Spencer Machacek played for the Vancouver Giants from 2005-2008. During that time, he went to two straight Memorial Cups and was named captain of the team in his final season. Currently, Machacek is plying his trade over in Germany with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL. The 32-year-old has great […]
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Record Setters: Casey Pierro-Zabotel
Casey Pierro-Zabotel was a star for the Vancouver Giants from 2007 to 2009. The undrafted forward put up over a point a game in his Giants career. Although he was only a Giant for two years, his legacy lives on in Vancouver having had one of the greatest seasons […]
Q&A with Cole Ully – Kamloops Blazers Alumni (Part 1)
As an intermission guest on a Western Hockey League radio broadcast a few years ago, I was caught off guard during a live interview by a question I didn’t see coming. The query went something to the effect of, “Who’s the favourite player you’ve interviewed for a feature, the […]
The 2019-2020 Kamloops Blazers: by the numbers
Though the WHL season was abruptly cut short, the 2019-2020 edition of the Kamloops Blazers was a remarkable one. Between their first B.C. Division title since 2012-13 and multiple franchise records being pushed to the brink, the orange white and blue made this one a season to remember. The […]
Four goal third period helps Winterhawks to 40th win
Friday evening in the WHL saw long-time U.S. Division rivals face off against one another. So far this season, the Seattle Thunderbirds (22-28-3-3) and Portland Winterhawks (40-8-3-4) have needed more than 60 minutes to find a winner in four of the seven games played — including the last two. Both […]
The 2010s: Vancouver Giants All-Decade Team
Tuesday will see the end of not just the calendar year, but the decade as a whole. As their 2010 through 2019 record of 340-345-34-30 shows, the 2010s were very average for the Vancouver Giants. Ten years saw two BC Division titles, a Western Conference championship banner, a WHL Final […]
Portland Winterhawks: Introducing Simon Knak and Jonas Brøndberg
The Portland Winterhawks are 21 games into their season and are currently tied for first place in the U.S. Division. A big portion of their success has been the play of their two 2019 CHL Import Draft selections, Simon Knak and Jonas Brøndberg. Portland selected Knak with the 40th overall […]
Winterhawks at the 15 game mark with Dean “Scooter” Vrooman
Portland leads the Western Conference in goals, is 2nd in points, while carrying 9 players who are 16 or 17 years old. Dean “Scooter” Vrooman sat down with Josh Critzer looking at the state of the Winterhawks, 15 games into the season
Early season musings with Bill Wilms
Longtime WHL colour analyst Bill Willms joined us looking at the young WHL season, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Prince Albert, & beyond TSN Discount Golf Cards
#NeelyCup Day 2 Recap
Josh Critzer & Chad Balcom sat down in a deserted Memorial Coliseum & reflected on Day 2 of Portland’s training camp. Josh brings us bonus audio from Carter Streek, Blake Samida, & Shai Buium
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