Today we had the good fortune of being approached by Marco Bombino. Marco is a writer for McKeen’s Hockey, Finn Prospects and Finnish website Jatkoaika. He is the creator of Finnish Junior Hockey as well. Seeing as the Pats selected Finnish Prospect Emil Oskanen, he wanted to give fans of the […]
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Three Tigers Roar at NHL Entry Draft
The Medicine Hat Tigers regular season went quite well as they lead the WHL’s Central Division for the better part of the year. In the playoffs they were not so lucky as they ran into a hot Lethbridge Hurricanes team who was coming off of a major high from winning […]
Zablocki keeps streak alive
(photo by Dave Brunner Photography) The Red Deer Rebels have been in existence for 25 Western Hockey League seasons. In that time they have won a Memorial Cup, as well as hosted the tournament. Just five times in their history have they failed to make the playoffs. This year a […]
Edmonton Oilers Draft Lethbridge Hurricanes Goaltender Stuart Skinner
“We have a trade!” Even in the 3rd round of the NHL Draft, those words still grab the attention of the potential draftees and their families. For Edmonton born and raised Stuart Skinner those words would be prophetic. The Oilers had just traded picks 82 and 126 to the Arizona […]
Four Tri-City Americans Picked at 2017 NHL Entry Draft
(Photo from Doug Love/Tri-City Americans) The excitement and expectations were high for the Tri-City Americans heading into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In all, the Americans had eight players listed on the NHL Central Scouting final report. That was the most ever for the Americans and also the most of […]
Former WHL Players taken in the NHL Expansion draft
Nine former WHL players were selected by the newest NHL franchise, Vegas Golden Knights, at tonight’s NHL Awards ceremony. The event was held at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The very first selection made was from the Colorado Avalanche. The team finished in last place in the NHL […]
Top 60 NHL Draft Eligible Players (Western Canada & USA)
The list a lot of people who have been following us have been waiting for. DraftGeek’s own Jeff McCarthy has compiled a list of the top 60 WHL players eligible for the NHL draft with reports. Hope you enjoy and make sure to follow @DraftGeekHockey on twitter for all NHL […]
Tri-City deals for veteran defenseman
(Photo from Allen Douglas/Kamloops Blazers) For the second summer in a row, Tri-City Americans General Manager Bob Tory has made a deal to add a veteran blue-liner to the roster. In 2016 it was overage defenseman Dalton Yorke who was traded by the Prince Albert Raiders to Tri-City in exchange […]
Canada names camp invites for 3 National Teams.
It is that time of year again, Team Canada is getting themselves ready for upcoming tournaments by announcing rosters for training camps. The 2018 World Juniors will be held in December and January in Buffalo and Orchard Park, NY, USA. Canada would like to have a great showing after finishing […]
WHL Coaches
Below is a list of coaches in order of their games coached. We have also listed their WHL and Memorial Cup Championships. Don Hay – 18 seasons Kamloops/Tri City/Vancouver 1296 720-469-107 .597% Playoffs 14 seasons Kamloops/Tri City/Vancouver 185 108-77 .584% MC 18 14-4 .778% 1992 WHL & MEMORIAL CUP […]