As the WHL inches closer to getting back on the ice, teams are making necessary transactions to sort out their rosters. The Edmonton Oil Kings have put the finishing touches on an offseason transaction, as they have signed 17-year-old right-handed defender, Ethan Peters to a WHL standard player agreement. […]
Tag: Prospects
Edmonton Oil Kings prospects of the 2019 bantam draft
In competitive sports, it is vitally important to always be looking carefully beyond the horizon. The Edmonton Oil Kings have a lot of quality prospects in their system. The 2019 WHL Bantam Draft brought in some great talent for the future. Let’s check in with Oil Kings prospects of […]
Inaugural WHL Lottery Prognostication, Part I
Welcome to the Inaugural WHL Lottery Prognostication, where I will scientifically determine who should win the upcoming lottery!
Hitmen call up Bryce Bader
The Calgary Hitmen are going through the dog days of January and have a roster riddled with absent and injured players. The club called up one of their top prospects in Bryce Bader to help them through one of the more challenging parts of the season. Even with icing three […]
Hitmen prospects showcased at the Mac’s
Tye Carriere’s first trip to the Scotiabank Saddledome as a player didn’t end they way he hoped for. The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs ran out of gas during the 40th annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Hockey Tournament championship game yesterday, losing to the Regina Pat Canadians 4-0. “This was […]
Checking in with the 2017 Hitmen Bantam Draft class
With the Calgary Hitmen’s top defensive unit leaving for the World Junior tournament over the holiday season, the door opened for the club’s most recent first-round pick made his debut. Blue liner Luke Prokop was selected seventh overall by the Hitmen during the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and made his […]
Hitmen add Klassen prior to winter break
With the World Junior tournament absorbing the Calgary Hitmen’s top blue line pairing, the team announced earlier today that they added Devan Klassen to their roster. Klassen, 16, went undrafted through the Bantam Draft and currently captains the 5-13-4 Grande Prairie Ernies Sports Storm of the Alberta Midget Hockey League. […]
AMBHL Update
The AMBHL regular season has seen 117 games played the season, meaning the regular season is just under a third way complete. In the early going a handful of teams have have risen to the top including the 7-2-2 St. Albert Sabres, 9-1-2 Bisons, and 8-1-3 Airdrie Xtreme, all of […]
2018 NHL Draft profiles: Tristen Nielsen
Spending the formative years of his youth in Fort St. John, B.C., the only barrier Calgary Hitmen left winger Tristen Nielsen had to break down was a sheet of plywood produced locally at the Peace Valley OSB plant. Once hockey season ended and summer arrived — where average daily high […]
Hitmen prospects perform at WHL Cup
The Calgary Hitmen’s hottest group of prospects was pinned up against some of the most promising talent in Western Canada during the annual — and newly named — WHL Cup, this past weekend at WinSport Arena in Calgary. Three Hitmen were featured in the tournament: Defenceman Luke Prokop was named […]