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Chilliwack gets its WHL team back, and the BCHL loses its barn
Jeremy Colliton and Mason Raymond lead the WHL's 24th franchise, which starts in 2027-28 at the Coliseum the BCHL Chiefs call home.
Development rungs
Minors
The AHL, the ECHL, and CHL juniors — where call-ups are earned and prospects turn into pros.
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Martin Chromiak waited 276 AHL games, and the Kings handed him 17 minutes
The 2020 fifth-rounder spent six seasons in Ontario before his NHL debut, and Los Angeles put him straight on the power play.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Sean Romeo set records at Ohio State, then gave four strangers a second chance
The former Buckeyes and ECHL goaltender died Saturday at 31 from complications of a stroke, and his organs gave four other people a second chance at life.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
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Around the minors: Florida's goalie ladder moves all the way down
Cooper Black's recall pulled Tyler Muszelik up from Savannah, Reinbacher is back in Montreal and the ECHL drops the puck Friday.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Five CHL grads debuted in week one, and one was a first-rounder
Jiříček, Warren, Trudeau, Bauer and Lombardi all got NHL sweaters, and three of them went in the fourth round or later.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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Hamilton's Hammers win their first game, and the kids helped
Mitchell Chaffee's hat trick beat Belleville, Toronto handed back a lesson, and two Islanders first-rounders already have points.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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Shanahan's best Ontario junior fix lets 16-year-olds pick their rink
Hockey Canada's review of Ontario men's junior hockey makes 11 recommendations. The one that matters most is about where a kid gets to play.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Bednar sees top-nine upside as Avs send Beckett Hamilton back to Red Deer
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Bednar sees top-nine upside as Avs send Beckett Hamilton back to Red Deer
The June third-rounder scored in his lone preseason game and drew top-line reps before Colorado returned him to the WHL on Tuesday.
Ferda Desk · 1 min read
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Victoria opens the CHL Top-10 at No. 1 while Guelph slips to fourthMinors·
Victoria opens the CHL Top-10 at No. 1 while Guelph slips to fourth
The first in-season CHL rankings have the Royals on top, London second and Cape Breton third despite two shootout losses.
Ferda Desk · 1 min read
Minors·
Around the minors: Victo's six-goal comeback, a 17-year-old goalie, four ECHL stripes to the NHL
Opening week in the CHL brought an 8-7 comeback in Victoriaville, first weekly awards in the WHL and OHL, and a big Kings camp cut.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
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Around the minors: banners, camp cuts and a Hartford reboot
Kitchener, Chicoutimi and Everett raised championship banners while NHL camps sent dozens of players to the AHL.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read