Western Hockey League

Carson Wetsch, Calgary Hitmen (Photo: Jenn Pierce/Calgary Hitmen)

2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Carson Wetsch

Carson Wetsch, 17, is a 2024 draft-eligible physically imposing player at 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. In his rookie season in the WHL for the Calgary Hitmen, he scored 10 goals, provided 11 assists, and totalled 21 points in 45 games.

Charlie Elick, Brandon Wheat Kings (Photo Credit: Rick Elvin)

2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Charlie Elick

Charlie Elick is one of the most well-rounded defensemen in the 2024 NHL Draft class. He has the makings of being an impactful presence on any team’s blueline with a reliable calm presence offensively and defensively.

2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Carter Yakemchuk

The Scouting Report Defenseman Carter Yakemchuk is one of the better two-way defensemen in the 2024 NHL Draft. At 6’3″ and 194 pounds, he has the size to be effective in the defensive zone yet is mobile enough to be productive on the offensive end. He increased his draft stock during the 2023-24 season with […]

ECHL: Team MVP Brayden Watts Re-Signs With Wichita

The Wichita Thunder are keeping busy in late July, re-signing star forward Brayden Watts for the 2023-24 season on July 28. Watts, the fourth-year forward out of Bakersfield, California, had his best season as a pro last year. He set new career highs with 23 goals and 40 assists for a total of 63 points […]

St. Andrews, Manitoba’s Own Darren Helm Retires From the NHL

Darren Helm, born in St. Andrews, Manitoba, has enjoyed three seasons in the Western Hockey League and 16 seasons in the National Hockey League. Drafted in the fifth round at 132nd overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Darren Helm has enjoyed an illustrious career that stands above many others. Darren Helm’s junior career started […]

Winnipeg Jets prospect Chaz Lucius is producing in the WHL

Winnipeg Jets’ first-round pick in 2021, 18th overall Chaz Lucius, opted to leave college and turn pro signing an entry-level contract in April 2022 as an 18-year-old. Lucius was expected to head back to the University of Minnesota for the 2022-23 season. Instead, foregoing three years of college eligibility, there was no guarantee where he […]

Jets: First Round Pick Options Part 1

This year’s NHL amateur draft will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal on July 7 and 8. Spots one through sixteen were determined with the lottery on May 10. The Montreal Canadiens had the greatest odds of selecting first overall and were successful. The New Jersey Devils jumped ahead of the Arizona Coyotes […]