WHL Trade Deadline: Winners & Losers Larry Fisher | January 14, 2018 For once, the Western Hockey League trade deadline delivered some blockbusters to rival all the insanity out east. The buyers were really buying and the sellers were really selling, but…
Tri-City Wins the Jake Bean Sweepstakes Ryan Pike | January 7, 2018 The Calgary Hitmen are having a down year. Between some injuries and some challenges facing their veteran players, it became apparent early in the season that making the playoffs would…
WHL Teams to Watch at the Trade Deadline Andrew Eide | January 5, 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…
Team Canada Prepares for Team USA at Selection Camp Leah Dyck | December 17, 2017 Now that Team Canada’s selection camp is done, there’s a full 22-man roster getting ready to face the world’s top junior teams. Beginning on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, are the preliminary…
2018 WJC Team Canada Preview Nathaniel Oliver | December 11, 2017 Canada would love nothing more than to take the gold medal on American soil. After the United States defeated the Canadians in the 2017 gold medal game 5-4 in a…
2016-17 Western Hockey League Season Preview Ryan Pike | September 22, 2016 Last season was one of triumph and disappointment for the Western Hockey League. As the league celebrated its 50th birthday, it had two representatives in the Mastercard Memorial Cup: league…
Prospects Tournament Fuels Canes Hopes Mark Shiver | August 28, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes announced their roster for the 2016 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The annual Prospects Tournament gives general managers and coaches a chance to see their prospects…
Bean Proves Size Doesn’t Matter Leah Dyck | August 7, 2016 It was only four minutes into the game against Sweden on August 5th, at the 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp (NJEC), when 18-year-old Jake Bean, one of Canada’s left-side defenders…
Pearson Was a Message to the World of Hockey Leah Dyck | July 14, 2016 Player development is a crucial part of the mysterious puzzle leading to Stanley Cup success, and of course, developing players is easier said than done, but equally daunting is the…
Family Ties: 2016 NHL Draft Edition (Part I) Andrew Forbes | July 11, 2016 We hear the phrases almost every year at the NHL Draft – one player taken has some kind of tie to the NHL already. If it wasn’t a father, it’s…
Hurricanes Give Jake Bean Entry-Level Deal Brandon Share-Cohen | July 9, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes have signed 2016 13th overall draft pick Jake Bean to an entry-level contract. The deal is a standard three-year contract that will pay the young defenseman $832,500…
Jake Bean Leads WHL in 2016 NHL Draft Ryan Pike | June 26, 2016 There was a lot of chatter around Western Hockey League observers over the past season regarding the relative weakness of the 2016 class for the National Hockey League draft compared…
