After two successful seasons in the WHL, Andrej Kukuca is heading back to Europe. Kukuca will be re-joining his former club, HK Dukla Trencin, in the Slovak Extraliga, Slovakia’s highest-level hockey league. This will be a homecoming for the 6-foot-2, 185-pound right winger, who is originally from Trencin. Kukuca’s […]
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Captain Kastelic – 2020 Hitmen Graduating Class
Originally posted July 14, 2020. As the Western Hockey League closes the book on the shortened 2019-2020 season, over-aged players move on to further their careers in the professional ranks. The Calgary Hitmen will say farewell and best wishes to team captain, Mark Kastelic. The 20-year old centerman posted 38 […]
Import Players and the Regina Pats
Life before the Import Draft Well before the CHL Import Draft, the Pats dipped into the European pool back in the late 1970’s when they added Finnish players, forward Jari Helle (for one game) and defenceman Kimmo Lahtinen (4 games) in 1978-79. Helle returned home to Finland for 1979-80 but […]
Ranking all 22 WHL team logos
There is nothing more synonymous with sports organizations than their logos. They are on jerseys/sweaters, fan apparel, and in the center of almost every arena and stadium. Whenever you think of any team, it doesn’t take long for its respective logo to pop into your head as well. The […]
Former Seattle Thunderbirds center Max Patterson commits to University of Calgary
On Friday, Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bill La Forge announced that former center Max Patterson will be joining the University of Calgary Dinos for the 2020-21 season. Patterson completed his WHL career this past season. He played 320 games over five seasons, scoring 46 goals and 70 assists for […]
WHL’s Return to Play Protocol depends on handling of COVID-19
If this were a normal year, we’d be roughly six weeks out from the start of WHL training camps. But 2020 is far from normal. COVID-19 continues to impact the world, raising a lot of questions for hockey teams and their fans. WHL sets Return to Play Protocol Part […]
Edmonton Oil Kings prospect Svanenbergs ready for action
The 2020 CHL Import Draft, which was held on June 30th, has come and gone. A total of 66 players were selected, 25 of whom were drafted by WHL teams. The Edmonton Oil Kings were one of the WHL teams to make a selection, taking Latvian forward Janis Svanenbergs […]
Rebels select Chlubna at CHL Import Draft
After playing a full season in North America, the Rebels held onto defenseman Christoffer Sedoff as their lone import player from the 2019-2020 season. They spent the entirety of the season playing with just one on their roster. When the 2020 CHL Import Draft rolled around last Tuesday, the […]
Calgary Hitmen history of CHL import draft selections
Originally posted July 1,2020 The Calgary Hitmen made two picks in the 2020 CHL Import Draft. On Tuesday, the club announced the selections of forward Jonas Peterek and defenceman Alexei Garapuchik. Peterek, a 19-year-old from the Czech Republic, is no stranger to the Hitmen organization after being previously selected in […]
25 players selected to WHL teams in 2020 CHL Import Draft
The 2020 CHL Import Draft took place online Tuesday morning with 25 players from eight nations selected by WHL teams. 66 players overall from 11 nations were selected in this year’s draft between the three leagues of the CHL. Top picks and WHL summary In the WHL, Calgary, Swift Current, […]