Two years ago I took a long look at the history of WHL players being selected in the NHL Draft. Since then there have been two drafts, so I figured it was time to take another look at how each team has fared with their players being selected by NHL […]
Tag: Seattle Thunderbirds
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blazers hire Clouston as head coach, Hurricanes acquire Jerome from Royals
The Kamloops Blazers have announced the hiring of Shaun Clouston to be their new head coach and they have promoted assistant coach Darryl Sydor to be the team’s associate coach.
Daily Dose of the Dub: ICE acquire Holloway, Anning says goodbye to Wheat Kings
Fresh off getting a commitment from first overall pick Matthew Savoie after he had committed to the University of Denver, the ICE will look to do the same with newly-acquired Dylan Holloway, who they acquired from the Everett Silvertips on Friday in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round pick, a conditional 2021 first-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick.
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #9
It is rare feat to reach the top of the Western Hockey League mountain. 68 games (72 when this next player won it all), four rounds of best of seven and a ton of travel. To overcome all the obstacles a championship team needs to overcome, they need a deep […]
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. #10
Looking back on the very first entry in the series, I went over a list of criteria that I was using to measure those who made the list. I think it’s a good time to revisit one of those when looking at the next entrant on my “Top 19” list. […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars’ Mikhalchuk heading to Russia & so much more
The Prince George Cougars suffered a big, but not entirely surprising, blow on Monday as Vladislav Mikhalchuk signed a one-year contract with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL
Top 19 Thunderbirds; A completely subjective list you will certainly disagree with. Continued. # 11.
The late 80’s and early 90’s the Seattle Thunderbirds enjoyed winning seasons they had not previously been accustomed to. On the strength of superstars like Glen Goodall and Petr Nedved, Seattle soared to rarified levels of success. However, even after their departures, Seattle remained very competitive and that was no […]
Flaming Hot Takes – June 10, 2019
At the start of the 2018-19 season I offered up “22 Teams, 22 Questions” as my version of a preview for the coming WHL campaign. My twist on it was to take one aspect from each of the league’s 22 teams and spotlight what I was watching for over the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dyck named Head Coach for Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Kakkonen heads back to Finland
Vancouver Giants head coach Michael Dyck has been named head coach of Team Canada for the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup taking place from August 5-10th in the Czech Republic.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars renew lease agreement, Tigers list Patton
The Prince George Cougars have renewed a rental agreement with the City of Prince George that will see them call the CN Centre home for the next five seasons.
