The future of the Brandon Wheat Kings will be front and centre starting on August 28. That’s when the club begins its rookie camp at Westoba Place inside the Keystone Centre. The two-day camp will wrap up on Thursday and that’s when the big boys come in as main camp […]
WHL Bantam Draft
Prospect Profiles: Jackson Niedermayer and Lynden Hanvold
The 2019 WHL Bantam Draft was held in Red Deer, Alberta, on May 2nd, where the Vancouver Giants selected eleven 2004-born players. Two of their selections — Jackson Niedermayer and Lynden Hanvold — were teammates while playing for the Okanagan Hockey Academy Bantam Prep team, based out of Penticton, British Columbia. […]
Hauser’s draft dream comes true
Daniel Hauser’s job on the ice isn’t easy as he’s tasked with stopping as many shots as possible in net. Despite it not being easy, the 15-year-old has done a solid job and heading into the WHL Bantam Draft, he garnered some definite interest. After it was all said and […]
Savoie thrilled to sign with ICE
The Winnipeg ICE was first on the clock at the WHL Bantam Draft back on May 2, 2019, in Red Deer, Alberta. Picking first overall is something that the ICE organization has gotten used to as of late. In the 2016 season, the then Kootenay Ice chose Peyton Krebs first […]
Winnipeg ICE draft Bantam standout Geekie
The Western Hockey League is back in Winnipeg and the team announced their preseason schedule for the upcoming season earlier this week. They’ll play a home-and-home with the Brandon Wheat Kings and two games on the road against the Saskatoon Blades. Before all of that was announced, the organization took […]
2019 Regina Pats Bantam Draft Recap
In 2019 the Pats had a full complement of draft picks. After emptying the cupboards to supplement a WHL Final run in 2017 and hosting the Memorial Cup in 2018, John Paddock made a plethora of deals starting in November through to the January 10th deadline to restock those cupboards. […]
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With the dust now settled, we look at last week’s WHL Bantam Draft and identify some of the best value picks. These players waited and waited for their names to be called, but they weren’t called until later in the afternoon. Some weren’t picked at all. These are some of […]
2019 Bantam Draft Recap: Vancouver Giants add 11 new prospects
The 2019 Bantam Draft has come and gone. Draft day in Red Deer got off to a bizarre start that included multiple trades that left just three teams picking in the first six picks and six teams in the top ten. The Western Conference champion Vancouver Giants walked away with […]
“They want to be in Prince George,” Cougars draft and deal at 2019 WHL Bantam Draft
The Prince George Cougars director of scouting Bob Simmonds said it best. “They’re skilled, they play with passion, and they want to be in Prince George.” With the annual WHL Bantam Draft now completed and many transactions made in the process, there was a lot to digest from Thursday May […]
Everett Silvertips draft 12 players at the WHL Bantam Draft
The Everett Silvertips drafted seven forwards, three defensemen and two goalies at the WHL Bantam Draft in Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday. DUBNetwork spoke to Silvertips head scout Mike Fraser about the draft. It was his first draft as head scout for Everett. Fraser was a scout for six seasons […]
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