As of October 31, 2017 there are 535 players in the WHL. 494 are from Canada/USA, while 41 are Import players. As you look at these numbers remember that this is where the players were taken in the draft and not all were selected by the team they are currently […]
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WHL 16-Year-Olds
As of October 31st, 2017 there are 42 16-year-olds (born in 2001) on WHL rosters. The numbers listed under each player is what round they were selected in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. The 1st round picks have their overall selection displayed in brackets. eg. 1 (12) is 1st round […]
Pats rally past the Oil Kings
The Memorial Cup hosting Regina Pats (8-6-2-0) took a trip west to Edmonton to face the Oil Kings (5-7-2-0). Both teams currently sit in a playoff spot in the Eastern conference. Travis Child and Max Paddock got the nods for their respective teams. Regina struck first around the midway point […]
Extra-time, come from behind wins in Rebels’ wheelhouse
The Red Deer Rebels are making a habit of coming from behind to win hockey games. “We need to come a little more prepared to the rink.” said Lane Zablocki after the overtime come from behind victory. This time, they victimized the Regina Pats who were the visitors on this […]
Back-to-back Wins on back-to-back nights for Blades
By Les Lazaruk The only negative Saturday for the Saskatoon Blades wasn’t securing a shutout for Ryan Kubic. But, after surrendering Tanner Kaspick’s power play tally with 46 seconds remaining in the third period, the 19-year-old goaltender wasn’t chastened. “Not really, no,” said the St. Andrews, Mb, product […]
Bounce-Back Blades buck Broncos
By Les Lazaruk SWIFT CURRENT – A first career hat-trick, a first goal of the season and a first “stolen” win highlighted a badly-needed 4-3 victory for the Saskatoon Blades Friday night. Cam Hebig scored the only three goals of the second period, Tyler Lees tallied what turned out […]
WHL In NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it is always interesting to see where WHL players are rated. There are about a dozen that are most reliable and are updated on a regular basis. Not including the NHL Central Scouting Service preliminary […]
Americans pound Warriors; extend win streak to six
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (9-4-0-0, 18pts.) have been on a hot streak lately. Coming into tonight, they were 4-0 at home and were riding a 5-game win streak. After starting hot, the Moose Jaw Warriors (10-4-0-0, 20pts.) have cooled a bit recently, but are still very much a force […]
WHL recap: Skinner shuts down Pats; Raiders and Tigers add to their win totals
Medicine Hat 7 Spokane 4 Many were wondering whether the Medicine Hat Tigers (8-4) would be able to replace all that scoring that left them this year. After Mason Shaw went down with a long term injury and Zach Fischer was traded to the Spokane Chiefs (8-6-0-1), they were left […]
Royals befuddle Blades, resembling old Oilers and Jets
Tuesday night’s game at SaskTel Centre evoked memories from 30 years ago; pleasant for some, nightmarish for others. About 30 years ago at the old Winnipeg Arena, there were vintage battles between the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers and the over-matched Winnipeg Jets. For the purposes of Tuesday night, substitute […]