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  • Connor Bedard is 15 years old — and already touted as hockey’s next superstar
    • Connor Bedard is 15 years old — and already touted as hockey’s next superstar
    Move over Connor McDavid, there’s another star hockey player named Connor on the way. At just 15 years old, Connor Bedard is considered one of the top prospects eligible for the 2023 NHL Draft after a head-turning 2020-21 season in the Western Hockey League. The North Vancouver native averaged 1.87 points per game in his......2021
  • Sutter steps down as coach of team in Canada
    • Sutter steps down as coach of team in Canada
    Brent Sutter, the former NHL star who coached the Devils and Flames, has quit as coach of the Western Hockey League team he owns....2021
  • • Morning Flurries: Honoring the past and looking toward the future
    Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images A glory years chat for Colorado Avalanche fans Outside of game news and injury updates there isn’t much fresh content on the Colorado Avalanche these days. Recently a contingent of former Avalanche players including Adam Foote, Adam Deadmarsh and Mike Ricci joined together to discuss the move from Quebec to Colorado among other topics from the...2021
  • • Prospects News & Rumors: Zegras, Krebs & Harley
    With the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) yet to start their 2020-21 seasons, there is an influx of young talent into the American Hockey League (AHL). ... Read moreProspects News & Rumors: Zegras, Krebs & Harley The post Prospects News & Rumors: Zegras, Krebs & Harley appeared first on The Hockey Writers.       ...2021
  • • Western Hockey League U.S. Division approved to start 2020-21 season
    2021
  • • Victoria Royals Records Dominated By ‘Big 3’
    Heading into what they hope will be their tenth Western Hockey League season in 2020-21, the Victoria Royals have already seen their fair share of big talent and unforgettable performances ... Read moreVictoria Royals Records Dominated By ‘Big 3’ The post Victoria Royals Records Dominated By ‘Big 3’ appeared first on The Hockey Writers.       ...2021
  • • 4 Saskatoon Blades Milestones Within Reach
    The recent news that the Western Hockey League has received approval from the Government of Alberta and Alberta Health to return to play has renewed optimism about a 2020-21 season ... Read more4 Saskatoon Blades Milestones Within Reach The post 4 Saskatoon Blades Milestones Within Reach appeared first on The Hockey Writers.       ...2021
  • • Victoria Royals Matured Under Head Coach Dave Lowry
    Every time Dave Lowry took the reins as head coach in the Western Hockey League, he has made his team better. Now in his first season as an assistant with the ... Read moreVictoria Royals Matured Under Head Coach Dave Lowry The post Victoria Royals Matured Under Head Coach Dave Lowry appeared first on The Hockey Writers.       ...2021
  • Cranbrook, B.C., suing former hockey team, Western Hockey League over Manitoba move
    • Cranbrook, B.C., suing former hockey team, Western Hockey League over Manitoba move
    2021
  • • Morning Flurries: WHL announcement and the Toronto Marlies make history
    The Marlies hire the first woman equipment manager in North American hockey The 2020-21 professional hockey season has already gone down in the history books for a number of reasons — but thanks to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, at least one of those reasons will be a good thing. Mom, I'm coming home! So excited to be joining the @MapleLeafs organization with the @TorontoMarlies! #ForeverStartsHere...2021

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  • • Morning Flurries: Honoring the past and looking toward the future
    Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images A glory years chat for Colorado Avalanche fans Outside of game news and injury updates there isn’t much fresh content on the Colorado Avalanche these days. Recently a contingent of former Avalanche players including Adam Foote, Adam Deadmarsh and Mike Ricci joined together to discuss the move from Quebec to Colorado among other topics from the...2021
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Son of Notorious Minor League Goon Might Be Next Big Thing in US Hockey
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Bobylev has four points in Royals victory over Giants
    VICTORIA - Vladimir Bobylev had two goals, including one on a penalty shot, and two assists to lead the Victoria Royals past the Vancouver Giants 7-3 on Saturday night in Western Hockey League action. Tyler Soy also scored twice for the Royal......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Bleackley scores in OT, Red Deer beats Edmonton 5-4
    RED DEER, Alta. - Conner Bleackley scored 1:26 into overtime as the Red Deer Rebels hung on to defeat the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4 on Sunday in Western Hockey League action. Ivan Nikolishin scored on a penalty shot and added two assist......2015
  • • Up to Dater: Connor McDavid Mania Heating Up in Edmonton
    2015
  • • Focus on technique over big hits has WHL penalty minutes at an all-time low
    Referees in the traditionally rough-and-tumble Western Hockey League have been sending offenders to the penalty box at a record low rate this season. As the 2014-15 campaign draws to a close, multiple teams could break the WHL's record for fe......2015
  • • WHL Roundup: Cox adds to league-leading point total as Tigers blank Rebels
    MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Trevor Cox added to his league-leading point total with a pair of goals — including one on a penalty shot — as the Medicine Hat Tigers blanked the visiting Red Deer Rebels 4-0 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action. ......2015
  • • Dave Lozo's Bag Skate: If Anyone Should Tank for Connor McDavid, It's Columbus
    2014
  • • Coach Mike Johnston Is Building the Best Penguins Team of the Sidney Crosby Era
    2014

