 G, 69 A with the Tigers) will each don an ‘A’.
Panthers release Rookie Camp Roster
#FlaPanthers announce 2019-20 Rookie Camp Roster and Schedule.
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— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) August 29, 2019
The Florida Panthers have announced their Rookie Camp Roster which will include Dylan MacPherson (Medicine Hat Tigers), John Ludvig (Portland Winterhawks), Matthew Wedman (Seattle Thunderbirds), and Henrik Rybinski (Seattle Thunderbirds),
Millard named Host for NHL’s Golden Knights
.@darenmillard will be the TV host for VGK games ?
He brings three decades of hockey experience from his time with Rogers SportsNet in Canada ??
You may recognize him from when he co-hosted the 2017 Expansion Draft ?
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) August 29, 2019
The Vegas Golden Knights have announced that former Brandon Wheat Kings radio voice Daren Millard will be the team’s TV host for all Golden Knights games this season.
Stephenson signs in Romania
Logan Stephenson and JF Plante have both signed with
Brasov Wolves @coronawolveshttps://t.co/KCmjqmsqz7@baldy_44 @UOttawaMHockey pic.twitter.com/Z9fUwhfess— Darryl Wolski (@2112hockey) August 29, 2019
Logan Stephenson (249 GP, 19 G, 66 A with the Tri-City Americans) has signed with ASC Corona Brasov in Romania for the 2019-20 season. Stephenson played last season for the Tohoku Free Blades in Japan where he had four goals and 16 assists in 33 games.