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The Tri-City Americans have been known for breeding goaltenders — Olaf Kolzig, Brian Boucher, and Jason Labarbera all spent time in Tri-City. These days, Eric Comrie is moving up the ranks in the Winnipeg Jets organization. The only female goalie to ever play at the professional level, Shannon Szabados, is […]
Regina Pats’ Draft Overview –Yea, I know there has been a huge gap between this and the previous one. I was busy with the NHL Draft okay? I’m sorry!! Anyways, these will be back on schedule from now on, starting where we left on… with the Regina Pats. They had […]
NHL Development Camps Underway By the end of this week, there will have been a total of seven current Brandon Wheat Kings players take the ice wearing the logo of a National Hockey League team, doing their best to show case their talents in hopes of obtaining an invite to […]
“We have a trade!” Even in the 3rd round of the NHL Draft, those words still grab the attention of the potential draftees and their families. For Edmonton born and raised Stuart Skinner those words would be prophetic. The Oilers had just traded picks 82 and 126 to the Arizona […]
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) The excitement and expectations were high for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In all, the Americans had eight players listed on the NHL Central Scouting final report. That was the most ever for the Americans and also the most of […]
The list a lot of people who have been following us have been waiting for. DraftGeek’s own Jeff McCarthy has compiled a list of the top 60 WHL players eligible for the NHL draft with reports. Hope you enjoy and make sure to follow @DraftGeekHockey on twitter for all NHL […]
(Photo from Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers) For the second summer in a row, Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory has made a deal to add a veteran blue-liner to the roster. In 2016 it was overage defenseman Dalton Yorke who was traded by the Prince Albert Raiders to Tri-City in exchange […]
1. Nolan Patrick – RHC – 1998-09-19 – 6’3 / 198 lbs Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) GP: 33 G: 20 A: 26 PTS: 46 Highly intelligent center whose confidence with the puck and deceptive distribution skills allow him to be a key possession player. Patrick is a strong skater with […]
1. New Jersey Devils – Nolan Patrick (RHC) – Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 2016 1st Round Pick: Michael McLeod Top Prospects: Pavel Zacha, John Quenneville, Blake Speers, Steve Santini 2. Philadelphia Flyers – Nico Hischier (LHC) – Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 2016 1st Round Pick: German Rubtsov Top Prospects: Travis Konecny, […]
We’re talking goalies…. Goaltenders are hard to project, just ask any NHL scout. Whether it’s Rick DiPietro at 1st overall or Henrik Lundqvist at 205th, not many general managers know what they’re going to get with a drafted goalie. The identification process is fairly straight forward. We watch for athleticism […]
