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Liam’s CHL Corner: The most interesting and exciting individual and team narratives across the three constituent leagues at the approximate mid-point of the season
The Canadian Hockey League’s Christmas break is upon us now and I feel as though this is a good time to discuss some of the most fascinating stories across the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL. It is hard to cover everything that captures my fancy regarding 60 teams across three constituent leagues, but I will cover… Read more
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The “Knightmare” and the wakeup: How a CHL giant were once the worst team in Canadian major junior hockey history and how they turned it around
The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League are well-recognized for being a machine that churns out top level talent at one of the most impressive clips of all Canadian Hockey League teams. They tout themselves as the Mini-NHL and it is not without good reason. When looking just at the 24 active skaters on… Read more
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A Retrospective on Dan Hinote’s Fascinating Career of Unusual Firsts and Unexpected Turns
Daniel Chester Hinote was a player who never seemed to be hindered by expectations of the game of hockey, nor of life. It would appear as though he was destined to just divert from the anticipated path at every possible opportunity. When you look at each development in his path to the NHL and even… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Terik Parascak?
With the even closer than usual eye I kept on the CHL last week, I was able to finally more concretely observe a rookie in the WHL who has been putting scouts and his overall hockey environment on notice in his D0 year. I can see now where the excitement is coming from having observed… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: For the first time, in writing!
Via my written coverage of prospects as part of my intermittent series on draft eligible players for the next few classes, I have taken it upon myself to watch the Canadian Hockey League as often as possible to closely study the games of blue chip prospects I wish to write about in what remains the… Read more
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KHL roundup: Ten games and some meaningful results in the last day of action before the All-Star break
The 2023-24 KHL season headed into its All-Star break with a bang, with ten games on the schedule for Thursday, December 7th and several having significant impact on the standings. The proceedings started with Admiral Vladivostok avenging yesterday’s 4-3 shootout defeat to Amur Khabarovsk in a Far East rivalry matchup. The game at first was… Read more