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The “Wild” First Season That Was For Wenatchee in the Dub
The Wenatchee Wild’s inaugural season in the WHL in 2023-24 was certainly an intriguing affair in both on- and off-ice matters. The franchise’s origins lie in the NAHL and subsequently the BCHL, with their WHL chapter having started with the acquisition of the Winnipeg Ice by Wenatchee owners David and Lisa White. Upon this acquisition,… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: Round two brackets begin to take shape, QMJHL is Sweep City
The last week saw some solid action across the CHL’s constituent leagues, with some surprises coming to pass. As is custom, we will start with the OHL, which is the league still hanging the most in the balance. OHL:To this point, only one second round matchup has been fully settled in the O, with the… Read more
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Gagarin Cup playoffs update: Lokomotiv has commanding lead over wounded Traktor squad, Avtomobilist and Metallurg level
This will serve as a quick run-down of what has transpired in the Gagarin Cup semifinals to this point. The setup is curious, as these are not “traditional” conference finals series. Instead, due to the brackets having turned interconference in round two and multiple upsets, we have three teams from the East and one team… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: The beginning of the road to the Memorial Cup
With so many games to write about across three CHL constituent leagues, these weekly wrap-ups will likely be succinct/in quick bulletpoint form until we enter the final rounds for all three, or at least their respective semifinals. Without further ado, however, here is how the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL’s playoffs commenced this past week. OHL:… Read more
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Gagarin Cup playoffs: A bracket defying all logic
Due to this series having become something greater than its original intention, coverage of the KHL will continue on this site until a new Yuri Gagarin Cup champion is crowned. We now have all of the semifinalists booked and it appears quite puzzling. Here is a recap of how we got here via the fascinating… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Game 5: Requiem and recap
This article comes tardy due to personal obligations. To make up for lost time, this serves as both a summary of the relevant game and the larger picture for SKA Saint Petersburg. It was evident fairly early on that Game 5 of their Gagarin Cup quarterfinals was going to be a bad day defensively for… Read more