The beginning of the WHL season brings a lot of hope, and optimism for teams, fans and players. The Western Hockey League is always well represented at NHL training camps so it will come as no surprise that this year 115 WHL’ers will be making the best impressions they can at […]
Tag: Portland Winterhawks
Spokane takes down Portland 7-1 in the preseason
In the afternoon game at the Angel-of-the-Winds Arena, the Spokane Chiefs took on the team that ended their season last spring and got some semblance of revenge, winning 7-1 over the Portland Winterhawks. Adam Beckman and Carter Chorney each had two goals and Michal King had three points as the Chiefs […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Preseason starts Thursday!
Saskatoon takes on Prince Albert to start the 2018 preseason The very first game of the WHL preseason takes place on Thursday at the Art Hauser Center as the Saskatoon Blades take on the Prince Albert Raiders. The two teams look to be contenders in the East Division this year […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Oil Kings and Broncos make a trade; training camp underway in Portland
Alexander moved to Edmonton One of the players expected to be leaned on heavily for a young Swift Current Broncos squad has been moved out before the preseason even got going. 2001-born defenseman Jacson Alexander, who was an invite to Hockey Canada’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup camp, was traded on Tuesday […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Ramsay retires, Kubic and Legien not at Pats camp; Hay with Portland; ICE announce some more stability
Ramsay retires: Thank you, Gage! Ramsay announces retirement » https://t.co/adNRk7aB0U pic.twitter.com/IbmulzjtlB — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) August 17, 2018 For the second time in as many months, the Saskatoon Blades have had an overage forward retire from WHL hockey. Gage Ramsay followed Caleb Fantillo in deciding not to try an […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: three WHL training camps dates known; Schwenninger named to Swiss U18 team
Training camp dates revealed for some teams: We are just 18 days from the start of the earliest WHL training camp that we are aware of so far. Portland leads the way with their camp at the Moda Center, beginning on Tuesday, August 21st. So far just two others are known […]
Skyler McKenzie moving on to the pro ranks
On July 3rd, the Winnipeg Jets announced that they had signed 1998-born forward Skyler McKenzie if the Portland Winterhawks to a three-year entry-level contract. The five-foot-eight, 158 pound native of Sherwood Park, Alberta was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2017 draft, 198th overall. His recollection […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Any chance a signed overage player comes back?; U17 camp ends; Winterhawks list Werner
Overage players coming back? At the start of the the 2017-18 WHL season, there were 24 players who had been signed to entry-level contracts and thus were eligible to play in the NHL, AHL or ECHL in the team who owned their rights’ system. Of those 24 players, five made […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL watch 2018; Sidaway headed home
We are getting closer to that wonderful time of the year – the start to the WHL season. Accompanying the start to the year each season is fans of some WHL teams paying close attention to NHL training camps and preseason games to see if a 19-year-old WHL player will stick […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Fromm-Delorme signs; Canada’s U17 camp rolling along in Calgary
The Portland Winterhawks announced Wednesday that they had signed six-foot, 165 pound forward Robbie Fromm-Delorme to a standard player agreement. The 2002-born Fromm-Delorme is from Richmond, B.C. but has played the last two years at a the Governor’s Academy – a preparatory school in Byfield, Massachusetts – about 30 miles […]