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WHL granted OK to play 24-game season in Alberta
As supplied by the Western Hockey League Calgary, AB – The Western Hockey League announced today it has been granted approval by the Government of Alberta and Alberta Health to return to play, which will enable the WHL’s Alberta-based teams in the Central Division to open their season on Friday, February 26. […]
Hockey: not just about physical strength, the Tristen Nielsen story
Originally posted on Jan 28, 2021. Good mental health is an important part of any hockey player’s success on and off the ice. Mental health has always been an issue in the hockey world; however, it is only fairly recently that there has been a bigger focus on this issue […]
Oil Kings swing deals with Blades and Thunderbirds
The Edmonton Oil Kings continue to shuffle things around on their roster in efforts to prepare for the 2020-21 WHL season, as they had a busy day on the trade front. Today the team announced that they have traded veteran defender Wyatt McLeod to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange […]
Big Mac, a pugilist’s journey from the WHL to the NHL and beyond
In a long line of players to have put on the Prince Albert Raiders sweater, Steve MacIntyre perhaps has one of the best stories of making it to the NHL and hockey life after the show. MacIntyre is a Brock, SK native who’s WHL career started in 1997 with […]
Is a bubble the WHL’s best option?
With the announcement that the WHL intends to play a 24-game schedule, many questions have arisen. As of right now, we know that the league is going to play a divisional only schedule with the hope of playoffs after to determine the WHL’s participant in the Memorial Cup. There […]
Billets: The Unsung Heroes of the Giants Organization
Billet families are the unsung heroes that allow junior hockey teams to operate successfully. The Vancouver Giants have a fantastic network of billet families that have helped shape and develop players so they can have success in the future. Sarah Wiebe and Andrea DeWolff are two of these fantastic […]
Royals/Bruins franchise all-star team
With no current Royals information to speak of, I decided to look back at the organization as a whole, and create a Royals/Bruins franchise all-star team. In 2006, the Chilliwack Bruins were formed as an expansion franchise. Their first five years in Chilliwack resulted in less than stellar results. […]
24 game season announced by Western Hockey League
It was announced this evening that the Western Hockey League has committed to playing a 24 game season. The season will still require approvals from the six different health authorities consisting of the six regions the WHL plays in. It is believed that these approvals are coming in the near […]
Is Bowen Byram The Greatest Defenseman in Giants History?
Originally posted Jan 8, 2021. Bowen Byram’s career with the Vancouver Giants may be over as he heads to Colorado for NHL training camp. Byram played 188 games for the Giants and was a staple on the blueline for parts of the past five seasons after being drafted third overall […]