When the WHL, along with the CHL and Hockey Canada, announced the group for Team WHL, which will compete in the CIBC Canada Russia series, there were a lot of expected names on there. First round NHL Draft picks like Ty Smith, Dylan Cozens, and Bowen Byram were listed and […]
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2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Kirby Dach
When the Saskatoon Blades picked second overall in 2016, they needed a real game-changer. Since hosting the Memorial Cup back in 2013, the team had no first-round Bantam Draft picks to speak of, trading away the rights to draft players like Stelio Mattheos and Ty Smith during the season they […]
2019 NHL Draft Profile: Dillon Hamaliuk
Every year during the WHL campaign, there is at least one player who starts out far down or off the radar for NHL scouts. Then, that player gradually works their way up the rankings until they end up far above where they were at the start of the year. Last […]
2019 NHL Draft Profile: Dylan Cozens
For a player in the middle of his 17-year-old season in the WHL, Dylan Cozens of the Lethbridge Hurricanes has already played in a lot of big games. He played in 12 WHL playoff games in his 15-year-old season and 16 last year. He also played in key roles for […]
Leason loving life in Prince Albert
Often times a player can point to times in their career where things really changed for them, either for the good or for the bad. Prince Albert Raiders forward Brett Leason is no different. For the 19-year-old forward a trade didn’t just mean a change of scenery, it meant he […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Thunderbirds acquire Wood; Blades bring in Huber
Seattle brings in another Moose Jaw forward TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Brecon Wood From @MJWARRIORS https://t.co/42rg8RGSsW pic.twitter.com/smJGViTF2E — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) October 30, 2018 11 days after leaving the Moose Jaw Warriors and heading home to Spruce Grove to play in the AJHL with the Saints, left wing Brecon Wood […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hockey Canada’s U17 rosters announced, Alexeyev to play for Russia at CIBC Series
Three Hockey Canada rosters for World U17 Challenge announced: NEWS | The three ?? rosters have been unveiled for #WorldU17… ⚫️ https://t.co/0L1vVASjnw? https://t.co/h2IebcB3rh⚪️ https://t.co/rCdVR0zQuS pic.twitter.com/3Y1MPUa4km — World U17 Challenge (@HC_WU17) October 24, 2018 Canada Black: Jack Finley (Spokane), Kyle Crnkovic (Saskatoon), Daemon Hunt (Moose Jaw), Aidan de la Gorgendiere (Sasktoon), […]