Catching up with Lorne Frey The Kelowna Rockets earned a banner last season, finishing seven points clear of the Victoria Royals to claim yet another B.C. Division title. Alas, that was a good as it would get for the Rockets, as the team was unceremoniously blasted out of the post-season […]
B.C. Division
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars get their Toman; more training camp dates known; Red Wings announce tournament roster
Prince George gets a commitment from Toman Little refresher on some of @TomanMatej handiwork.#WHL #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/tJHNV4AvRG — PG Cougars (@PGCougars) August 9, 2018 The Prince George Cougars announced the signing of their 2018 CHL Import Draft pick (fifth overall) Matej Toman. The 2001-born forward is currently playing for the Czech […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Any chance a signed overage player comes back?; U17 camp ends; Winterhawks list Werner
Overage players coming back? At the start of the the 2017-18 WHL season, there were 24 players who had been signed to entry-level contracts and thus were eligible to play in the NHL, AHL or ECHL in the team who owned their rights’ system. Of those 24 players, five made […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL players shine at U17 Hockey Canada camp; imports signing around the league
U17 camp Day two of three game days at Hockey Canada’s U17 camp in Calgary completed earlier today and all 29 WHL-drafted players present were in action. Here are the stats they put up in their first two mini-games they each played. Currently Jake Neighbours, Ridly Greig, Seth Jarvis and […]
Western Canada well Represented at World Junior Summer Showcase
On Monday, July 30th over 100 players from 4 countries will descend on the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, BC to start the arduous journey of successfully making their nations World Junior squad. The World Junior Summer Showcase is a short 11-game tournament consisting of six teams: Canada, USA (both bring split […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Royals complete a pair of deals; New league trading restrictions; Former Blazers coach on the move
No Offseason for the Victoria Royals Welcome to the Daily Dose of the Dub – Victoria Royals Edition. Well, not quite but the team from Vancouver Island continues to make daily news as general manager Cameron Hope is actively making moves to reshape their roster: In an interesting move, the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL watch 2018; Sidaway headed home
We are getting closer to that wonderful time of the year – the start to the WHL season. Accompanying the start to the year each season is fans of some WHL teams paying close attention to NHL training camps and preseason games to see if a 19-year-old WHL player will stick […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Fromm-Delorme signs; Canada’s U17 camp rolling along in Calgary
The Portland Winterhawks announced Wednesday that they had signed six-foot, 165 pound forward Robbie Fromm-Delorme to a standard player agreement. The 2002-born Fromm-Delorme is from Richmond, B.C. but has played the last two years at a the Governor’s Academy – a preparatory school in Byfield, Massachusetts – about 30 miles […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Royals bring in Lees; Fatnillo retires; Svejkovsky signs
Royals acquire Lees The Victoria Royals acquired 2000-born forward Tyler Lees on Wednesday from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a conditional seventh round 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Pick. He was originally a fifth round pick by the Blades in 2015 out of the Regina Pat Canadians program. The same […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 2018-19 WHL leading scorer candidates
Jayden Halbgewachs led the WHL in scoring a season ago with 70 goals, 59 assists and 129 points. With Halbgewachs aging out of the league, we will have a new scoring leader in 2018-19. In fact the top-six scorers from a season ago are likely not returning to the WHL. […]
