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The Vancouver Giants selected eight players in the WHL Bantam Draft along with two in the US Prospects Draft to help deepen their prospect pool. The team took three defencemen, six forwards and one goaltender with their ten selections. Here is a breakdown of their picks. Colton Roberts Colton Roberts […]
Power Pellets Pac-Man eating ghosts, remember the video game? Eat the little dots, get the ghosts chasing you, eat a power pellet and then chase the ghosts. Simple, right? Nolan Maier of the @BladesHockey has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week after recording a 0.955 save percentage in […]
The Dude For most junior hockey league players entering their 18-year-old campaign, the focus is simple, keep working to improve your game. For Brandon Lisowsky, the approach is somewhat different. Heading into the season you could see his name pop up on some scouting radars. Turning 18 in April, the […]
Who will be the 20’s in 21 and 22 One thing was abundantly clear on day one of Saskatoon Blades Training Camp. They’re in a bit of a pickle heading into the 2021-22 season. They currently have five overage players listed. Let’s start with a big piece of this puzzle. […]
The Edmonton Oil Kings have been busy. Recently the organization finalized WHL Standard Player Agreements with six new players. Oil Kings General Manager Kirt Hill is really shoring up his prospect pool. Last season was cut short for many minor hockey players due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the average […]
PLUS/MINUS The CHL Import Draft The CHL import draft is like playing Uno. There are so many different colors (countries), each card has its own unique characteristic (positions) and the wild cards can save you or burn you (will they come to North America or stay home?). There is no […]
We continue our look at the B.C. Division draft history with the Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets finished the 2020-21 season 10-5-1, good enough for third place in the B.C. Division. This season the Rockets do not have a first or a second-round pick in the WHL Prospects Draft. Their […]
It could be that new-but-not-so-new Moose Jaw Warriors’ general manager Jason Ripplinger’s plans this off-season hinge on securing the services of one player. Then-GM Alan Millar took 2002-born goaltender Jesper Wallstedt with the 46th pick in the 2019 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft, and the question of how soon the […]
If you are a lover of Canadian hockey, junior hockey, or even hockey in general, how could you not watch the U-18 tournament? A dominant Canadian team that capped it off with a classic five to three win over Russia. The national introductions for many to Shane Wright and […]
Historic. Dominant. Special. Best ever. Those are some of the words to describe Canada’s Gold Medal victory at the U18 tournament last night. FINAL | @shane_wright51 scored twice to set a Canadian record, @BenGaudreau03 made 31 saves and ?? withstood a third-period push to beat ?? 5-3 and win U18 […]
