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GM confident Sask. WHL teams will play a shortened season The general manager of one of Saskatchewans Western Hockey League teams is confident the team will play a shortened season amid the pandemic, citing positive discussions with the provincial government. Social Sharing Alan Millar, Moose Jaw Warriors GM, believes season similar to that approved in Alta. could happen here Posted: Feb 04, 2021 9:11 AM CT | Last Updated: February 4 The teams may be able to play in their home arenas, or theyll...

  REGINA -- The Western Hockey League (WHL) said it has not been approved to return to play in Saskatchewan, despite reports that an agreement had been reached to host games in Regina. “We remain in ongoing discussions with government and health authorities in Saskatchewan,” the WHL said, in an email. The Government of Saskatchewan said discussions on the future of the season are underway. "The WHL submitted a proposal and active discussions have been taking place with public health o...

Team Canada practised inside the Edmonton bubble on Saturday. Theyre probably not destined for a Matthew Tkachuk versus Zack Kassian type feud, but one day soon Oilers 2020 first rounder Dylan Holloway and Flames 2019 first rounder Jakob Pelletier hope to be part of the Battle of Alberta. For now, though, they are joining forces on what is shaping up to be a key line for Team Canada at the World Juniors​. Will it be harder to hate each other in the NHL one day if they win gold together? "I t...

Byfield, Dach lead Canada World Junior Championship roster No. 2 pick by Kings, Blackhawks forward among six returning players by Adam Kimelman @NHLAdamK / NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor Quinton Byfield, selected by the Los Angeles Kings with the No. 2 pick of the 2020 NHL Draft, is one of six players returning for Canada at the ...

TSN Hockey Reporter Mark Masters reports on the World Junior Hockey Championship. Team Canada practised on Friday at the Westerner Park Centrium in Red Deer, Alta.  Kamloops Blazers forward Connor Zary woke up early on Friday morning. It was hard to sleep knowing Hockey Canadas final cuts were looming. Then he he heard a knock at the door.  "All the coaching staff and management was outside and Bear [head coach Andre Tourigny] handed me his phone right away and it was my family and I kne...

  Saskatchewan’s Connor Zary, Braden Schneider and Kaeden Korczak will be on the roster for Canada’s quest for back-to-back gold medals at the annual tournament. Zary, a Saskatoon-born forward, was a 2020 first round draft pick of the Calgary Flames. He plays for the Kamloops Blazers in the WHL. 2019 Vegas Golden Knights second round pick Kaeden Korczak hails from Yorkton. The defenceman is a member of the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets. Prince Albert-born Schneider is a member of the Brandon...

25 players selected to represent Canada at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship Six returnees among group headed to Edmonton for World Juniors NR.032.20 Favourite () RED DEER, Alta. – Following a 26-day selection camp that was interrupted by a mandatory two-week quarantine, 25 players have been named to Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, Dec. 25-Jan. 5 in Edmonton, Alta. The final roster, which includes three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwar...

Daemon Hunt, a defenseman for the Moose Jaw Warriors, said he was sent home from Canada’s World Juniors selection camp after testing positive for COVID-19.