The Prince George Cougars (3-5-2-0) saw their first action in Edmonton this season taking on the Oil Kings (4-6-2-0) who were coming off a heart breaking OT loss. Both teams looked to gain some footing within their division with a win tonight. This one saw a good start […]
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The Boxscore Report
The 2017-18 WHL season is underway and with that comes something we all missed this summer: Boxscores. Though teams are only 3-5 games in, there are some good signs early on as to who will carry the offensive workload for their clubs this season. Though scoring only paints part of […]
Bantam 2017-18 Draft Players to Watch
2017-2018 Bantam Draft Players to watch With DraftGeek’s inaugural 2016-2017 season behind us, we head into this upcoming season with high expectations and high energy. A long, grueling summer of limited hockey is finally behind us and we are ready to get going. New this season is the amount […]
Victoria Royals draft overview
Victoria Royal Draft Overview –The final team to go through in this draft overview series is the Victoria Royals. Going into the draft the Royals did not have a pick in the first round and made their first selection at pick number 32. Going into the draft, I was quite […]
Vancouver Giants draft overview
Vancouver Giants Draft Overview -This is arguably one of the top draft classes by a WHL team> I really like what the Giants did by adding key future pieces in all areas of their line-up. It was also their third consecutive year drafting at the third overall position. Outside of […]
Tri-City Americans Draft Overview
Tri-City Americans Draft Overview With only a few teams left to go over and the season only weeks from starting, it is an exciting time for people who love hockey. So in going over the Tri-City Americans’ 2017 bantam draft class, one of the big things I noticed is that […]
Swift Current Broncos draft overview
Swift Current Broncos Draft Overview After posting a successful season, where the Swift Current Broncos pressured the Regina Pats to a Game 7 and where they were a top WHL team, the Broncos came into the draft looking to build for the future with limited picks. They only took eight […]
Seattle Thunderbirds draft overview
Seattle Thunderbirds Draft Overview Seattle really didn’t have a whole lot of picks to work with in the draft. Through the first 10 rounds they made eight selections including two in the 10th. They really took players who compete hard and have power in their games. We like how they […]
Saskatoon Blades draft overview
Saskatoon Blade draft overview -We really felt that the Saskatoon Blades had one of the top drafts. They had five draft picks in the first two rounds and added solid future core pieces. They really targeted skill and speed and all the players they added can bring it when it […]
Regina Pats Draft overview
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 […]