WHL Report January was a busy mothy in the WHL, with many special events taking place including the NHL/CHL top prospect game, as well as the CHL trade deadline, players from the World Juniors returned and have found success in their return. Overall it is important to highlight these events and recognize those [...]
With the World Junior’s and WHL trade deadline approaching. Top teams in the WHL are starting to surface and top guys are starting to find their touch. Kootenay Ice Kootenay may not be a top of the standings right now, but after years struggling the Ice have shown some real push [...]
With the month of October ending and being only a few days into the month of November, it is time to reflect upon the WHL in the past month. The western league announced their roster for the annual Canada - Russian series games, with both games taking place earlier this week. Kailer Yamamoto returns [...]
With the WHL well under way, already a couple weeks into their regular season action. Team rosters seem quite wide open, with players returned from NHL camps and a couple not returning for an extended amount of time. It really opens up the standings and early season statistics without those high calibre players returning yet. [...]
With the first round of playoffs just finishing up, it's time to highlight some of the top performers in playoffs. For anyone not closely following here's how the series turned out (Best of Seven Series): Regina 4-0 over Calgary Swift Current 4-3 defeats Moose Jaw in seven Medicine Hat sweeps Brandon 4-0 Lethbridge comes back [...]
With the end of the year in the WHL nearing, it is important to focus on the players whose team are in the playoff picture or are fighting for a playoff spot. As of right now it seems like the East wildcard is the only place where teams are still really in the hunt, but [...]
With the CHL Top Prospects game having just taken place late January, I thought it would be most appropriate to have this review highlighting the 2017/2018 NHL Draft eligible and NHL team prospects. The WHL was well represented at the top prospects game with 15 WHLers taking part in the event. There have been a [...]
January 10th marked the trade deadline in the WHL. With a few big-name players getting moved around and many serviceable WHLers seeing themselves in new locations. Here is a list of all the trade that happened during the leadup to the deadline: *= Conditional **= Option January 4th Edmonton sends Aaron [...]
Prospect Watch: WHL It has been a busy month of November for several WHL squads. From players returning from their NHL teams, to winning streaks being broken, to draft eligibles stealing the show. The Canada vs Russia series also took place which saw the two sides split the series 1-1. The Seattle Thunderbirds [...]
The WHL has recently released their rosters for the Canada vs Russia series that is coming up in the next week. Kelowna Rockets defenseman Cal Foote and Brandon Wheat King center Nolan Patrick are the only two draft eligible to be named to team WHL. Nine players from last year's NHL draft were also named [...]
