With a very young and hungry pool of prospects set to take the ice on Friday August 23, this years edition of the Prince George Cougars training camp should be extremely competitive. The current state of the prospect pool is similar to that of a country concert in Prince George […]
Tag: WHL Prospects
Stankoven stirs up excitement in successful debut
Logan Stankoven gave his hometown crowd a taste of what the future might hold, as he assisted on the winner in his debut.
Checking in with the 2017 Hitmen Bantam Draft class
With the Calgary Hitmen’s top defensive unit leaving for the World Junior tournament over the holiday season, the door opened for the club’s most recent first-round pick made his debut. Blue liner Luke Prokop was selected seventh overall by the Hitmen during the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and made his […]
2017-18 season previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets (2016-17 season: 45-22-5-0: 90 points. Lost in the Western Conference Final to Seattle Thunderbirds) Expectations are always high in Kelowna, among the Rockets fan base and indeed, in both the front office and dressing room. The Rockets have won the Western Hockey League championship four times since the […]
Victoria Royals training camp notes
The Victoria Royals main camp opened Monday as a lot of familiar faces hit the ice in preparation for the 2017-18 season. Names like Phillips, Soy, Outhouse, Nagy and Walford were all in attendance on day one of the main camp. Notable changes from last year’s main roster include: Additions […]
Victoria Royals Training Camp Notes
Victoria Royals training camp continued yesterday with the first day of the Rookie Camp. Rosters today featured players born in 2001 or 2002, who have been drafted or listed by the Royals, as well as some free agent invitees. The camp program yesterday featured on ice sessions and practices, followed […]
Manitoba U-16 Shortlist Roster
Yesterday the shortlist for the Manitoba U-16 team was announced. There were 29 players named to the team of which 21 are WHL drafted prospects. Their Program of Excellence also got underway yesterday. Goaltender WHL Team Drafted Dante Giannuzzi Portland 5th round Nikulas Jerris Brock Moroz Cole Oswald Defense WHL […]
Sask U-16 Shortlist Roster
Today Saskatchewan Hockey announced the roster for the Sask First Male U16 Fall Camp. 26 players were selected, 21 of which have been selected by WHL clubs. The camp will be held in Wilcox, Saskatchewan from September 14th to September 17th. Below is the roster as named. GOALTENDER WHL Drafted […]
Oil Kings Update
With a record of 8-10-2 through the first 20 games the Edmonton Oil Kings currently sit third in the central division, yet are tied with the Portland Winterhawks who currently sit dead last in the western conference. The sudden decline of the central division has come as a bit of […]
Player Spotlight: Aleksi Heponiemi
Aleksi Heponiemi is a Finnish-born centre who was selected 10th overall in the 2016 CHL import draft by the Swift Current Broncos. Heponiemi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season playing with the Ilves U18 squad in the Jr. B SM-sarja league where he scored 65 points (25g-40a) in 39 games. Aleksi also […]
