Category : WHL
Manitoba ices OT thriller, British Columbia dominates to open 2025 WHL Cup
Red Deer, Alta.- Manitoba and British Columbia are kicking off the 2025 WHL Cup in the win column. The westernmost province dominated in a 6-2 win...
WHL announces schedule for 2025 WHL Cup
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League, in partnership with BC Hockey, Hockey Alberta, Hockey Saskatchewan, and Hockey Manitoba, announced today the schedule of games...
Kamloops Blazers acquire 2007-born defenceman Kayd Ruedig from Portland Winterhawks
Kamloops, B.C. – The Kamloops Blazers have acquired 2007-born defenceman Kayd Ruedig from the Portland Winterhawks along with a conditional fifth round pick in the...
Lethbridge Hurricanes acquire defenceman Brayden Smith from Regina Pats
Lethbridge, Alta. – The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club have announced the acquisition of 2007-born defenceman Brayden Smith from the Regina Pats in exchange for a...
Kamloops Blazers acquire defenceman Carson Olsen from Lethbridge
BLAZERS ACQUIRE 2006-BORN DEFENSEMAN CARSON OLSEN Kamloops, BC – The Kamloops Blazers have acquired 2006-born defenseman Carson Olsen from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for...
Victoria Royals acquire 2006-born goaltender Jake Pilon from Kelowna
Victoria, B.C. – The Victoria Royals announced today that they have acquired 2006-born goaltender Jake Pilon from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for a sixth-round...
Nineteen WHL players named to Canada’s rosters for 2025 U17 World Challenge
The 2025 U17 World Challenge is set for November 2-8 at Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S....
Broncos forward Kosick named Tempo WHL Player of the Week
Kosick, a 17-year-old product of Victoria, B.C., tallied six points (1G-5A) and a plus-1 rating in three games, as the Broncos went 2-1-0-0 this past...
Everett Silvertips acquire goaltender Anders Miller in trade with Calgary
Everett, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips have acquired 2006-born goaltender Anders Miller from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick and Lethbridge’s...
Moose Jaw Warriors acquire Chase Petersen from Lethbridge Hurricanes
Moose Jaw, Sask. – The Moose Jaw Warriors have traded prospect Cole Dupuis and a 7th-round pick in 2026 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange...
WHL Weekly – Episode 5: NHL debuts; Kvasnicka leads Vees; Miettinen signs with Kraken
Episode 5 of WHL Weekly features Harrison Brunicke, Braeden Cootes, Jacob Kvasnicka and Julius Miettinen....
WHL Stars & NHL Debuts: Blazers’ Brunicke skates into NHL history
New York, N.Y.- Ahead of the 2024 NHL Draft, Harrison Brunicke took an opportunity to reflect on just how far he’s come to have a shot...
145 WHL players named to NHL Opening Day rosters for 2025-26
Of the 837 players named to NHL Opening Day rosters, 17.3 per cent come from the WHL, with the CHL collective representing 48.0 per cent...
Ducks prospect Tarin Smith named 26th captain in Everett Silvertips history
Everett, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips have solidified their leadership group for the 2025-26 season, appointing defenseman Tarin Smith as the 26th team captain in...
Lethbridge Hurricanes acquire Jack Toogood from Edmonton Oil Kings
Lethbridge, Alta. – The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club have announced the acquisition of 2007-born forward Jack Toogood from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for...
Hitmen acquire Calgary Flames prospect Stockselius from Thunderbirds
In exchange for the rights to Stockselius, the Thunderbirds acquire a package of draft picks, including a conditional first-round pick in 2027....
Prince George Cougars name Bauer Dumanski latest team captain
Spokane, Wash. – The Prince George Cougars announced today that fifth-year defenceman Bauer Dumanski has been named the 31st captain in team history. “It’s such...
Seattle Thunderbirds, Kelowna Rockets strike deal involving Carter Kowalyk
Kent, Wash. – The Seattle Thunderbirds have announced the acquisition of overage defensemen Carter Kowalyk from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for a 6th round...
Vees, Rockets put on show in first WHL game at Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre
Penticton, B.C. – The final outcome may not have been what the record crowd of 5,307 was hoping for, but boy, did the Penticton Vees...
McSweeney’s WHL Community Collective: Everett Silvertips
Everett, Wash.- A special annual event in Snohomish County sees the Everett Silvertips swap their skates for server trays as they rub elbows with some...