As the second week of the preseason in the WHL gets rolling along, teams are starting to trim down their rosters. While a vast majority of players being removed from the rosters, are 15 or 16-year-olds, there will be a few veteran names included. Chiefs see Hamaliuk and Chenier leave […]
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WHL Players off to NHL Camps
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 […]
Flaming Hot Takes: WHL Coaching
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 […]
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: Signings galore
Saskatoon Blades sign Sammy May ?? | Blades sign 2018 draftee Sammy May » https://t.co/kRgAjU3cgC pic.twitter.com/CA1CCqbEWn — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) August 27, 2018 The Blades inked their 11th round WHL Bantam pick from 2018 in forward Sammy May. The native of Richmond, B.C. played last year with the Delta Hockey […]
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: Royals bring in Lees; Fatnillo retires; Svejkovsky signs
Royals acquire Lees The Victoria Royals acquired 2000-born forward Tyler Lees on Wednesday from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a conditional seventh round 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Pick. He was originally a fifth round pick by the Blades in 2015 out of the Regina Pat Canadians program. The same […]
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 […]
Six WHLers invited to USA Hockey’s Select 17 camp
USA Hockey has updated their website, listing the rosters for the ten color-themed teams that will make up their Select 17 camp. The camp runs June 26th-July 2nd. Those that impress will be named to the roster for the U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup starting August sixth in Edmonton and Red […]