Edmonton is under consideration by the NHL as a hub where games could be played in a compressed timeline to complete the regular season. Alberta premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he’d had a conversation with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who seemed to be interested in Edmonton as one potential site. The NHL paused the regular […]
The Pats now have five 20 year olds on their roster after making a deal with the Seattle Thunderbirds that sees them get goaltender Roddy Ross. In exchange for Ross, who was taken in the 6th round of the 2019 NHL draft by Philadelphia, the Pats give up a second-round pick in Wednesday’s WHL bantam […]
The Regina Pats officially made Connor Bedard the first pick of the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft on Wednesday morning. Bedard, who has been granted “exceptional player” status, will be able to play for the team next season. In the next 21 picks that followed in the first round, seven of them came from Saskatchewan including […]
Connor Bedard officially becomes a Regina Pat on Wednesday morning when the team takes him with the first overall selection in the WHL Bantam Draft, but he is already signed, sealed and delivered. On Tuesday, the Pats announced they have signed the Vancouver product to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. He comes to Regina after […]
Two players expected to be taken in the NFL draft are numbers one and two as the CFL scouting bureau released the final edition of the Top-20 prospects eligible for the 2020 CFL Draft on April 30. Oklahoma defensive tackle Neville Gallimore, who also topped the December edition, followed by Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool, […]
The Riders are adding to their depth on the defensive line by signing University of Georgia defensive tackle Trenton Thompson to a contract. The 6-foot-3, 295 pound Thompson played three years for the Bulldogs recording 127 tackles and six sacks in 37 games. He was a part of the Bulldogs team that lost the 2018 […]
COVID-19 has created a lot of uncertainty around the sports world, and the CFL is no different. Mitchell Blair spoke with the Saskatchewan Roughriders new offensive coordinator, Jason Maas on the Sportscage Thursday, who has been conducting business from his home office in Edmonton. Maas said the biggest challenge is trying to plan for the […]
The Riders added some secondary depth on Wednesday by signing defensive back Damon Webb to a contract. Webb, who is 5’11 and weighs 195 pounds, played four pre-season games for the Tennessee Titans in 2018 after signing as an undrafted free agent. Before turning pro, Webb played 35 games for the Ohio State Buckeyes where […]
Like many other sports and leagues, the Canadian Elite Basketball League is delaying the start of its season. League Commissioner Mike Morreale says they have been preparing for a delay to the start of the 2020 season into June as opening in May is just not feasible because of the uncertainty that remains when it […]
Edmonton Oilers chairman Bob Nicholson remembers Colby Cave as a tireless worker on the ice and in the community. Nicholson hopes to see the popular forward’s impact carried on through the “Colby Cave Memorial Fund,” announced Tuesday by the Oilers and the Cave family. The North Battleford native died Saturday at a Toronto hospital at […]
