Posts About "Spokane Chiefs"

The WHL Has Deep & Rich American Roots

November 25th, 2020 Americans have a tendency to forget that there is more than just the NHL, AHL, and the NCAA in the United States. We hear rumors of other leagues existing — the KHL, the SHL, and the SM-Liiga, for instance, but all of these are overseas and out of sight and, therefore, out of mind. However, it isn't until the annual NHL Entry Level...

Oilers' Memorable Home Openers

October 24th, 2018 After a franchise-long 17-day road trip, the Edmonton Oilers finally played their first game of the season on home ice on Thursday. And Oilers fans couldn't have asked for a better finish. While they struggled early, rookie Kailer Yamamoto scored a beautiful goal in the second period (his first in the NHL) and Ryan...

Kailer Yamamoto Aims To Stick With Oilers

September 8th, 2018 When the Edmonton Oilers selected Kailer Yamamoto 22nd overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, he was not viewed as an NHL-ready prospect. But after scoring five goals in six exhibition games, Yamamoto surprisingly earned a roster spot, and even played top-line minutes with the reigning Hart and Art Ross Trophy winner Connor McDavid. Listed...

Kings-in-Waiting: Jaret Anderson-Dolan

March 23rd, 2018 In this second edition of "Kings-in-Waiting", we will take a closer look at Los Angeles Kings center prospect, Jaret Anderson-Dolan. The 18-year-old was taken with the Kings' second-round selection, 41st overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Much like Matthew Villalta, whom we analysed in our inaugural edition, Anderson-Dolan has had a...

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 streak that went back to Dec. 9 that was finally snapped the other...

WHL Power Rankings: October 15th

October 16th, 2013 Another exciting week of WHL hockey is in the books and we have some risers and droppers in this week's power rankings. Last week the Kelowna Rockets held the top spot and had some teams hot on their heels. This last week the teams in the U.S. Division started to flex their muscle proving that the division may be the strongest in the...

Test-Driving Tokarski in Tampa

March 16th, 2012 A handful of games doesn't a career make, but by standing tall in a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins, 22-year-old netminder Dustin Tokarski suddenly finds himself in the spotlight as the Tampa Bay Lightning make a desperate grab for a playoff berth. With Tampa Bay's uncertainly in net, the pressure on Tokarski extends beyond the team's...