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 […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Preseason fully underway
Buskey on the move TRADE: The Raiders have acquired 2000-born goaltender Donovan Buskey from the @spokanechiefs. DETAILS: https://t.co/W1BCZ9ZSQd Photo by Larry Brunt pic.twitter.com/4qdVOC8Q7w — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) August 31, 2018 The Prince Albert Raiders acquired 2000-born goalie Donovan Buskey from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a sixth-round pick […]
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: More signings and roster cutdowns
Saskatoon signs their other import BREAKING: Blades sign Swedish defenceman Emil Malysjev ? » https://t.co/jVuVKK8Jir pic.twitter.com/axtsHPDaSx — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) August 28, 2018 Just a few days after singing an import pick from this June’s draft, the Saskatoon Blades inked their other one. They announced the singing of Swedish defenseman […]
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: 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: Blades add McKay; Chiefs bring in Michael King
Blades trade with the Chiefs TRADE ? Blades acquire veteran winger from Chiefs Details » https://t.co/iPB4zQmktf pic.twitter.com/0AptrejbYJ — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) July 12, 2018 The Saskatoon Blades announced today that they had acquired 1999-born forward Riley McKay from the Spokane Chiefs for a fourth round bantam pick in 2019 and […]
Aleksi Heponiemi and Emil Oksanen continue exodus from WHL to Finland
Just a couple weeks after Seattle Thunderbirds forward Sami Moilanen skipped out on his 19-year-old season in the WHL to play professionally in his home country of Finland, Swift Current Broncos winger Aleski Hepoiniemi and Regina Pats forward Emil Oksanen followed his path back to Suomi. It was announced on […]
Regina moves on to the Memorial Cup final with 4-2 win
The OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs have seen about enough of Max Paddock of the Regina Pats. The 2000-born netminder returned to the ice for the first time since March 16th in the first game of the Memorial Cup and stopped 31 of 33 as his Pats edged the OHL champions. On […]
Henry’s hat-trick sends Regina to Memorial Cup semi-final and ends Swift Current’s season
Counting the preseason, the Swift Current Broncos were playing in their 106th game of the 2017-18 campaign on Wednesday evening. It was also the last game of the round robin in the Mastercard Memorial Cup and would turn out to be their last as they fell 6-5 to the host […]
