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Spokane native, Tampa Bay Lightning F Tyler Johnson was frequently overlooked, but he was always a natural
It didn’t take long for Dustin Donaghy to realize his Spokane Chiefs teammate Tyler Johnson was just one of those guys. You know, one of those guys. The type of person imbued with so much swagger and subtle confidence that winning just seemed easy. Whether it was 3-on-3 games, shinny hockey, or games of Halo, […]
US Players in the WHL
The Western Hockey League’s first ever US Challenge Cup kicked off this weekend in Kent. This 12-team tournament brings to town some of the best bantam teams in the Western United States & Canada. The tournament showcases the elite bantam players to scouts of WHL Teams and also helps introduce the WHL to these elite […]
NHL Prospects in the WHL
The Western Hockey League, as a Major Juniors league, has been producing elite level hockey players in our backyard for years. Last year’s NHL entry draft had 28 players from the WHL, 7 of which were picked in the 1st round. At the beginning of every WHL season, I like to glance at each team’s roster […]
NHL Preseason Story Lines
NHL camps have started so we thought we would go around the boards to hear what story lines each of our NHL to Seattle team members will be focused on throughout the preseason. The WHL Impacts by Andy Eide The NHL preseason gets going in a week and four teams have decisions to make that […]
Quick Hits: GM, AHL, and the WHL Bantam Draft
Yesterday proved to be a relatively newsworthy day for Seattle hockey fans. General Manager After the Vegas Golden Knights were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last week, the Seattle fan base was keeping an eye on Vegas Assistant General Manager Kelly McCrimmon’s next move. McCrimmon had been widely speculated as one of the top […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 32 – A Controversial Episode
HERE WE GO! The NHL Playoffs are officially underway, and the Sound of Hockey guys are here for it! From the controversy, to the intriguing storylines, to the feistiness, this podcast covers it all! After days of doing nothing but watching sports, John, Andy, and Darren are excited to finally be conversing with other humans, […]
WHL Attendance
With the WHL playoffs shifting to the lower seed’s arena for games 3 and 4, I figured it was a good time to look at the WHL attendance to see how the league is drawing at the gate. League Wide For the third year in a row, WHL Attendance is down ~1% across the league, […]
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