A quiet weekend around the hockey world as the WHL shortened season came to an end and the NHL playoffs kicked off.
72 WHL players represented in NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
72 #WHL alumni competing in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs
? | Brian Wiebe (@brian_wiebe)
? | https://t.co/fe3SHsn0f0 #DUBNetwork #WHL #Insight #NHL pic.twitter.com/7TaDO8iMvy— DUBNetwork (@dub_network) May 15, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers lead the way with nine WHL alumni apiece. Kelowna, Portland, and Seattle each produced seven alumni. More from Brian Wiebe HERE.
Gibb re-signs with Gothiques
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À 28 ans, et déjà deux saisons, 73 matchs, et une Coupe de France chez les Gothiques, Dan n’est plus à présenter ! Grand gabarit et solide acteur de la défense amiénoise, le canadien jouera sa 3ème saison sous le maillot des Gothiques ?#wearegothiques pic.twitter.com/X7irBA4wp0
— Gothiques d’Amiens (@Gothiques_AHE) May 15, 2021
Defenseman Dan Gibb (266GP, 8G, 25A with Prince George ’09-’13) re-signed with Gothiques d’Amiens of France’s top professional hockey league. Last season, his second with the team, Gibb had two assists in 18 games. Gibb was originally an eighth-round pick of the Seattle Thunderbirds but did not play a game for the team.
Bassen signs with EV Weiden
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Forward Chad Bassen (238GP, 44G, 66A with Regina, Vancouver, Medicine Hat, and Everett ’00-’04) has signed with EV Weiden of the Germany3 league. In 2020-21 as a member of the EHC Freiburg DEL2 team, Bassen scored 21 goals and had nine assists in 45 games.
Jaeger signs extension with Scorpions
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Goaltender Brett Jaeger (110GP, 34-56-10, 3.74GAA, 886sv% with Medicine Hat, Vancouver, and Saskatoon ’00-’04) has been signed to an extension by the Hanover Scorpions of the Germany3 league. Jaeger played 32 games with the Scorpions in 2020-21 and had a 2.60 goals-against average. Jaeger has twice won the DEL2 Championship.
