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“The biggest Victoria Royals fan from 3,000 miles away” – A two season odyssey that changed my life and helped shape this brand’s identity
I am running on fumes tonight, make no mistake, but I have experienced a profound amount of emotion and done a considerable amount of reflection. As a result, I decided it was best to confront it head on and write it down. Maybe it’ll turn into something worth sharing with our readers. It is not… Read more
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Toronto Sceptres Late Season Preview: Battle Tested
The Toronto Sceptres, despite facing a swath of diversity via injuries to their core this season have once again found themselves in position to make another serious run at the Walter Cup. Posting a record of 12-2-5-8 with a points percentage of 0.556, barring an unprecedented collapse and some severely unlucky breaks involving Boston,… Read more
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Ottawa Charge Late Season Preview: War of Attrition
The Ottawa Charge, despite a major improvement over last season, find themselves in a remarkably similar situation with their playoff fate, which will likely not be sealed until the final weekend of the season again. With a record of 11-1-4-11, the Charge have taken advantage of the PWHL’s 3-point system to hold a playoff… Read more
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New York Sirens Late Season Preview: Hope Leaves
The New York Sirens had hoped for a different fate in 2024-2025 than what they had experienced in 2023-2024, but unfortunately it appears that the team will need to go back to the drawing board in the summer of 2025. With a 7-4-4-12 record with a 0.407 points percentage at the start of the… Read more
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Liam’s CHL Corner: “My mental health is not good!” The first round that was for the Dub
Let us wrap up round one with the WHL. Eastern Conference: (1) Medicine Hat Tigers defeat (8) Swift Current Broncos in five games This series tightened up as it went along. Predictably, Medicine Hat took the first two games by a combined 10-3 score, with LW/C Gavin McKenna (2026 NHL Entry Draft) of course having… Read more
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LIAM’S CHL CORNER: THE LONG-AWAITED (BY SELECT FEW) ROUND ONE ROUNDUP, PT. II – THE Q
Congrats, QMJHL! You get a real spotlight today. The WHL recap will be composed and published before action starts up for them tonight. Eastern Conference: (1) Moncton Wildcats defeat (8) Québec Remparts in four games This was yet another “more competitive than meets the eye” series across the CHL’s “Eastern” leagues. The Jean Rougeau Trophy… Read more