The Canadian Hockey League holds its import draft on Tuesday with the Regina Pats looking to make one selection in the two round draft as they have the 15th pick overall. While the team is picking 15th, it is believed they will pick higher than that as teams ahead of them will be passing due […]
October is a long ways away, and the Western Hockey League hopes they’ll be able to begin a full 68 game regular season on October 2nd. The league released its return to play protocol earlier this week, on it are a lot of hurdles that need to be cleared before the puck can drop once […]
The Western Hockey League says it is hopefully full steam ahead for the 2020-21 season. Following what has already been announced in the Ontario and Quebec Leagues, the WHL says it intends to play a full 68-game schedule starting October 2. The league made their plans known Wednesday after holding its annual general meeting. A […]
The Western Hockey League has confirmed that the Portland Winterhawks are heading towards a new ownership solution. The WHL released a statement on Sunday following reports that the Winterhawks’ parent company, Portland Winterhawks Inc., reportedly filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy on Thursday, and that the major junior hockey team had been handed over to a […]
The next chapter in the hockey career of Regina’s Sam Oremba started Wednesday. Less than a week after being the seventh pick overall in the WHL Bantam Draft, Oremba signed a WHL Standard Players Contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds. “Sam is a player we knew a lot about going into the draft,” said Thunderbirds GM […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ryker Evans is hoping he will hear his name called at the NHL Entry Draft later this year. On Wednesday when NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings, Evans was on the list as the 178th ranked North American skater meaning he could be a late round selection. The Calgary product had a career season […]
The Regina Pats have a special opportunity after receiving the first overall pick in the 2020 bantam draft. For the first time in WHL history a player has been granted exceptional status to enter the league full time as a 15-year-old. Connor Bedard, from North Vancouver recorded 43 goals and 41 assists in 36 games […]
The Regina Pats have the first overall pick in the WHL Bantam Draft this year. The WHL draft lottery was held Wednesday morning from Calgary. The Prince George Cougars, who were positioned in fourth, saw their ball fall first in the lottery, but can only move up two positions, allowing the Pats to receive the […]
