During the winter months, Strathclair’s Conor Geekie is all about hockey. His success on the ice led to him being drafted second overall by the Winnipeg ICE back in May. He then signed his first ever Standard Player Agreement on May 31. During the summer, although he still focuses plenty […]
Author: Darnell Duff
ICE forward Krebs thrilled to join Golden Knights
This year’s NHL Draft was held at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on June 21-22. The first Canadian chosen was Kirby Dach of the Saskatoon Blades, who went to the Chicago Blackhawks. Next up was Vancouver Giants defenseman Bowen Byram. Dylan Cozens was the next Canadian up, as the Buffalo Sabres […]
Thunderbirds prospect Roulette dominating
Conner Roulette is one of the Seattle Thunderbirds’ top prospects. The extremely-talented 16-year-old led the Winnipeg Thrashers last season with 88 points. The total was also good for third in the Manitoba AAA U-18 hockey league. Last week, however, Conner traded in his skates for a pair of shoes. He […]
Big things expected from Kinder and Teply
The Winnipeg ICE were on the clock twice at the CHL Import Draft on June 27. With the fourth overall pick, Winnipeg chose Czech Republic-born, Michal Teply. Last season, Teply put up 35 points in his home country. The points came between the U18, U19, and U20 levels, with 29 […]
ICE forward McClennon making it big
For the second straight year, a Winnipeg ICE forward could represent the country on the international stage. Connor McClennon, out of Wainwright, Alberta, has been invited to Canada’s national men’s under-18 selection camp from July 26-30 in Calgary. McClennon will join 43 of the other top junior hockey players in […]
ICE select two at CHL Import Draft
The Winnipeg ICE took part in their first CHL Import Draft today. They ended up drafting two players from overseas. The first player is Czech Republic-born, Michal Teply who was chosen fourth overall. With their 64th pick, the ICE chose Nino Kinder from Germany. Teply: Michal started his season with […]
Wheat Kings begin season against Winnipeg ICE
The Brandon Wheat Kings won’t have to wait long to play their new Manitoba rival for the first time in regular-season action. In fact, the first meeting comes on the WHL’s Opening Day as Brandon welcomes the Winnipeg ICE to Westoba Place on September 20. The Battle of Manitoba’s second […]
ICE begin season with Battle of Manitoba
The WHL has released the entire schedule for the 2019-2020 season and it starts on September 20 for the Winnipeg ICE. The Battle of Manitoba begins on that night as the ICE makes the short trip to Brandon to take on the Wheat Kings. Winnipeg plays their home opener at […]
Hauser’s draft dream comes true
Daniel Hauser’s job on the ice isn’t easy as he’s tasked with stopping as many shots as possible in net. Despite it not being easy, the 15-year-old has done a solid job and heading into the WHL Bantam Draft, he garnered some definite interest. After it was all said and […]
Former Wheat King Off To Dauphin
The Baron Thompson era in Brandon has come to an end. Baron has committed to the MJHL’s Dauphin Kings’ for the upcoming 2019-20 campaign. Thompson played the past three seasons with the Wheat Kings, where he suited up in 172 regular season games. His career-high was in the 2017-18 season […]