Jake Chiasson said it was an honour to be named to the NHL’s Central Scouting ‘Players to Watch’ list. The Wheat King is back home right now in Abbotsford as he waits for the opening of training camp which is set to begin just after Christmas. 53 kilometres down […]
NHL Draft
Wheat Kings skaters continue to impress
NHL Central Scouting has released its annual ‘Players to Watch’ list for the 2020-2021 season. The list rates draft-eligible players from North America and Europe on a three-tier scale. ‘A’ indicates a potential first-round selection, ‘B’ indicates a potential second or third-round selection, and ‘C’ indicates a potential fourth, […]
Raiders; NHL Central Scouting list, two players head to the SJHL while Watts goes pro
As usual, the NHL has released their preliminary scouting list, ahead of the 2020-21 NHL season. This time around, the Prince Albert Raiders have found three names on the list; Nolan Allan, Landon Kosior, and Carter Serhyenko. NHL scouts have recognized the skills of Raiders’ defencemen this past season, […]
“It’s an exciting time” Wheat Kings GM Darren Ritchie
The Western Hockey League has announced that a new season will officially begin on January 8, 2021. The WHL originally had a date of Friday, December 4 — which was just a tentative date — but things are now set in stone. When the 2019-2020 season came to an […]
2020 NHL draft recap: Portland Winterhawks
100+ days after the NHL draft was originally slotted to take place, it’s finally here: the Portland Winterhawks’ 2020 NHL draft recap. In my 2020 NHL draft preview, I highlighted a few Portland Winterhawks eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Three of the players were selected and now […]
“It’s A Dream Come True” Wheat Kings Reinhardt gets drafted
Alexis Lafreniere was selected first overall by the New York Rangers in the NHL draft on Tuesday evening. The first Canadian team to draft a player was the Ottawa Senators and they used the third overall pick to select Tim Stuetzle. The organization also selected Jake Sanderson, Brandon Wheat […]
2020 NHL Draft: Western Hockey League by the Numbers
Originally posted Oct 7,2020. The festivities at the Bell Centre in Montreal came to an end late Wednesday afternoon. Well actually, the virtual version came to and end, cementing the 2020 National Hockey League Draft as perhaps the most unique edition ever. Delayed due to COVID-19 concerns and protocols, the […]
Wheat Kings’ Schneider and Greig taken on day one
After more than three months of delay, the National Hockey League held round one of its draft on Tuesday evening. As expected, the New York Rangers chose Alexis Lafreniere with the first-overall pick. 17 picks later, the Rangers were back on the clock and they went to Prince Albert, […]
Winterhawks up for selection at the 2020 NHL Draft
In case you haven’t heard yet, the 2020 NHL Entry Draft’s first round is set to take place on Tuesday, October 06, 2020. Just days away, there are a number of Winterhawks hoping their name gets called. Seth Jarvis At this point, you are probably well aware that forward […]
Prince Albert (Buffalo) Sabres sort of has a nice ring to it.
With the 2020 NHL Entry Draft now scheduled to start round one on October 6th and rounds two through seven to take place the following day, I thought it would be a good time to take a peek at which NHL club has a history of selecting Prince Albert […]