January was a busy month in the OHL, the trade deadline saw some star players move in some blockbuster deals. The CHL Top Prospects game followed later in the month as well as a months worth of games. Where do we begin? The OHL trade deadline was January 10th and over 50 players and countless [...]
Canada - 2015 World Junior Champions (Terry Wilson/OHL Images) The World Junior are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the word has a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. [...]
Well, this sucks. There's no way around it. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in the plans of everyone in and outside of hockey. We've had to isolate, social distance, wear masks, and make numerous other sacrifices for the greater good and most of us are perfectly fine doing so because we know it's [...]
Photo courtesy of the Chicago Wolves/AHL The NHL-CHL agreement has long been a complaint amongst fans, and even NHL teams to an extent. It is simple at its root. The base of it is that players have to be either 20 years old or have played four seasons in junior hockey before [...]
Photo Courtesy of the CHL 'Exceptional Status' in the CHL has been given out just six times since it first became a reality in 2005. The Western Hockey League has never granted the exemption and the QMJHL has only done so once with Joe Veleno. The Ontario Hockey League has granted the [...]
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies celebrate their 2019 Memorial Cup victory Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control issued a statement that recommended that events of 50 or more people be canceled for the next eight weeks. This effectively eliminates the ability to play a hockey game, or any other sporting event, for that duration [...]
Shane Wright lines up for a faceoff. Photo courtesy of Sportsnet The kids are alright! There have been a number of rookies across the CHL who have lit up the scoreboard across the country. From Shane Wright leading the nation in rookie scoring in his age-15 season to a couple of Czech [...]
The seasons for the three CHL leagues are winding down and with playoff races and scoring races coming into focus as we head down the stretch drive, we are going to take a look at the scoring leaders in each league. From draft-eligible stars to undrafted overage players, the scoring leaderboard for all three [...]
Philip Tomasino in his new Oshawa Generals sweater Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings, this week will be a bit less formal as I go through my notebook and talk about some of the notable performances or players that stuck out in some recent games that I've watched. I'll take a [...]
*** The annual CIBC Canada/Russia series kicked off earlier this month and wrapped up this week as Team Russia made their way to Western Canada. CHL team were comprised of top players who left their CHL teams to participate, making this tournament a good chance to see top prospects stand out (or not) among [...]
