It’s time for a preview! Honestly, I am so excited to write an honest-to-goodness preview, for a real hockey team, playing a real hockey season. Awesome. Wednesday’s announcement of the final schedule for play at the Regina Hub was another crucial step toward Game Day No. 1 on March […]
East Division
Regina Pats Dave Struch: “It’s time for us to win more”
As far as the Western Hockey League’s East Division Hub Centre in Regina goes, it appears all systems are go. The teams began arriving on Saturday, have been isolating at the University of Regina dorms, and have undergone Covid testing this week. On a Zoom media availability on Thursday, Regina […]
Winnipeg ICE 2021 Schedule Released
The Winnipeg ICE 2021 schedule has finally been released, meaning it’s open season for analysis. Now, a lot of things one usually looks for in a schedule aren’t there this year. The season only consists of 24 games, not 68, taking place over six weeks, not six months. Before […]
Thank you Western Hockey League
As the Central Division gets ready to drop the puck on Friday, February 26, we reflect on the past 12 months. Nearly a year. Who would have ever thought an entire hockey league could or would take an entire year off from playing the game? But that is exactly what […]
Oil Kings name their 2020-21 leadership group
We now know who will be wearing the C and A’s in Edmonton this upcoming WHL season. The Edmonton Oil Kings recently announced their leadership group for the 2020-21 campaign. Scott Atkinson 20-year-old forward Scott Atkinson will don the ‘C’ for the red, white, and blue once again after captaining […]
Winnipeg ICE Sign Three Players to WHL Standard Player Agreements
The Winnipeg ICE has signed three players to standard player agreements. Carl Stankowski, Goaltender Seattle Thunderbirds’ fans will remember Stankowski’s excellent 2017 playoff performance that led to a WHL Championship. The ICE are hoping for a repeat performance. Stankowski has a career 14-12-4 record in the WHL with the Thunderbirds […]
What could a WHL Playoff look like this season?
With different start dates set around the league and no word about the BC division, playoffs are probably the last thing the WHL is thinking about. Although the playoffs are months away, the league should start looking at their options. Today, we will look at one possible playoff scenario […]
Battle of the All-Time Divisional Teams
To get fans excited for the start of the regular season, we put together what we think are the all-time teams based by division. The four divisions we used were BC, USA, Alberta, and Saskatchewan/Manitoba. You can use any player from any era but the main rule is that […]
Western Hockey League granted approval to host hub centre in Regina
As provided by the Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League announced today it has been granted approval by public health officials from the Government of Saskatchewan to play in a Hub Center located in Regina, which will allow the WHL’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba based teams in the East Division to open […]
Winnipeg’s Michael Milne out indefinitely with upper body injury
Third-year forward Michael Milne is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury sustained during his off-season training. The injury occurred in late 2020, around the time of the CHL Memorial eCup, but it’s still impossible to project how long he’ll be out. The 2021 season will be 24 games, but as […]