Western Hockey League
The NHL Entry Draft is little more than a month away, and as usual there is a flood of interest in 2013 mock drafts, player profiles and NHL team needs. Most of the talk centers around the consensus top prospects and big name talents. Just how good will Seth Jones be? Will Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin be franchise cornerstones? ...
The 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup gets underway this Friday in Saskatoon with the hometown Blades getting things started against the London Knights. There are plenty of interesting storylines in this year’s tournament including the amount of draft eligible talent and potentially the first three picks in this year’s NHL Entry Draft with Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and ...
Cody Corbett THW Close-up: Team: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) Birthdate: December 14, 1993 Hometown: Lakeland, MN Height: 6’1″ Weight: 196 lbs Position: Defence Shoots: Left NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 (2nd year eligible) Twitter: @nippintwine THW The Next Ones Ranking: NR CSS Final Rankings: NR ISS: NR **** [NHL 2013 Draft Guide - The Next Ones Draft ...
Ryan Pulock THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 10/06/1994 Place of birth: Grandview, MB, CAN Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 211 Shoots: Right Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible Twitter: @rpulock2 THW The Next Ones Ranking (January 2013): 8th Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings (April): 13 ISS: 14 Future Considerations: 11 Craig Button: 25 ...
The name “Seth Jones” and the word “tank” have been used in the same sentence a lot lately. In some ways it’s a compliment regarding Jones’s physical strength; in many other ways it’s just referring to teams selling at the trade deadline with the hopes of “[writing off the rest of this season and "[engineering]” my team the best way possible to get the first pick.”
Welcome to the life of the league’s basement dwellers. And welcome to the dilemma they’re to be facing with a potential first overall pick.
Everett Silvertips goalie Austin Lotz may not top the list of draft eligible goalies this year, but he just might turn out to be one of the best. Lotz has come on this season for Everett and in many ways has carried his club. Hailing from St. Adolphe, MB the six foot goalie is a ...
The Western Hockey League has been churning out high end defensive talent for some time now. Players like Shea Weber to last year’s second overall pick Ryan Murray all hit the scene playing in the ‘Dub. This season is no exception and Seattle Thunderbirds blue-liner Shea Theodore is one of the great next ones to ...
Previous Draft Watch 2013 Articles: Draft Watch 2013: Top 10 OHL Players In modern day draft history, the Western Hockey League has produced some outstanding NHL players. Traditionally known as the go-to league when seeking out franchise defensemen, the NHL has welcomed familiar names like Dion Phaneuf, Brent Seabrook, Shea Weber, Mike Green, Cody ...
This is a guest post written by Adam Williams Scott Niedermayer sits at a table at the head of the Kamloops Blazers board room, on his right sits Mark Recchi, on his left the Memorial Cup. His number 28 hangs around the room on vintage Blazers jerseys and plastered on pucks and t-shirts. Niedermayer ...
The puck drop for the 2013 CHL NHL Top Prospects game has almost arrived as scouts converge to take in the talent available for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. The annual game, that features teams named after the great defenseman Bobby Orr and legendary coach and hockey personality Donald Cherry, takes place in the home ...
