Someone was going to be the odd man out eventually. When the Calgary Hitmen broke training camp in late August, there were two main questions circling the team like a tornado: the goaltending depth and the 20-year-old situation. The Hitmen opened camp with four 20-year-old players; Matteo Gennaro, Jakob Stukel, […]
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Royals serve notice in Kelowna
The Kelowna Rockets hosted the Victoria Royals at Prospera Place in an early season matchup between two teams yet to lose in regulation time. By many accounts, these are the teams likely to battle for top spot in the BC Division this season. And while the Rockets had hoped to […]
Prince George pounces on winless Kamloops
Expectations weren’t high in Kamloops this year, but surely they weren’t this low. A Prince George team, that some had in the basement of the Western Conference, ran roughshod over a equally young and inexperienced Blazer team. (photo by Allen Douglas) It was evident early in the first period that […]
2017 U16 rosters announced
The rosters for the 2017 U16 WHL Cup were announced and nearly every WHL team had a draft pick named. Let’s take a look at those 2002-born players that will be participating in the WHL Cup in Calgary later this month. U-16 Oct 18-22, 2017 in Calgary, Alb BC […]
Tri-City comes from behind, again, to down the Thunderbirds
Kennewick, WA. The Tri-City Americans (2-2-0-0) were fresh off of a great come-from-behind win against the Everett Silvertips in their home opener this past Saturday. They were trying to remain undefeated at home on Tuesday night against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds (2-1-0-1). What would ensue was a defensive battle between […]
WHL players represented on NHL draft players to watch list
It is a day many aspiring hockey players dream of. That’s right, NHL Draft day. Players who have been chasing the dream of being drafted by an NHL team, putting on that brand new jersey and hat and proudly making their way to the stage or to the grouping of […]
‘Round the ‘DUB
With the season underway, teams are making final adjustments to their rosters. The key deadline here is October 10th, the day that all WHL teams must be at three overage players. By then most teams will have played six regular season games. Tavin Grant of the Prince George Cougars recorded […]
Dante Hannoun scorches the Blazers in a Royals victory
Victoria, BC – Dante Hannoun looks primed for a giant season. Noticeably one of the best players in training camp and preseason, the Victoria Royals (4-0-0) dynamo has continued that solid play into the regular season. In a Sunday afternoon battle versus the Kamloops Blazers (0-5-0), Hannoun led the Royals past the […]
Victoria Royals ride hot power play to victory over the Blazers
The Victoria Royals pulled out a win tonight against the Kamloops Blazers at the Save On Foods Memorial Arena, scoring with thirty seconds remaining to secure the win. The game was wide-open at times, as plenty of odd-man rushes forced each team’s goaltenders to come up with timely saves. The […]
Tri-City gets first mark in the win column
Kennewick, WA – The Tri-City Americans (1-2-0) picked a really good time to find their offensive touch. In the first two games of the young season, the Americans were able to score just four goals. Six days ago, the Everett Silvertips (2-2-0) beat the Americans 4-1. Late in the contest […]