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  • • Dave Lozo's Bag Skate: If Anyone Should Tank for Connor McDavid, It's Columbus
    2014

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Western Hockey League trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Son of Notorious Minor League Goon Might Be Next Big Thing in US Hockey
    2016
  • • Rangers Agree to Terms With Defenseman Sergey Zborovskiy
    New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Sergey Zborovskiy on an entry-level contract. Zborovskiy, 19, skated in 64 games with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL......2016
  • • NHL Trade Rumors: Latest on Cam Fowler, Kevin Shattenkirk and More
    2016
  • • NHL Draft 2016: Start Time, Order, Prospects Guide and Mock Draft Predictions
    2016
  • • Kootenay Ice earn first pick in Western Hockey League bantam draft
    CALGARY - The Kootenay Ice won first pick in Wednesday's lottery for the Western Hockey League's bantam draft. The Vancouver Giants, Saskatoon Blades, Swift Current Broncos, Tri-City Americans and Medicine Hat Tigers joined the Ice as the non......2016
  • • Rangers Agree to Terms With Ryan Gropp
    New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Ryan Gropp on an entry-level contract. Gropp, 19, has skated in 32 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) ......2015
  • • Up to Dater: Connor McDavid Mania Heating Up in Edmonton
    2015
  • • Predators sign defenceman Jack Dougherty to 3-year, entry-level contract
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators have signed defenceman Jack Dougherty to a three-year entry-level contract with the second-round pick in the 2014 draft expected to spend this season in the Western Hockey League. The Predators annou......2015
  • • Up to Dater: Auston Matthews' Unorthodox Audition to Be No. 1 in 2016 NHL Draft
    2015

Western Hockey League stats and results

  • • Connor Bedard is 15 years old — and already touted as hockey’s next superstar
    Move over Connor McDavid, there’s another star hockey player named Connor on the way. At just 15 years old, Connor Bedard is considered one of the top prospects eligible for the 2023 NHL Draft after a head-turning 2020-21 season in the Western Hockey League. The North Vancouver native averaged 1.87 points per game in his......2021
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Son of Notorious Minor League Goon Might Be Next Big Thing in US Hockey
    2016
  • • NHL Trade Rumors: Latest on Cam Fowler, Kevin Shattenkirk and More
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Kaspick scores in OT, Brandon downs Seattle to open final
    BRANDON, Man. - Tanner Kaspick scored 6:22 into overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings downed the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 on Friday to open the Western Hockey League final. Reid Duke and Nolan Patrick also scored for the Wheat Kings, who are pl......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Connor Hobbs scores as Pats force Game 7 with win over Rebels
    REGINA - Connor Hobbs had a goal and an assist and Tyler Brown made 20 saves as the Regina Pats forced a Game 7 on Sunday with a 5-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels in their Western Hockey League second-round playoff series. Lane Zablocki, C......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Adam Musil scores winner, Rebels edge Pats to take 2-0 series lead
    RED DEER, Alta. - Adam Musil scored the winner just past the midway point of the third period as the Red Deer Rebels edged the Regina Pats 4-3 on Sunday in Game 2 of their second round Western Hockey League playoff series. Josh Mahura and Ada......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Evan Polei scores winner, Rebels top Pats in Game 1
    RED DEER, Alta. - Evan Polei scored the winner in the third period as the Red Deer Rebels opened their second round Western Hockey League series with a 3-2 win over the Regina Pats on Saturday night. Adam Helewka and Colton Bobyk had goals in......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: John Quenneville scores two as Wheat Kings beat Warriors in Game 1
    BRANDON, Man. - John Quenneville scored twice as the Brandon Wheat Kings got past the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-3 on Friday night in Game 1 of their Western Hockey League quarter-final playoff series. Tanner Kaspick's short-handed goal at 13:21 of......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Helewka has three points, Rebels topple Hitmen to advance
    RED DEER, Alta. - Adam Helewka had two goals and an assist as the Red Deer Rebels beat the Calgary Hitmen 5-3 in Game 5 to win their first round Western Hockey League series. Adam Musil, Grayson Pawlenchuk and Jeff De Wit also scored for the ......2016

Western Hockey League parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • Los Angeles Kings prospect raised by two mothers
    The 17-year-old 41st overall after a breakout performance last season in the Western Hockey League.         ...2017
  • • Son of Notorious Minor League Goon Might Be Next Big Thing in US Hockey
    2016
  • • Up to Dater: Connor McDavid Mania Heating Up in Edmonton
    2015
  • • Up to Dater: Auston Matthews' Unorthodox Audition to Be No. 1 in 2016 NHL Draft
    2015
  • • 2015 NHL Mock Draft: 1st-Round Order and Final Landing Spots for Top Prospects
    2015
  • • Ultimate Underdog Tyler Johnson Lifting Lightning in Round 1 vs. Red Wings
    2015
  • • Ultimate Underdog Tyler Johnson Lifting Lightning in Round 1 vs. Red Wings
    2015

