East Division Hub Centre approved The Western Hockey League has been granted approval to host a Hub Center in Regina. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/33eM5L5bYm pic.twitter.com/bSXRZy7yxB — The WHL (@TheWHL) February 12, 2021 On Friday, the Western Hockey League announced that a hub centre in Regina had been granted approval for […]
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Commisioner Ron Robison’s Q&A on Regina hub centre
WHL Commissioner Ron Robison joined The Rod Pedersen Show’s Darren Dupont for a Q&A on Friday’s announcement of a Regina hub centre for the East Division’s Return To Play beginning with games March 12. Here’s the transcript: DD: Is this your first Instagram Live interview? RR: This is my […]
Western Hockey League granted approval to host hub centre in Regina
As provided by the Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League announced today it has been granted approval by public health officials from the Government of Saskatchewan to play in a Hub Center located in Regina, which will allow the WHL’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba based teams in the East Division to open […]
New Information Regarding BC Division’s Return To Play
During a press conference on February 5th, 2021, the British Columbia government provided additional information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Although no plan was formally laid out about a return to play for the WHL in BC, we can use the information given to predict what a return to play […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Regina possible division hub, Parik released and more
Regina may host East Division teams Regina front-runner for WHL division hub https://t.co/wbftrfWog5 — Winnipeg Free Press (@WinnipegNews) February 3, 2021 As first reported by the Winnipeg Free Press’ Mike Sawatzky, Regina leads the way in securing teams for an East Division bubble. There are still some hurdles to overcome, […]
The case for Winnipeg as a WHL hub city
Alberta’s green light to a new WHL season in the province is great news. Soon, we’ll be able to watch the five Alberta-based WHL squads battle for the Ed Chynoweth Cup that we missed last year. But, what about the rest of the league? Now, don’t get me wrong, this […]
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 […]
ICE sculpting: a recap of the Winnipeg ICE’s inaugural season
The WHL is in Winnipeg, and after a memorable inaugural season, the Winnipeg ICE have cemented themselves in the Manitoba capital’s vibrant hockey scene. In that inaugural season, the ICE set themselves up for a long, successful window of contention on and off the ice. On the ICE When […]
Hitmen can’t capture Canadian magic, fall to the Warriors
The 5,345 faithful fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome Friday night didn’t have a whole lot to cheer about through the first 40 minutes, as their third tilt of the season with the Moose Jaw Warriors seemed destined for blowoutsville. The crowd was brought to their feet during the second intermission […]
Surprise, Surprise…Blades Solve Overage Dilemma in Crease
By Les Lazaruk While it was one of four options that the Saskatoon Blades could’ve explored, the fact that trading goaltender Logan Flodell was done Wednesday in order to reduce the Bridge City Bunch’s quantity of overage players to the WHL limit of three came as a shock to […]