While the intention wasn’t necessarily to elicit a state-of-the-union address, a quick chat in Lethbridge last weekend with Hurricanes general manager Peter Anholt certainly gleaned plenty to ruminate about. Alas, that’s generally been the case with Anholt, a junior hockey veteran who, in these days of seemingly contrived prepared statements, […]
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Ryan Chyzowski: Ready for leadership role
Like every seasoned Western Hockey League player, Ryan Chyzowski maintains that glimmer of hope he is destined for a job in professional hockey. The 19-year-old forward enjoyed a taste of the National Hockey League lifestyle prior to the current WHL campaign, a free agent tryout with the Winnipeg Jets. But […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars sign two players, Chiefs hire associate coach, sign import and more
The Prince George Cougars have signed forwards Kyren Gronick and Filip Koffer to WHL agreements.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars hire Jason Smith as associate coach, Drazenovic departs, Royals make changes to Hockey Ops staff and more
The Prince George Cougars have announced that Jason Smith (128 GP, 23 G, 81 A with the Regina Pats) will be joining the team as an associate coach.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Holt traded to Regina, Blazers sign Lindgren, Royals acquire Fahey and more
The Regina Pats have acquired overage forward Dawson Holt (six G, 13 A in 53 regular season games with Vancouver) along with a conditional seventh-round pick in 2022 from the Vancouver Giants for import forward Sergei Alkhimov (13 G, 14 A in 66 regular season games) and a conditional sixth-round pick in 2022.
Daily Dose of the Dub: More WHL players get NHL Development Camp invites, Valenti back to Europe, Thompson signs in MJHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs have four undrafted WHLers attending their development camps:
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars renew lease agreement, Tigers list Patton
The Prince George Cougars have renewed a rental agreement with the City of Prince George that will see them call the CN Centre home for the next five seasons.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Five WHL players win CHL awards, Upgrades coming to Americans home rink
The CHL handed out its annual awards on Saturday as part of the Memorial Cup festivities in Halifax. A total of 10 awards were handed out, five of which went to WHL players.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Savoie to be affiliated by Crusaders? Tracey and Krebs lead Canada to 5-3 win over Finland
Savoie headed to Crusaders? "Our intention is to affiliate him" – Crusaders GM Kyle Chase. "The family has been very receptive & Matt is on board… we are excited to have him around our organization." — Tyler Yaremchuk (@tyleryaremchuk) April 18, 2019 In an interview with Tyler Yaremchuk of TSN1260 […]
Skyler McKenzie moving on to the pro ranks
On July 3rd, the Winnipeg Jets announced that they had signed 1998-born forward Skyler McKenzie if the Portland Winterhawks to a three-year entry-level contract. The five-foot-eight, 158 pound native of Sherwood Park, Alberta was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2017 draft, 198th overall. His recollection […]