The last couple of weeks since the roster freeze was lifted have been eventful. Lets take a look at what each team did over that span and where that sets them up for the rest of the season and beyond. First, the Eastern Conference: Brandon Wheat Kings 16-16-3-3-38 points. Six […]
Tag: Saskatoon Blades
Portland trades Hughes to Blades for Paterson and two picks
On Thursday, the WHL’s trade deadline, Portland traded 19-year-old forward Ryan Hughes to the Saskatoon blades for fellow 1999-born forward Josh Paterson and two draft selections. In the deal, the Winterhawks received a 2020 2nd round pick, previously belonging to Swift Current. The Broncos traded this pick when they acquired […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders, Silvertips send prospects back; Broncos release Waitzner; multiple milestones around the league; former Warrior named captain in the Q; Cougars sign prospect; Spokane’s Gallagher heading to BCHL
Prospects sent back The Raiders have returned 2001-born goaltender Brett Balas to the AJHL's Calgary Canucks. — Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) January 8, 2019 The Prince Albert Raiders have returned ‘01 goalie Brett Balas to the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. Balas went 2-0-0-0 with a 2.56 GAA and a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Maier, Philp get weekly honours; two more deals made ahead of deadline; Kootenay reassigns Lambo
Maier and Philp get weekly honours Noah Philp of the @SeattleTbirds has been named the WHL On the Run Player of the Week! DETAILS ? | https://t.co/eX2KPKVoT6 pic.twitter.com/dJWe4bhpmc — The WHL (@TheWHL) January 7, 2019 Seattle Thunderbirds forward Noah Philp has been named WHL Player of the Week after recording four goals […]
Flaming Hot Takes – Trade Deadline Edition
The January 10th deadline is rapidly approaching and a number of teams will be deciding whether they are buyers or sellers. Some teams are clearly in one or the other category while others will have tougher decisions to make, especially considering the returns we have already seen for players who […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Youngsters recalled; Legien lands in Vancouver; Pachal leads Raiders to OT win
ICE recall 16-year-old forward ICE recall ’02-born forward Owen Pederson (@owenpederson6) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. READ ➡️ https://t.co/O7A45jMJ0z pic.twitter.com/PMU1DLJESP — Kootenay ICE (@WHLKootenayICE) December 27, 2018 The ICE have recalled '03-born defenceman Carson Lambos (@Carsonlamb7). pic.twitter.com/H8fcBdG1oZ — Kootenay ICE (@WHLKootenayICE) December 27, 2018 -The Kootenay ICE recalled […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Thursday December 27th, 2018
The Christmas break is over for six teams today as the WHL returns to action tonight with three games. Feature Game of the Night: Raiders @ Blades 7 PM CST The Raiders (31-2-0-1) are back in action looking to continue rolling over teams in the second half of the season. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades sign draft pick; Alexeyev scores against the States; former Rebels/Pats gets first NHL goal
Blades ink draft pick NEWS: Blades sign '03 D Spencer Shugrue (@sshugrue2) to @TheWHL Standard Player Agreement ? » https://t.co/MA178dvEKB#BladeCity pic.twitter.com/x5RE53Qof1 — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) December 20, 2018 The Saskatoon Blades have signed 2018 draft pick defenseman Spencer Shugrue to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. Shugrue was selected in the […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Emil Malysjev
2001-born defenseman Emil Malysjev had a pretty good set up in Sweden. He was developing in the vaunted HV71 system where many talented Swedish players had played before. The six-foot-three, 190-pound blue liner could have kept moving up the system and possibly onto the professional club. To hear him tell […]
2019 NHL Draft Profiles: Kirby Dach
When the Saskatoon Blades picked second overall in 2016, they needed a real game-changer. Since hosting the Memorial Cup back in 2013, the team had no first-round Bantam Draft picks to speak of, trading away the rights to draft players like Stelio Mattheos and Ty Smith during the season they […]
