There are two seasons in Canada: hockey season and waiting for hockey season. One of the most enjoyable aspects of this time of the year with WHL training camps completed and the start of the regular season only a few weeks away is that everyone wants to make predictions. The […]
Author: Jeff Hollick
Manitoba U-16 Shortlist Roster
Yesterday the shortlist for the Manitoba U-16 team was announced. There were 29 players named to the team of which 21 are WHL drafted prospects. Their Program of Excellence also got underway yesterday. Goaltender WHL Team Drafted Dante Giannuzzi Portland 5th round Nikulas Jerris Brock Moroz Cole Oswald Defense WHL […]
Sask U-16 Shortlist Roster
Today Saskatchewan Hockey announced the roster for the Sask First Male U16 Fall Camp. 26 players were selected, 21 of which have been selected by WHL clubs. The camp will be held in Wilcox, Saskatchewan from September 14th to September 17th. Below is the roster as named. GOALTENDER WHL Drafted […]
B.C. U16 shortlist roster announced
Last week Hockey Alberta announced their shortlist and it was stock full of WHL drafted talent. This week B.C. Hockey made their shortlist official. The group will be evaluated while with their club teams and then whittled down to a group of 20 that will represent the British Columbia province […]
WHL burning questions: summer edition
We’ve entered the summer doldrums, the time when hockey fans are just itching to see their teams hit the ice. We thought it was high time to look at the WHL teams burning questions as we head into the final month before training camps. Each team will have a Face […]
Hockey Alberta U16 shortlist roster stacked with WHL drafted talent
Hockey Alberta announced their U16 shortlist roster yesterday and all 30 players listed were selected by WHL teams in May’s bantam draft. Of the 30 players, 20 will be chosen to play for Hockey Alberta for late October’s Western Canada U16 Championships. Here is a list of the WHL drafted […]
WHL Coaches
Below is a list of coaches in order of their games coached. We have also listed their WHL and Memorial Cup Championships. Don Hay – 18 seasons Kamloops/Tri City/Vancouver 1296 720-469-107 .597% Playoffs 14 seasons Kamloops/Tri City/Vancouver 185 108-77 .584% MC 18 14-4 .778% 1992 WHL & MEMORIAL CUP […]
How To Fix The CHL Import Draft
One of the highlights of the Junior Hockey off-season is the CHL Import Draft. It is usually held the first Tuesday after the NHL Draft which means we are only weeks away from a very important day for all CHL teams. The draft order is determined by the reverse order […]
WHL 2017 Bantam Draft Where You From
Regions Alberta – 73 BC – 61 Saskatchewan – 41 Manitoba – 26 Arizona – 7 Colorado – 6 Minnesota – 6 Texas – 3 California – 2 Alaska – 1 Kansas – 1 Nevada -1 North Dakota – 1 Washington – 1 Cities/Towns Calgary, AB – 15 Winnipeg, […]
Draft Geek Rankings Recap
For the purpose of this analysis I took every WHL team and tried to rate how they did on Bantam Draft Day based on the resident scouting team, Draft Geek’s rankings of players. For example, if a team took the 10th, 20th and 45th ranked players their total would be […]