The proverbial trophy case in the Hart household has to be getting ready for an expansion. Hart continues to add to his legacy in Everett and beyond, seemingly every single week. The Silvertips netminder was named Goaltender of the Month in January and was also named as such in November […]
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2018 NHL draft profile: Caiden Daley
The Winnipeg to Brandon pipeline is still strong even post-Nolan Patrick. The latest Winnipeg native to be taken with a high WHL Bantam Draft pick by the Brandon Wheat Kings was 2000-born Caiden Daley. The six-foot, 170 pound forward joined Patrick and Stelio Mattheos on the list of first round […]
Portland’s depth too much for under-manned Seattle in 4-1 win
The Portland Winterhawks were heavily reliant upon their top line of Kieffer Bellows, Cody Glass and Skyler McKenzie for much the first half of the year. The rest of the lineup struggled finding chemistry consistently and this showed especially when Bellows and Joachim Blichfeld were away at the World Junior Championships. […]
2018 NHL draft profile: Wyatte Wylie
With the Everett Silvertips losing Noah Juulsen, Lucas Skrumeda and Aaron Irving off their blue line, there was going to be many opportunities for defensemen to step up and make a difference. One defenseman, who is doing just that this year is Everett native, Wyatte Wylie. The late-birthday 1999-born blue […]
2018 NHL draft profile: Cole Reinhardt
Not many players who are ninth round picks in the previous year’s bantam draft get into 60-plus games in their 16-year-old season. It’s not that undrafted or players drafted in lower rounds do not have impactful WHL careers. It’s just that they are not normally granted the opportunity to play […]
Almeida capitalizing on opportunity
By Matthew Gourlie Justin Almeida learned the value of opportunities early in his hockey career. The 18-year-old Moose Jaw Warriors centre is making the most of the opportunity to play a big role on the high-flying top-ranked team in the Western Hockey League. Almeida has been one of the breakout […]
Evan Weinger having career year in Brandon
Evan Weinger had to have the date circled for some time. It was the one time that his new team, the Brandon Wheat Kings would be rolling into Portland and taking on his former squad, the Portland Winterhawks. Weinger was a victim of the numbers in Portland as the Winterhawks […]
Nolan Volcan and Seattle riding high with five-game winning streak
It took 238 games in the WHL, but Nolan Volcan finally got his first career WHL hat trick. It came against the B.C. Division leading Kelowna Rockets on January 19th. Volcan, who is having a career season with 24 goals and 29 assists for 53 points, got his third on […]
Dorrin Luding leading Seattle to quality wins
A lot of goalies would struggle when placed into the situation that Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Dorrin Luding was placed in last week. After Matt Berlin was traded away and Liam Hughes was on the wrong end of a collision with Portland Winterhawks forward Skyler McKenzie, Luding was elevated to starter […]
Draft Profile: Kyle Topping, Kelowna Rockets
When one gives the Kelowna Rockets roster a thorough glance, it is easy to notice a few of the Western Hockey League’s elite players. Dillon Dube: Calgary Flames second round pick in 2016. Cal Foote: Tampa Bay Lightning first round pick in 2017. Kole Lind: Vancouver Canucks second round pick in 2017. […]