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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.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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From Winnipeg to Portland, the WHL covers more ground than any junior league in North America. It has a long reputation for producing heavy, pro-ready forwards and defensemen, and the bus trips alone explain a lot about why its graduates adapt quickly.
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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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Bednar sees top-nine upside as Avs send Beckett Hamilton back to Red Deer
Minors·
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