One of the highlights of the Junior Hockey off-season is the CHL Import Draft. It is usually held the first Tuesday after the NHL Draft which means we are only weeks away from a very important day for all CHL teams. The draft order is determined by the reverse order […]
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Red Deer Rebels Draft Overview
Red Deer Rebels Red Deer really had a strong draft in our opinion, taking guys who really drove their lines this season and could make a scoring impact. All the while taking long shot guys later on towards the end of the draft who could add depth to their future […]
Nolan Patrick, Sam Steel and Tyler Wong take CHL Awards
Brandon Wheat King centre Nolan Patrick led the WHL nominees in picking up the Sherwin Williams Top Prospect award. Regina Pats star Sam Steel was also awarded the Chrysler Top scorer award after his remarkable 131 -point campgaign.
Memorial Cup: Is it time to change the format?
There is plenty of talk going around these days about the Mastercard Memorial Cup. Some good, some bad. There are people who are upset with the price of tickets. Some of which are in the range of $70-90 dollars for round robin games. Many seats are remaining empty for any games […]
Prince George Cougars Draft Overview
Prince George Cougars A team who really looked like they targeted competitive players, guys who add size and a winning mindset to their future line up. We really like some of the picks they made and how they filled needs in their prospect pool. Really targeted forwards and defenders after […]
Prince Albert Raiders Draft Overview
Prince Albert Raiders With not only the top pick in the draft, but also six picks in the first three rounds. Prince Albert was set up to really rebuild their team and that is exactly what they did. They didn’t pick past the 7th round but found a good mix […]
Portland Winterhawks Draft Overview
Portland Winterhawks By far the most intriguing class of players drafted, Portland drafted basically a bunch of high risk, high reward type of players. They drafted five Americans and two highly rumored college commits. With the guys who we do believe will show for Portland, they added speed and skill […]
Moose Jaw Warriors Draft Overview
Moose Jaw Warriors Looking at Moose Jaw’s draft class, they really took players who brought offense and skill to their future line up. It seems as though after their first two picks they went high risk high reward type of guys who are incredibly raw. They did take a goalie […]
Unsigned NHL Draft Picks from 2015
With two weeks until the NHL teams need to sign their 2015 NHL Entry Draft picks, I thought it would be a good time to see who remains to be signed and by what teams. These players will be eligible to re-enter the draft if they are not signed by […]
Medicine Hat Draft Overview
Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat took a player in every round of the 14 round draft, except the 7th round. This shows that they are really intrigued by this draft class, and focused on restocking their prospect pool. We love how they were able to address a bunch of needs […]