Time to hop in the hot tub time machine and go back not too far into Prince Albert Raiders’ history. This time we are off to 2017 and the NHL Entry Draft. The first three selections in that draft were Nico Hischier, Nolan Patrick, and Miro Heiskanen. The Devils […]
Tag: WHL Alumni
Grant Fuhr: Before the NHL
Many people in the hockey world know Grant Fuhr as a Hall of Fame goaltender who won a Vezina and five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, along with a host of other accolades. Before becoming a household name in the hockey world, the native of Spruce Grove, Alberta dominated the Western […]
Where are they now: Joel Lakusta, Mike MacLean, and Josh Curtis
Originally posted August 5, 2019. At the end of every season, the graduating 20-year-old players bid their junior hockey careers goodbye and move onto bigger and better things. Some move onto NHL minor league affiliates; others even finish playing competitively altogether. The three graduates of the Prince George Cougars in […]
Hockey Teaches
This is a letter to the future, the current, and alumni of the WHL. It is also a letter to all the coaches that have developed and are developing the future of the league. To the players: You are a hockey player. It’s in your DNA, who you are as […]
Ice can’t keep pace with high-flying Warriors
By Matthew Gourlie The Kootenay Ice picked a tough night to visit Moose Jaw. The Ice were playing their fourth game in five nights and visited the league-leading Warriors on a night when they put together one of their best 60-minute efforts of the season. The result was a 6-0 […]
Victoria Royals alumni update: Patrik Polivka
In the city of Pilsen, located in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic, Victoria Royals alumni Patrik Polivka is still very active in hockey. After starring in net for the Royals for 96 games over two seasons starting in 2012, Polivka returned home to go professional at the end of the […]
