WHL Playoff Predictions: Round 2 Larry Fisher | April 9, 2015 The first round of the WHL playoffs went pretty much as expected. With the second round starting Friday, nobody really knows what to expect. The matchups are intriguing and most…
WHL Pre-Season Predictions Revisited Larry Fisher | March 30, 2015 It’s getting to that time of the year, where you can look back on your pre-season predictions — for better or worse. Shortly after joining the THW team this fall, I…
WHL Playoff Preview: Intriguing East, Predictable West Larry Fisher | March 23, 2015 With about 10 games to go in the NHL regular season, the WHL playoffs are already upon us. From the drop of the puck back in September, the WHL standings…
WHL Roundup: Best of the West Poll is Back Larry Fisher | February 18, 2015 It is one of the most anticipated lists of the hockey season — at least within WHL circles. After taking a one-year hiatus, the Best of the West poll returned…
WHL’s Rockets Reminiscent of 2009 Champs Larry Fisher | January 14, 2015 The year was 2009. Jamie Benn and Tyler Myers had just returned from helping Canada capture its fifth straight gold medal at the World Junior Championship. The Calgary Flames, in…
Oilers’ Draisaitl Landing With WHL’s Rockets? Larry Fisher | December 31, 2014 The rich appear to be getting richer in the Western Hockey League. The month-long rumour that Leon Draisaitl would follow his former junior teammate Josh Morrissey to the WHL-leading Kelowna…
Nic Petan: Killing Them Softly Craig Hagerman | December 28, 2014 Team Canada is only through their first two games of the tournament and already are looking to be a better squad than ones dressed over the past few years. The…
Fucale vs. Comrie: Canada’s Goaltending Duel Callum Fraser | December 13, 2014 Team Canada’s World Junior camp is well underway now with less than two weeks until Boxing Day. Though the team is waiting for decisions on some eligible players in the NHL,…
Calgary’s Teddy Bear Toss Turns 20 Ryan Pike | December 7, 2014 The Calgary Hitmen are celebrating their 20th Western Hockey League season in 2014-15. And that means there was another anniversary celebrated in Calgary – the annual Teddy Bear Toss. The…
2014 Subway Super Series: Team WHL Preview Larry Fisher | November 10, 2014 Bring on the Ruskies! It’s that time of the year again, time for the Subway Super Series — a six-game exhibition showcase with Canadian Hockey League all-star teams representing the…
WHL Roundup: Rockets, Winterhawks renew rivalry Larry Fisher | October 28, 2014 This is the week most WHL fans had circled on their calendar. It marked the first meeting of the season between perennial Western Conference powerhouses, with the Kelowna Rockets visiting…
Brutal Hit Sidelines Jets Prospect Jeremy Wiebe | October 15, 2014 There may not be a fiercer rivalry in the Western Hockey League than the feud that exists between the Portland Winterhawks and the Seattle Thunderbirds. The two bitter foes have…
