Aidan Battley
Aidan is a current Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies student at Carleton University, who always had a passion for sports. Aidan is also a Para-ice Hockey player, former arena announcer, and Hockey Canada licenced coach.
Author's Posts
Canucks Have Some Issues to Fix For Game 2
August 4th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks' first playoff appearance in five years, and nine years after their Stanley Cup Final appearance, showed that they still have a bit of rust. In a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the Canucks had no answers and were beat down by the Vegas oddsmakers' favourite, Wild. Here are the three areas where they struggled the...
3 Canucks to Watch For Against the Wild
July 31st, 2020 Now that the Vancouver Canucks training camp 2.0 is said and done, it is time to set our sights to the Minnesota Wild series. We all know that Zack Macewen, Adam Gaudette and Quinn Hughes had good camps, but who do I expect to have good series that may have flown under the radar? In this article, we are going to look at three players...
Canucks Ready After Tough Travis Green Camp
July 25th, 2020 For a young coach, Travis Green's camps are what many would consider a retro throwback. On July 15 — and multiple times after that — the Canucks' social media team released a video showing a punishment for the losing team of the scrimmage (seen below). The grueling and mildly humiliating punishment, had the players (literally)...
London Knights' Top-5 Alumni
July 20th, 2020 The London Knights have been one of the most consistently successful teams in Major Junior, period. With two Memorial Cups (2005, 2016) and four OHL Championshionships in the last 15 years, the Knights know how to build a successful roster. With that, their alumni network is far-reaching, making assembling this list a difficult task....
Drysdale Has the Potential to Surprise in Draft
June 30th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Entry Draft has one of the most exciting pools of top prospects seen in recent years. The order seems to be that first will be Alexis Lafrenière, while second and third will most likely be a combination of Quinton Byfield and Tim Stuetzle, but what about after that? Jamie Drysdale of the Erie Otters has the potential to be...
5 Best US National Team Development Program Graduates
June 22nd, 2020 The United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) was formed in 1996 by the U.S. Hockey Federation as a way to identify top players under the age of 18 and centralize their training in order to develop talent more effectively. The program going towards its 25th year has produced its fair share of NHL stars, and this...
