In his last chance to impress the Calgary Hitmen brass, 16-year-old Justyn Gurney appeared to redeem himself following a forgetful opening frame during the annual Black versus White intrasquad game Monday night at the Kyle Stuart Memorial Arena at the Edge School. Having already sat for two minutes in the […]
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Canes trim roster
The Lethbridge Hurricanes Main Camp round robin of games, came to an end Sunday with the last three games being cancelled for various reasons. There were parents who had to get back home, the general manager and scouts wanted to reduce the number of players in camp, and coach Brent […]
Rookies take the spotlight at training camp
The kids are alright. Really, they are. The Kootenay Ice wrapped up the prospects portion of training camp on Sunday, as veterans went from watching rookie scrimmages in the stands to donning their own gear to make a case for a spot on the 2017-18 roster. Over 35 prospects were […]
Newcomers bolster Warriors blue line
By Matthew Gourlie With 18 returning veterans, there were plenty of familiar faces at the Moose Jaw Warriors training camp. It was a pair of new faces on the blue line that drew a lot of attention though. Rookie Russian import Oleg Sosunov was stuck in Tampa Bay waiting for […]
Red Deer Rebels notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
Photo Credit – Dave Brunner Photography With training camps underway, it would be the perfect opportunity to take a look at what could be the roster for the upcoming season for a few teams throughout the league. Today our focus shifts to the Red Deer Rebels. The Rebels took the heavily […]
Hitmen future put on display during Young Guns Game
The last chance for Calgary Hitmen fans to catch a glimpse at the products coming down the pipeline took place Sunday afternoon at the Don Hartman North East Sportsplex. Following three rookie games earlier in the week, the Hitmen held the Young Guns Game at 1 p.m., a new wrinkle […]
Thoughts on day two of Lethbridge Hurricanes main camp
Veteran forward Ryan Vandervlis put up excellent numbers in two of Sunday’s games at camp. Ryan had five goals and two assists, and was a constant threat for Team Red. His team played four straight games with a three-hour break after the first two. They ran out of gas in their […]
Hurricanes rookie camp ends
The Hurricanes Rookie Camp featuring 15 and 16-year old players wound up this morning with the final game between the Blues and Whites. Carson Dyck’s “roofer” in the shootout was the difference in the 2-1 White victory. With the conclusion of the play for the Hurricane draft picks, invitees and […]
Saskatoon Blades notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
SASKATOON – Major junior hockey’s “dirty word” isn’t allowed to be uttered anymore in Saskatoon! REBUILD!!! Following four consecutive seasons of not being in the Western Hockey League playoffs, after mortgaging the future in order to be a competitive host team for the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup, the Blades opened […]
Rockets Science
TRAINING CAMP HOPEFULS INVADE KELOWNA The Kelowna Rockets have won 93 regular season games over the past two years. Each edition of the team has reached the Western Conference final, only to succumb to the Seattle Thunderbirds on both occasions. The Rockets’ core group has certainly played plenty of hockey these […]