Top Western Hockey League news

  • • WHL Roundup: Thunderbirds down Wheat Kings 6-1 in Game 5 of playoff series
    KENT, Wash. - Alexander True had back-to-back goals in the second period — including the eventual winner — as the Seattle Thunderbirds downed the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-1 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League playoff action. Brandon leads the ......2016
  • • Mike Johnston returns to WHL's Portland Winter Hawks as coach and GM
    PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks have brought back Mike Johnston as coach and general manager of the Western Hockey League team. Johnston previously held the same positions with the Winterhawks from 2008 to 2014, before taking over a......2016
  • • Wheat Kings beat Thunderbirds in overtime, one win away from sweeping finals
    KENT, Wash. - Reid Duke scored 2:59 into overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 on Tuesday to move one win away from becoming the Western Hockey League champions. John Quenneville struck twice in regulation for ......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Hawryluk nets OT winner, Wheat Kings beat Thunderbirds in Game 2
    BRANDON, Man. - Jayce Hawryluk scored the winner at 6:56 of overtime on Saturday as the Brandon Wheat Kings edged the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in Game 2 of their Western Hockey League final to take a 2-0 series lead. Tyler Coulter tied the ga......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Kaspick scores in OT, Brandon downs Seattle to open final
    2016
  • • WHL coach of the year Dave Lowry says he's ready to coach at NHL level
    CALGARY - With head coaching gigs popping up around the NHL, Dave Lowry will be keeping his phone close by. Lowry, who has been the bench boss for the Victoria Royals for the last three seasons, earned his second Western Hockey League coach o......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Wheat Kings to play for Ed Chynoweth Cup for second straight year
    BRANDON, Man. - The Brandon Wheat Kings are headed back to the Western Hockey League final. Nolan Patrick had three goals and two assists as the Wheat Kings downed the Red Deer Rebels 5-2 on Friday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final, t......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Rebels skate past Wheat Kings 6-2; Brandon leads series 2-1
    RED DEER, Alta. - Austin Strand, Haydn Fleury, Braden Purtill and Evan Polei all scored in the first period as the Red Deer Rebels took an early lead and never looked back to top the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-2 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League pl......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Rockets advance with Game 7 overtime win over Royals
    VICTORIA - Calvin Thurkauf scored 5:56 into overtime as the Kelowna Rockets rallied for a 3-2 win over the Victoria Royals on Tuesday in Game 7 of their Western Hockey League playoff series. Justin Kirkland scored twice for Kelowna, including......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Connor Hobbs scores as Pats force Game 7 with win over Rebels
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Rockets even series 2-2 with 4-3 victory over Royals
    KELOWNA, B.C. - Cole Linaker scored the go-ahead power-play goal 19:49 into the third period and the Kelowna Rockets edged the Victoria Royals 4-3 on Thursday to even their second-round Western Hockey League playoff series at two games apiece. ......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Zablocki, Hobbs lead Pats past Rebels, even series at 2-2
    REGINA - Lane Zablocki and Connor Hobbs both scored twice as the Regina Pats evened their second round Western Hockey League playoff series at 2-2 on Wednesday night with a 6-4 victory over the Red Deer Rebels. Cole Sanford and Luc Smith also......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Chartier, Rockets edge Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of playoff series
    KELOWNA, B.C. - Rourke Chartier scored one goal and assisted on the others as the Kelowna Rockets edged the Victoria Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of their Western Hockey League playoff series on Tuesday. Tomas Soustal, with the eventual winner midway......2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Adam Musil scores winner, Rebels edge Pats to take 2-0 series lead
    2016

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  • • Morning Flurries: Honoring the past and looking toward the future
    2021
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • Son of Notorious Minor League Goon Might Be Next Big Thing in US Hockey
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Thunderbirds down Wheat Kings 6-1 in Game 5 of playoff series
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Rockets advance with Game 7 overtime win over Royals
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Connor Hobbs scores as Pats force Game 7 with win over Rebels
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Rockets even series 2-2 with 4-3 victory over Royals
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Zablocki, Hobbs lead Pats past Rebels, even series at 2-2
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Chartier, Rockets edge Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of playoff series
    2016
  • • WHL Roundup: Adam Musil scores winner, Rebels edge Pats to take 2-0 series lead
    2016

Western Hockey League rumors, scandals

  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • Up to Dater: Connor McDavid Mania Heating Up in Edmonton
    2015
  • • Dave Lozo's Bag Skate: If Anyone Should Tank for Connor McDavid, It's Columbus
    2014

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