17 WHL players invited to Hockey Canada U18 Summer Development Camp
Hockey Canada has named 17 WHL players to its National Men's Under-18 Summer Development Camp roster.
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) July 8, 2021
Hockey Canada announced the 45 players invited to its under-18 summer development camp on Thursday.
17 of the players invited are from the Western Hockey League, including three from the Prince George Cougars and Regina Pats, and two each from the Kamloops Blazers, Seattle Thunderbirds, and Winnipeg ICE.
- Forward Connor Bedard (Regina Pats)
- Forward Nate Danielson (Brandon Wheat Kings)
- Defenseman Keaton Dowhaniuk (Prince George Cougars)
- Defenseman Layton Feist (Regina Pats)
- Forward Conor Geekie (Winnipeg ICE)
- Forward Kyren Gronick (Prince George Cougars)
- Forward Jordan Gustafson (Seattle Thunderbirds)
- Goaltender Matthew Kieper (Regina Pats)
- Defenseman Kevin Korchinski (Seattle Thunderbirds)
- Forward Connor Levis (Kamloops Blazers)
- Defenseman Mats Lindgren (Kamloops Blazers)
- Forward Brandon Lisowsky (Saskatoon Blades)
- Defenseman Denton Mateychuk (Moose Jaw Warriors)
- Defenseman Logan McCutcheon (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
- Forward Matthew Savoie (Winnipeg ICE)
- Forward Mathew Ward (Swift Current Broncos)
- Forward Koehn Ziemmer (Prince George Cougars)
Chayka signs with Prince Albert
NEWS: The Raiders have signed 2021 CHL Import Draft pick Tikhon Chayka to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.
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— Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) July 8, 2021
Goaltender Tikhon Chayka signed a WHL standard player agreement with the Prince Albert Raiders on Thursday.
The 2003-born netminder from Minsk, BLR was the Raiders’ first pick, 53rd overall, in this year’s CHL Import Draft. He was 2-1 with a 2.67 goals-against-average and a .911 save percentage with Belarus at the 2021 U18 World Championship.
Chayka played 29 games with Team Belarus U18 in the Belarusian Extraliga B, finishing with a 3.60 goals-against-average and an .870 save percentage.
Sandman Centre to be rebranded in Blazers colours
The Sandman Centre getting a ?? exterior revamp.
“We wanted to do a bit of a Blazer theme. The late Don Moores and his positive attitude really improved the relationship with the City. This is just a small sample of the result” – @Putsky88 #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/P9gtobH1Gh— Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) July 8, 2021
Kamloops Blazers broadcaster Jon Keen tweeted out on Thursday that Sandman Centre, which is the team’s home rink, is getting a paint job to feature orange and blue.
The colours teal green and yellow on the outside of the arena are being repainted with modern blue and orange to represent the Blazers.
Peacock departs the ICE broadcast booth
Mitch Peacock has decided to pursue other career opportunities and will not be returning this season.
Thank you for all your support and contributions during these last two seasons! Good luck with your upcoming role covering the Olympics! pic.twitter.com/aIZ6H2j4Mn
— Winnipeg ICE (@WHLWpgICE) July 8, 2021
On Thursday, the Winnipeg ICE announced that the team’s manager, broadcast and communications Mitch Peacock has left the team for other career opportunities.
Peacock was the radio voice of the ICE for the past two seasons. He will serve as a play-by-play announcer for CBC at this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Malenstyn inks an extension with Washington
NEWS | The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Beck Malenstyn to a one-year, two-way contract.https://t.co/W9Ept14Eml
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 8, 2021
Forward Beck Malenstyn (65 goals, 63 assists in 238 games with Calgary and Swift Current from 2014-18) signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
The 23-year-old from White Rock, BC missed all of 2020-21 due to a torn Achilles tendon suffered while training during the off-season.
Ully leaves South Carolina for Slovakia
Forward Cole Ully (95 goals, 142 assists in 256 games with Kamloops from 2011-15) has signed with HKM Zvolen of Slovakia’s Tipos Extraliga for 2021-22.
Ully, 26, had 24 goals and 60 points in 55 games with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL in 2020-21. The Calgary, AB product has spent the last six seasons bouncing between the ECHL and American Hockey League.
Burt named head coach of the Rapid City Rush
?NEW HEAD COACH?
Rush Nation, give a warm welcome to Scott Burt!!!MORE: https://t.co/HoR00Z2t1W pic.twitter.com/sRQTCFfnHl
— Rapid City Rush (@RapidCityRush) July 7, 2021
Scott Burt (85 goals, 87 assists in 254 games with Seattle, Swift Current, Edmonton, and Red Deer from 1994-98) is the new head coach and director of hockey operations for the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush.
Burt, a 44-year-old from Mackenzie, BC, was an assistant coach with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL during the 2020-21 season.
Playfair joins UBC as assistant coach
? MHKY | @UBCMHKY welcomes Jackson Playfair as the team's new Assistant Coach
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— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) July 7, 2021
Jackson Playfair (18 goals, 24 assists in 193 games with Spokane and Tri-City from 2012-15) is the new assistant coach for the University of British Columbia men’s hockey team.
The 27-year-old native of Abbotsford, BC played four seasons of U SPORTS hockey with Dalhousie University before retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season.
Playfair’s role at UBC is his first experience of note in a coaching role.