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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Thursday the Portland Winterhawks participated in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft by selecting 11 players from across western Canada and the the western United States. Overall, Portland Winterhawks Head Coach Mike Johnston was pleased with the organization’s draft, “It was good. It was an interesting draft because we felt […]
Winnipeg ICE – Matthew Savoie Northern Alberta Xtreme 31GP 31G-40A-71PTS Team Alberta – Canada Winter Games 6GP 6G-7A-13PTS Draft Geek -“A generational talent, Savoie is the complete package scouts looks for in a player. Displays a non-stop work ethic shift to shift and has the ability to disrupt or create […]
The Winnipeg ICE and General Manager Matt Cockell were early movers of draft picks and players ad therefore selected first and second overall at the WHL Bantam Draft. Winnipeg was able to do so by dealing their ninth overall pick to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for the third overall […]
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