5 Flames Franchise Records That Will Never Be Broken Colton Pankiw | December 15, 2021 Records are made to be broken. That is a saying as old as time and in a lot of ways true. It seems in all sports, we hear constantly about…
2019 World Juniors: Canada, McIsaac Moving On to Next Year Larry Fisher | January 4, 2019 VANCOUVER — There’s always next year. As Hockey Canada digests defeat from its most disappointing showing on home ice in the history of the IIHF World Junior Championship — failing…
2019 World Juniors: Canada Fails to Medal, But Show Goes On Larry Fisher | January 3, 2019 VANCOUVER — The critics will take aim at a lack of scoring, with consecutive 2-1 losses ending Canada’s tournament earlier than anticipated at the 2019 World Junior Championship. That and…
Coach Hunter: Patience & Honesty Key to Leading Team Canada The Canadian Press | December 31, 2018 VANCOUVER — For head coach Tim Hunter, honesty and patience are the keys to getting the best out of his players on Canada’s junior hockey team. “I’ve learned that patience really pays off,” he said in Vancouver this week, where the squa…
Coach Hunter: Team Canada’s Special Teams Still Work in Progress The Canadian Press | December 28, 2018 VANCOUVER — Team Canada coach Tim Hunter says his team will have to improve their penalty kill and power play if they’re going to continue winning at the world junior championship. The Canadians remained undefeated after two games with 3-2&nb…
2019 World Juniors: Late-Blooming Leason Carving Out Role for Canada Larry Fisher | December 28, 2018 VANCOUVER — Forgive Morgan Frost if he didn’t know who Brett Leason was prior to this hockey season. Heck, many avid Western Hockey League followers weren’t even familiar with Leason…
Projecting Canada’s World Junior Roster Larry Fisher | August 10, 2018 Once the World Junior Summer Showcase wrapped up in Kamloops, everybody in the hockey world turned their attention to the inaugural Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 tournament in Edmonton. That included…
Addison Makes Case for Team Canada at Summer Showcase Larry Fisher | August 8, 2018 Tim Hunter and Team Canada are going to have some difficult decisions on defence when it comes time to finalize the World Junior roster at selection camp in December. The…
Studnicka Steps Up for Canada at Summer Showcase Larry Fisher | August 7, 2018 Jack Studnicka made a name for himself at the World Junior Summer Showcase. Overshadowed and unheralded heading into the exhibition tournament — that also featured the United States, Sweden and…
Moose Jaw Is the WHL’s New Development Factory Ryan Pike | October 31, 2016 In the Western Hockey League, there are teams that have developed reputations as strong development organizations. No matter how their teams do from year to year, some clubs just keep…
2016 NHL Draft Dark Horses: Noah Gregor Ryan Pike | February 7, 2016 Noah Gregor broke into the Western Hockey League as a fresh-faced 16-year-old after leading the Alberta Midget Hockey League in scoring the previous year. He seemed poised for a strong…
Book Review – Warriors on the Ice: Hockey’s Toughest Talk Andrew Forbes | March 18, 2014 Warriors on the Ice: Hockey’s Toughest Talk by Brian D’Ambrosio (2013: Jabberwocky Press. Kindle Edition. Pp. 229. $8.70.) As human beings, we’re taught that every story has two sides –…
