With a little less than a year but a full season of hockey to play, it is time to look at the unsigned WHL players from the 2018 NHL Draft. The players listed here are at risk of re-entering the draft in 2020. The teams that hold their rights are […]
Author: Paul Figler
Winnipeg ICE Peyton Krebs injured before NHL Draft
As has been previously reported by various media outlets, the Winnipeg ICE has confirmed to DUBNetwork that Krebs suffered an injury prior to the upcoming NHL Draft in Vancouver. The statement we received reads as follows: “Peyton sustained an Achilles injury during an on-ice training session. Surgery was successfully performed […]
Rebels host up-tempo spring camp
The very first weekend of June was filled with warm weather, a little bit of smoke from northern fires and the sound of skates cutting the ice. That’s right, the Red Deer Rebels held their annual spring camp in Penhold, AB, but this time there was a bit of a […]
Eight WHL players remain unsigned from the 2017 NHL draft
Just a few hours remain to sign the final eight players from the 2017 NHL draft that were products of the WHL. Should the remaining players not be signed, they will be eligible to re-enter the draft hosted by the Canucks on June 21-22, 2019 in Vancouver, BC. Scott Walford […]
Game Day Preview: WHL Championship Game 7
It all comes down to this. The winner nabs a ticket to the Memorial Cup in Halifax, the loser, goes home. Neither team will have reason to hang their head. The WHL playoffs are a marathon, not a sprint and as these players can attest it has been a grueling […]
Gameday preview: WHL Championship Final Game #3
The series to sip from the Ed Chynoweth Cup as champions of the WHL switches to Langley, B.C. as the Vancouver Giants are now the host team for Games three through five. Let’s take a quick look at what happened in Game 1 and 2. Game 1 saw the Vancouver […]
Rebels staff pleased with their choices at the WHL Bantam Draft
It was a long wait for fans of the Red Deer Rebels, the team being without a first-round draft selection for the first time since 2016. But general manager Brent Sutter did make a move to select earlier in the second round than expected. Originally expected to be drafting 31st […]
WHL Bantam Draft first round selections
Winnipeg ICE – Matthew Savoie Northern Alberta Xtreme 31GP 31G-40A-71PTS Team Alberta – Canada Winter Games 6GP 6G-7A-13PTS Draft Geek -“A generational talent, Savoie is the complete package scouts looks for in a player. Displays a non-stop work ethic shift to shift and has the ability to disrupt or create […]
Winnipeg ICE make splash at WHL draft
The Winnipeg ICE and General Manager Matt Cockell were early movers of draft picks and players ad therefore selected first and second overall at the WHL Bantam Draft. Winnipeg was able to do so by dealing their ninth overall pick to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for the third overall […]
Winnipeg ICE Select Matthew Savoie first overall in the 2019 Bantam Draft
This morning it became official. The first overall pick in the 2019 WHL Bantam draft and the first ever draft pick in the Winnipeg ICE history became Matthew Savoie. Matthew Savoie was the consensus best player in the 2019 Bantam Draft class and it wasn’t close. But with his recent […]