Posts About "Windsor Spitfires"
Spitfires Trio Takes Next Step at NHL Draft
June 26th, 2018 While the calendar says it's officially summer, hockey is still on the minds of three Windsor Spitfires. The 2018 NHL Draft has wrapped up in Dallas, and two Spitfires heard their name called during the seven-round event. A third Spitfire also got some great news after the draft was done. Coming into this year’s draft, the Spitfires...Spitfires' Notebook: Hiring, Signing, & Schedule Breakdown
June 19th, 2018 The OHL’s summer break isn’t three weeks old, but teams and fans are already looking ahead to September. Last week, the OHL released the 2018-19 regular-season schedule, and it gives the teams, and fans, a chance to plan out their season. For the Windsor Spitfires, it marks the start of leveling up. Last season, general manager...
A Look Back: Spitfires 2017 Memorial Cup
May 31st, 2018 There will be partying in the streets of Bathurst, NB this week as fans celebrate the first Memorial Cup championship for their Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The Titan beat the Regina Pats on Sunday evening to win the 100th Mastercard Memorial Cup. It wasn’t long ago, though, that the last champion, the Windsor Spitfires, were celebrating all...
Canucks' Michael DiPietro Making Waves
May 4th, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks drafted Michael DiPietro in the third round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and the 18-year-old has not disappointed. The past week has been huge for DiPietro's career and his already-impressive hockey resume has been bolstered even further, making some serious waves in the hockey world. DiPietro and Team Canada Less...Spitfires' DiPietro Set to Wear Red & White in Denmark
April 27th, 2018 Windsor Spitfires’ goaltender Michael DiPietro isn’t quite done with his hockey season. After months of showing the OHL what he could do, and with the Spitfires' 2017-18 season in the rearview mirror, DiPietro now gets a chance to show the world what he can do. He’s taking his passport and looking to learn from the best...
Kings-in-Waiting: Gabriel Vilardi
April 26th, 2018 In this third installment of "Kings-in-Waiting", I focus my attention on Los Angeles Kings top prospect Gabriel (Gabe) Vilardi. The 18-year-old center was taken by the Kings with their first-round pick, 11th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. Vilardi's Story Like fellow King-in Waiting Matt Villalta, Vilardi was born in the hockey breeding...