Fan signs with Americans US prospect Andrew Fan has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Americans. Welcome to Tri-City, Andrew!#AmsNation Read » https://t.co/cMnMRIHCz7 pic.twitter.com/ExPFIcxLKk — Tri-City Americans (@TCAmericans) July 26, 2021 17-year-old Eagle River, AK, resident Andrew Fan has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Tri-City […]
Tag: Jeff Chynoweth
Communication is key to Stankowski’s return
Carl Stankowski could barely skate with the Ed Chynoweth Cup held high after he helped down the Regina Pats in six games during the 2017 Western Hockey League finals. Despite barely being able to push off with his right leg, Stankowski backstopped the Seattle Thunderbirds to their first league title—in […]
Sanders reassigned; other Calgary Hitmen roster battles
Following last year’s frenetic trade deadline, Calgary Hitmen GM Jeff Chynoweth said of newly acquired 19-year-old netminder Nick Sanders, “we feel Nick can not only help us push for a playoff spot this season but audition to be one of our three overages next year.” The only issue was that […]
Flaming Hot Takes: WHL Coaching
In my opinion, one of the things that separates the Western Hockey League from most other developmental leagues is the extremely high level of coaching. The WHL is a teaching league for everyone involved from the players, referees, scouts, general managers, journalists and that list includes the men behind the […]
Hitmen name Steve Hamilton as head coach
Eight years later and Calgary Hitmen GM Jeff Chynoweth finally got his man. Eight years ago, Chynoweth was running the Kootenay Ice and looking for a new head coach. He interviewed an up-and-coming coach in Steve Hamilton, who already tucked Alberta Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year titles under […]
An overview about the Hitmen’s season of change
The dressing rooms have been cleaned, the jerseys have been washed, players have left on their separate ways and the exit meetings have been had. For the first time in six years, the Calgary Hitmen have cleaned out their portion of the Scotiabank Saddledome and have moved onto the off-season […]
Sorting through the Hitmen deadline deals
The Calgary Hitmen were one of the busier teams leading up to the 2018 Western Hockey League trade deadline. Jake Bean wasn’t the only member of the Calgary Hitmen to be traded. General Manager Jeff Chynoweth was quite busy in the days leading up to the eventful trade deadline Wednesday […]
Hitmen receive a haul for the hometown kid
The Americans ended up with the gold medal from the World Junior Championship they deeply desired, expect it was the Canadian Jake Bean heading to Kennewick, Wash., instead of Team USA winning gold in Buffalo, N.Y. Slightly more than 24 hours removed from receiving his gold medal, local defenceman Bean […]