CHL
WHL Preview and Predictions: Several Contenders, Stellar Rookies
September 22nd, 2017 The Regina Pats are hosting the Memorial Cup in 2018. That will make them the team to beat this season. It also means the Western Hockey League will get two representatives in major junior’s national championship tournament, and there will be quite the battle for that...
Spitfires 2017-18 Season Preview
September 21st, 2017 The 2017-18 Windsor Spitfires season is ready to start and it's the beginning of a new era in the Rose City. At the end of May, the Spitfires were parading the 2017 Memorial Cup down Ouellette Avenue in front of tens-of-thousands of fans. Now, as they get ready to open...
London Knights Trade Leafs Prospect Nicolas Mattinen
September 19th, 2017 The London Knights have continued their busy offseason less than a week before their regular season begins trading one of their big defenceman to the Flint Firebirds in return for a handful of draft picks. The Knights shipped 19-year-old defenceman Nicolas Mattinen to...
Spitfires Notebook: Pre-Season Wrap, Captain Named & Parking
September 19th, 2017 The pre-season process has been a busy one for the Windsor Spitfires. They wrapped up play on the weekend, named a captain and gave fans a little bit of help on game nights. During the first weekend in September, the Spitfires took part in the OHL Showcase in Buffalo,...
Russian Rebuild: Colts Aim for Playoffs
September 14th, 2017 Last season marked the first time since 2010-11 that the Barrie Colts missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs; both times the club finished in last place. In 2011, the Colts turned things around quickly, selecting Aaron Ekblad, who was only 15 years old at the time. The...
Erie Otters Coping with Dynamism of OHL
September 14th, 2017 The Ontario Hockey League is far from stagnant, something the reigning league champions, the Erie Otters, are acutely aware of. There are management obstacles that arise in the Canadian Hockey League that simply do not exist at the top level of professional hockey due to a...
