The Kamloops Blazers will have at least five players attending NHL development camps in the coming weeks.
Tag: Vancouver Giants
Miner joins Byram in Colorado
For the second consecutive year and third time in franchise history, a Vancouver Giants goaltender heard his name called at the NHL Draft. Trent Miner had his childhood dreams come true when the Colorado Avalanche took him with their seventh round pick 202nd overall, joining teammate Bowen Byram in the Avalanche […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Dach, not Byram first WHLer chosen in NHL Draft and more
Heading into the draft, the consensus was that American forward Jack Hughes and Finnish forward Kappo Kakko would go one and two at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and then the Chicago Blackhawks would decide between American forward Alex Turcotte and Vancouver Giants defenseman Bowen Byram with the third overall pick.
Byram goes to the Mile High City
The day has finally come and gone. Bowen Byram’s draft day. Bowen Byram tied former Giant Evander Kane for the highest NHL draft pick in franchise history, as well as the fifth first-round pick in the Giants history, on Friday after the Colorado Avalanche made him the fourth overall selection in the […]
Looking back at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft: Round 2-7
It’s Day two of our look back at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, chosen because it was the last time the NHL Entry Draft was hosted in Vancouver
Looking back at the 2006 NHL Draft Class from the WHL
With the NHL Entry Draft set to return to Vancouver for the first time since 2006, we thought it would be fun to look back at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and how the WHL class has fared since then.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Broncos claim Kustra off waivers, Oil Kings waive Russell, 43 players named to Hockey Canada’s Summer Development Camp
The Swift Current Broncos have claimed overage defenseman Jake Kustra off waivers from the Victoria Royals.
The WHL at the NHL Draft
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 […]
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.