Last season The Calgary Hitmen finished the 2018-19 regular season with a 36-26-6 record, which was good for third in the competitive Central Division. After early-season struggles, the Hitmen were stuck in the cellar of the division. It was after Calgary’s US Division road trip that the club’s confidence and […]
WHL Season Previews
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Winnipeg ICE
In a year that was their last in Kootenay, the ICE struggled heavily. They went 13-45-7-3, finishing second last in the Eastern Conference. Luckily, that was then, and not one single statistic from last year rolls over to this year. Not even the fact that the club played their games […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Everett Silvertips
Everett Silvertips Last Season: 47-16-2-3-99 points. The ‘Tips finished second in the Western Conference and took home their third straight U.S. Division title. Dustin Wolf stepped into Carter Hart’s skates in net for Everett and won Western Conference goalie of the year honors with a 1.69 GAA and 0.936 save […]
2019-2020 WHL Season Previews: Kamloops Blazers
Last Season: 28-32-6-2 64 points 2018-2019 was a series of ups and downs for the Kamloops Blazers. After missing the playoffs in 2017-2018, the Blazers shuffled the deck by hiring general manager Matt Bardsley from the Portland Winterhawks and head coach Serge Lajoie from the University of Alberta’s men’s hockey […]
2019-2020 WHL Season Previews: Seattle Thunderbirds
2019-2020 WHL Season Previews: Seattle Thunderbirds 2018-2019 Season (31-29-6-2): The Thunderbirds’ 2018-2019 season was very much a tale of two very different seasons. The club was entering their second season removed from a Western Hockey League Championship, and was very much in a year of transition. Seattle got out of […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Edmonton Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings – 42-18-8 – Eastern Conference Final loss to the Raiders After winning only 22 games in 2017-18, expectations weren’t very high for the Edmonton Oil Kings last season. At most, it was believed they could push for the second wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference if all […]