Led by Mark Lamb who is heading into his fourth season as the general manager of the Prince George Cougars and head coach for the last three, the Cougars have lots of enthusiastic and confident youth that are ready to take on big roles with this team. For a […]
Tag: Western Hockey League
72 WHL alumni competing in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2021 National Hockey League playoffs get underway on Saturday and 72 players with Western Hockey League experience are on a quest for the Stanley Cup. The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers lead the way with nine WHL alumni on their playoff rosters as of this writing, while […]
Ray Ferraro: 1983 Memorial Cup Season
Originally posted March 7, 2021. The 1983 Memorial Cup tournament served as the culmination of a season of firsts for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Historically played in a Canadian locale, the city of Portland, Oregon played host to the 1983 Memorial Cup. By all accounts, it was a resounding […]
Brayden Schenn Trade Tree
Originally posted March 3, 2021. It was the Doug Gilmour trade from Calgary to Toronto. That was the trade that hooked me as a nerd when it came to useless hockey trivia. I’ve been able to recite the ten players involved in it off the top of my head ever […]
Tigers “10-Topic Tuesday”
Volume 2: Puck Drop, at last. We’re back this week with a few tales from Medicine Hat and some other Western Hockey League musings… 1. The opening weekend sweep of the Red Deer Rebels will be very satisfying in the Gas City. The Tigers surprising third-period comeback from a […]
Thank you Western Hockey League
As the Central Division gets ready to drop the puck on Friday, February 26, we reflect on the past 12 months. Nearly a year. Who would have ever thought an entire hockey league could or would take an entire year off from playing the game? But that is exactly what […]
Tigers “10-Topic Tuesday”
There was little surprise when Medicine Hat Tigers coach and general manager Willie Desjardins announced the overage group for the upcoming 24-game Western Hockey League season.
Rockets gearing up for WHL opening night
PRESS RELEASE (KELOWNA, BC) With the announcement from the Western Hockey League Board of Governors on October 14, pegging Friday, January 8, 2021 as opening night for the WHL Regular Season, Kelowna Rockets President and General Manager Bruce Hamilton offered his thoughts in a release from the organization. It’s […]
Former Rockets vying for Stanley Cup
It will all be over in about a week. That is, the current edition of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And what an edition it has been, orchestrated by the National Hockey League with admirable efficiency amid COVID-19 restrictions. Indeed, the NHL seems to have gotten it right. When the […]
Q&A with Cole Ully – Kamloops Blazers Alumni (Part 1)
As an intermission guest on a Western Hockey League radio broadcast a few years ago, I was caught off guard during a live interview by a question I didn’t see coming. The query went something to the effect of, “Who’s the favourite player you’ve interviewed for a feature, the […]