Andrew Eide
Andrew writes about the WHL and NHL Draft Prospects. He also covers the Seattle Thunderbirds for 710 ESPN Seattle and spent two years with Sportsnet. Follow him on Twitter @andyeide.
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WHL Weekly: Don Hay Sets Record & Yamamoto on Fire
January 29th, 2018 With playoff races in full effect, it would be a team near the bottom of the standings that made the biggest headlines in the Western Hockey League this week. Kamloops head coach Don Hay set a new mark for wins when his Blazers beat the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday. The win was Hay’s 743rd victory in the WHL which put him one...
Carter Hart Wants to Finish Junior Career on Top
January 22nd, 2018 As the final seconds ticked off the clock Saturday night, the Everett Silvertips emptied their bench to mob and congratulate their goaltender. The goaltender in question, Carter Hart, had just finished blanking the Brandon Wheat Kings and inched closer to a Western Hockey League record. Its not easy keeping an opponent off the scoreboard...
WHL Weekly: Trade Deadline Deals Pay Off Early
January 16th, 2018 With the dust still settling from an unprecedented Western Hockey League trade deadline, we got our first look at new faces in their new places this weekend. It was a deadline that saw over 50 players change sweaters, and never have we seen the high prices paid as we did last week. There was a lot of talk about who won and who lost at...
WHL Teams to Watch at the Trade Deadline
January 5th, 2018 As the Western Hockey League jumps into its first full weekend of 2018, the trade deadline is less than a week away. The Jan. 10 deadline looks like it could be an interesting one as there are several contending teams that could use upgrades to their roster. Will we see any blockbuster trades? The WHL typically doesn’t see huge...
Best of the Western Hockey League's First Half
December 29th, 2017 The Western Hockey League’s holiday break is done and every team was back in action this past Wednesday. Before we jump in and look forward to what should be an exciting second half, its time to reflect back briefly on the first half that was and hand out some awards. Unfortunately, the budget didn’t allow for a lavish award...
3 WHL Teams Most Impacted by the WJHC
December 13th, 2017 As the holidays approach, the excitement for the World Junior Championships in Buffalo is on the rise. The tournament is still a couple of weeks away –games begin on Dec. 26th – but all the competing countries have summoned their players to their pre-tournament camps this week. While the junior hockey world will have its attention...