U.S. Division Recap: Tips hot, Jarvis scoring, and Americans come home
By Andy Eide The Spokane Chiefs may want to hope that the Prince George Cougars don’t make the playoffs. After splitting a weekend series in Prince George, two of the three wins the Cougars have on the season have come at the hands of the Chiefs. The Cougars previously knocked off the Chiefs in Spokane […]
Weekly One-Timers: Oilers, Pens, and Sharks
By Andy Eide The NHL season is two weeks old and as usual, there are teams and players off to hot starts, cold starts, and over-reactions abound. Perhaps the best early story is the Edmonton Oilers. Despite having the game’s best player in Connor McDavid, the Oilers have been a study in organizational dysfunction over […]
U.S. Division Recap: Portland goes East and Silvertips swing deal
By Andy Eide At some point in the season every team in the U.S. Division has to go through the annual gauntlet of the Eastern Swing. It’s a barnstorming trek through one of the WHL’s Eastern Conference’s divisions and includes a packed schedule of games with a lot of miles, and hours, on the bus. […]
U.S. Division Recap: Ty Smith returns, Lee scores, and Roulette hattie
By Andy Eide It would be understandable if Spokane Chiefs defenseman Ty Smith was a little disappointed to be back in the WHL. After all, New Jersey’s 2018 first-round pick was in camp hoping to stick with the NHL team. He was sent back early in the week and if he was upset at all, […]
NHL Seattle shows off Northgate practice facility during open house
By Andy Eide On the eve of the NHL season starting NHL Seattle invited hockey fans and community members to the Northgate Mall food court Tuesday to show off the plans for their future practice facility. Seattle is planning on a three-sheet facility to open in 2021, in time for the start of the franchise’s […]
WHL Season Preview: Six burning questions
By Andy Eide The Western Hockey League season is here as hockey returns to the Northwest and Western Canada this weekend. For the first time in recent memory, the WHL doesn’t have a clear cut dominant team to watch. Last year, it was the Prince Albert Raiders, who we knew would be good, and they […]
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