The Regina Pats held the first overall pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft held on Wednesday and officially made Connor Bedard the first overall pick. Bedard has been granted exceptional status and will be able to join the Pats full-time in the 2020-21 season
Tag: Tri-City Americans
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 WHL season: import situations
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the 2020-21 WHL season as a whole. Will it start on time? Will it happen at all? Will import players be able to come back to North America? It will be a while before we get any clarity on these three questions […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: King, Wilson sign with Heat, Masella commits to Carleton and more
Noah King and Koletrane Wilson have both signed contracts with the AHL’s Stockton Heat for next season
From Americans to Hurricanes: The Morgan Geekie story
Just five years ago, Morgan Geekie played 44 games with the Yellowhead Chiefs of the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League. He had 63 points during that season (27G). In the prior season (2013-2014), Geekie also made his Western Hockey League debut with the Tri-City Americans. He scored one goal […]
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 WHL season: Overage situations
With the 2019-20 WHL season getting cut short and the 1999-born players not getting the send-off they deserved, we are left in this awkward position ahead of next season. Should everything be somewhat back to normal and the next WHL season be able to start in a normal way, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub, Ludvig signs with Panthers, Sawchuk and Gilliss commit to Mount Royal and more
The Florida Panthers signed Portland Winterhawks captain John Ludvig to his entry-level contract on Monday.
Tri-City Americans March 30: Blast to the Past
The last time the Tri-City Americans played a game on this day, March 30, it was a game they surely have not thought about since, or they have a lot. Playing against Everett in the first round of the playoffs, the Silvertips recorded 22 shots in the first period […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Canadian Hockey League cancels playoffs, Memorial Cup
The Canadian Hockey League announced the cancelation of the 2020 CHL Playoffs and Memorial Cup, which was set to be held in Kelowna at the end of May.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Rockets secure ice into June for possible Memorial Cup, more teams announce canceled games ticket policy and more
As reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the Kelowna Rockets have secured ice into June for a possible Memorial Cup Tournament and are also looking at hotel blocks.
A Tri-City Americans March 19 flashback
This year wasn’t one that the Tri-City Americans will want to replicate moving forward. The team finished at the bottom of the Western Conference with just 40 points. Overall, that was the third-fewest points in the WHL as the regular season has now been canceled. The last time the […]