WHL
WHL Playoff Predictions: Third Round Offers Intriguing Matchups
April 17th, 2018 I knew I shouldn’t have bet against Carter Hart, but three out of four ain’t bad. That brings me up to 10-for-12 through two rounds of my WHL playoff predictions, also getting the number of games right for five of those series. Yes, I’m on a bit of a roll this...
WHL Draft-Eligibles Stepping Up in Second Round
April 12th, 2018 The Tri-City Americans are steamrolling their way through the Western Hockey League playoffs, sweeping both the Kelowna Rockets and Victoria Royals to emerge from the B.C. Division bracket with eight straight victories. Tri-City now awaits the winner of the U.S. Division...
WHL Playoff Predictions: Couple Coin Flips in Second Round
April 4th, 2018 Maybe I should quit while I’m ahead. Walk away while my bracket is looking good. It’s not going to get any easier, that’s for sure. It never does. I went 7-for-8 on my predictions for the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. Not only did I get...
Tri-City, Kelowna Series Features Future NHLers
March 28th, 2018 There’s no shortage of star power and firepower on display in the Western Hockey League’s first-round playoff matchup between the Tri-City Americans and Kelowna Rockets. On paper, in comparing the rosters, this is a series fitting of a conference final, and both...
Canucks Prospect Lind Snubbed Again
March 23rd, 2018 Vancouver Canucks prospect, Kole Lind was snubbed from the Canadian 2018 World Junior Championship roster and now he's been robbed of a WHL All-Star roster spot, despite chalking up 95 points in 58 games for the Kelowna...WHL Playoff Predictions: Wicked Matchups in First Round
March 22nd, 2018 There will be no easing into this year’s Western Hockey League playoffs. The top seeds will be tested in the opening round, including a couple division winners in Kelowna and Medicine Hat. Moose Jaw and Everett should have it easier, but all four of the 2-versus-3...
How the Lecavalier Trade is Still Helping the Flyers
March 19th, 2018 Based on Vincent Lecavalier’s success early in his career, it seemed impossible that one day fans would say, “I’m relieved we were able to trade Lecavalier.” However, this was the case in January 2016. Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall pulled off...
Canucks Prospect Kole Lind One-on-One
March 7th, 2018 Last week, the Vancouver Canucks signed Kole Lind to a three-year, entry-level contract. The last year of Lind's hockey career has been quite spectacular, ranging from his draft to his contract signing and everything that fell in between. I had the honor of speaking with...
2018 NHL Draft: WHL Hidden Gems
February 27th, 2018 Drafting and development is cyclical and it's not uncommon for a developmental league to have a lot of representation in the first few rounds of the annual National Hockey League draft one year and less representation in the next year. A year after having seven Western...
Kieffer Bellows is Flying High With the Portland Winterhawks
February 15th, 2018 Portland Winterhawks forward Kieffer Bellows has been on quite the journey over the past year. Last winter, he was playing through his freshman year at Boston University, and, in the summer to follow, made the tough decision to change course and join Portland in the Western...
Tyler Benson Back on Track for Oilers
February 13th, 2018 Over the past few weeks, we've talked about a couple of prospects in the Edmonton Oilers' pipeline. It's now time to turn our attention to a guy who's had a lot of struggles with injuries during his development, Tyler Benson. It's been the biggest concern since he was...
Oilers Prospect Kailer Yamamoto Is Tearing Apart the WHL
February 12th, 2018 Since coming back from the 2018 World Junior Championships, Edmonton Oilers prospect Kailer Yamamoto has absolutely torn apart the WHL. The 22nd overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft has had an impressive nine multi-point games since the WJC. He was riding an 11-game point...
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....