SASKATOON – He might not have the WHL resume of a Ken Hodge or Don Hay, but Dean Brockman has something that those legendary coaches may not have ever experienced, a career’s worth of adversity in one season! Brockman and his staff of assistants Bryce Thoma and Ryan Keller […]
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Victoria Royals Training Camp Notes
Victoria Royals training camp continued yesterday with the first day of the Rookie Camp. Rosters today featured players born in 2001 or 2002, who have been drafted or listed by the Royals, as well as some free agent invitees. The camp program yesterday featured on ice sessions and practices, followed […]
Tri-City Americans notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) Training camp opened this week in Kennewick which means hockey season is officially starting here in the desert of Washington State. It’s a great time to look at a possible depth chart for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017-18 season. The Americans bounced back […]
Kootenay Ice notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
Photo courtesy Brian Liesse -With the summer winding down in favor of hockey season, now is a good time to take a look at what the depth charts could look like for WHL teams. Change was the name of the game in the off-season for the Kootenay ICE. New ownership, […]
Kamloops Blazers notebook: looking at a potential depth chart
Photo credit Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers With the summer winding down and training camps opening in the next week or so, it is a good time to get an idea of where some of the teams in the league stand. The Blazers were six points back of the Prince George Cougars […]
More questions than answers for the Hurricanes
For the most part, teams in the WHL heading into a new season usually have a number of questions regarding their rosters. The Hurricanes seem to have an abundance of quandaries to ponder as they head into training camp this weekend. What does the loss of former Captain Tyler Wong […]
Moose Jaw Warriors notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
With their training camp opening Thursday, it’s a good time to look at a possible depth chart for the Moose Jaw Warriors heading into the 2017-18 Western Hockey League season. The Warriors have 18 returning players and four more with at least a game of WHL experience. They look to […]
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 […]
Medicine Hat Tigers notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
With the summer winding down and training camps opening in the next week or so it is a good time to get an idea of where some of the teams in the league stand. The defending Central division champions will look to defend that title despite losing both import players and […]
A look back on Victoria Royals head coach Dave Lowry
On May 30, 2017 news came that Dave Lowry was leaving his position of head coach of the Victoria Royals for an assistant coaching position in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. Lowry had coached the Royals for five seasons, during which he became the franchise’s winningest coach and […]