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 […]
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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 […]
Boys of Summer: BC athletes train while giving back
The Boys of Summer Where can you see NHL stars face-off against the WHL’s first player with exceptional status in the middle of summer? Only at the Boys of Summer charity tournament in British Columbia. Many fans of the sport of hockey have heard of Da Beauty League, a summer […]
Tri-City to Charlotte to Carolina to NHL bubble: the Geekie story
Morgan Geekie played two games in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League with the Neepawa Natives in the 2014-2015 season where he scored once and added one assist. In the same season, he scored 27 times and added 36 assists with the Yellowhead Chiefs. It was also the year he […]
Chiefs name Maglio head coach, Viveiros leaves for Henderson, Ginnell to Moose Jaw
It was a busy week for the Spokane Chiefs as they made two moves: one to their coaching staff and one to their roster. This was a flurry in what has been a relatively quiet time during the coronavirus pandemic. Usually, we would be recapping the Everett preseason tournament […]
WHL Prospects Review: Central Division
As the summer rolls on, so does our WHL prospects review series. In our first post, we took a look at the seven players selected by NHL teams in the Pacific Division in 2018 and 2019. Today, we’ll dive into the prospects in the Central Division. Chicago Blackhawks In […]
NHL Draft first-round Winterhawks of 1978-1989
Every hockey team enjoys discussing their National Hockey League alumni whenever they get the chance, not to mention their fanbases love it even more. This is especially true regarding first-round NHL draft picks and star players. Why wouldn’t they? Getting a player into the NHL is one of the […]
2019-20 Spokane Chiefs season in review
The 2019-20 season was shortened due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t mean that the Spokane Chiefs weren’t having an incredible season up to the point when the pandemic hit. When the WHL season was suspended, the Chiefs were on a 10-game winning streak and playing some […]
Top Five Forwards in Chiefs History
When you think of forwards in the Western Hockey League, you think of scoring and passing the puck. You think of some physical ones who would throw their bodies around and some smaller ones that you couldn’t catch on the ice because of their speed and their innate ability […]
Revisiting the Kasper Puutio trade
Just eight months ago, the Silvertips and Broncos participated in a surprising deal. After selecting Kasper Puutio first overall in the 2019 CHL Import Draft, Swift Current shipped him to Everett 35 games into his rookie season. Additionally, the Silvertips received forward Ethan Regnier. Martin Fasko-Rudas, Parker Hendren, a […]
