1In their home-opener for the 2021-22 regular season, the Everett Silvertips hosted the Portland Winterhawks Friday night at the Angel of the Winds Arena. Facing off against a Portland team picked by many to win the U.S Division, Everett made an early-season statement shutting out the Winterhawks 4-0. In […]
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The Royal Rumble: Welcome
I would like to start off my first post of the year with one simple word. Welcome. Welcome to the first edition of my Royal Rumble series. Welcome to the 2021-22 Victoria Royals season, and after 580 long days, welcome back to the Save On Foods Memorial Centre. On […]
The 3rd Line Podcast Shares Their Love of the WHL.
It seems like almost everyone is doing a podcast these days. Especially in hockey. The interesting thing about most podcasts is, even in junior hockey, is most are one-team-centric. However, for the 3rd Line Podcast, it’s different. Adam Kierszenblat, Chris Roy, Lizz Child, and Jess Mosley cover several […]
Retired not forgotten
Their Place in Blades Lore There is a certain peace that comes with sitting in a near-empty Sasktel Centre a half hour before a scrimmage. No music playing yet and a bit of chatter from some of the fans who are waiting to see their hometown team. When looking […]
Rockets and Blades pull off big trade
The Kelowna Rockets and Saskatoon Blades pulled off a headline-grabbing trade today. The Blades sent Chicago Blackhawks prospect Colton Dach to the Rockets for centre Trevor Wong. The Rockets have acquired @NHLBlackhawks prospect Colton Dach from @BladesHockey in exchange for centre Trevor Wong. Details➡️ https://t.co/M2poSUGqky#blackhawks pic.twitter.com/0QVYgluT4D — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) […]
Daily dose of the DUB: Raiders and Thunderbirds make a trade, players signings aplenty, and more
CBC announces two WHL games in October Clear your Saturdays, puck drop is coming on @cbcsports ?️ – https://t.co/F23JlExjVn pic.twitter.com/rT5BAXiVXa — Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) September 16, 2021 The Canadian Hockey League in conjunction with the CBC announced this morning the schedule for their October and early November games […]
Saskatoon Blades Training Camp
Who will be the 20’s in 21 and 22 One thing was abundantly clear on day one of Saskatoon Blades Training Camp. They’re in a bit of a pickle heading into the 2021-22 season. They currently have five overage players listed. Let’s start with a big piece of this puzzle. […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: WHL announces rule changes, Everett signs two, Stajan joins Hitmen, and more
WHL announces seven changes to the rule book for 2021-22 The WHL has announced a series of rule changes for the 2021-22 Regular Season. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/HB9Ck0HJ55 pic.twitter.com/zhFQfwNio5 — The WHL (@TheWHL) September 9, 2021 With the Western Hockey League pre-season getting underway on Friday, September 10, the league […]
Edmonton Oil Kings sign six players to WHL Standard Player Agreements
The Edmonton Oil Kings have been busy. Recently the organization finalized WHL Standard Player Agreements with six new players. Oil Kings General Manager Kirt Hill is really shoring up his prospect pool. Last season was cut short for many minor hockey players due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the average […]
2021 Neely Cup: Dante Giannuzzi is back to work
In his fourth Neely Cup appearance, Dante Giannuzzi is showing he is back and ready to show everybody why he’s in the starter’s net. However, we had to take a moment to look back at the first year he arrived in Portland for his first Neely Cup appearance as a […]