As the Kelowna Rockets try to up their game during the second half of the Western Hockey League season in the ultra competitive B.C. Division, they enter the fray knowing their current scoring leader is highly motivated. Kole Lind, 18, has provided consistent scoring punch all season long. The current […]
Tag: NHL Draft
Draft Prospects in Canada/Russia Series
The WHL leg of the Canada/Russia series came to a close Tuesday night after a 4-1 victory for Team WHL. Though the series doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, it provides another opportunity for both the Russians and Canadians to get a look at candidates for their […]
NHL Draft Spotlight: Nikita A. Popugaev
Nikita A .Popugaev Position: Right Wing (Right) Height: 6-foot-6 Weight: 203 pound Birthdate: 1998-11-20 Team: Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) Scouting Report: Coming into his second WHL season with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the 25th overall pick in the 2015 CHL import draft has started looked as if he has […]
NHL Draft Spotlight: Brayden Gorda
Brayden Gorda Position: Defense (left-handed) Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 190 pounds Birthdate: 1999-04-17 Team: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) [xyz-ips snippet=”Brayden-Gorda-Stats”] Stats brought to you by WHLStats.ca Scouting Report: Gorda is coming into his second season with the Edmonton Oil Kings and is expected to take on the role of a top pairing WHL […]
Player Spotlight: Aleksi Heponiemi
Aleksi Heponiemi is a Finnish-born centre who was selected 10th overall in the 2016 CHL import draft by the Swift Current Broncos. Heponiemi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season playing with the Ilves U18 squad in the Jr. B SM-sarja league where he scored 65 points (25g-40a) in 39 games. Aleksi also […]
WHL Top 30 Draft Prospects: October Edition
Though the WHL season is less than 10 games old, a few prospects have already made a significant impact on their draft stock. The preliminary WHL Top 20 featured a familiar name at the top in Nolan Patrick, who will likely hold down the position for the remainder of the year. Patrick […]
Five WHLers to represent Canada at 2016 Ivan Hlinka
*Editors note* Since this article was written, Josh Brook (MJ) has been added to the roster as an injury replacement. Our apologies for not relaying this information sooner. The 2016 Hockey Canada U17 and U18 camps have come to a close, which means we’re about a week away from Ivan Hlinka action. […]
