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Outgoing commissioner Ron Robison saw the WHL expand from 18 to 22 teams. Incoming commissioner Dan Near says he's thrilled to join 'the best development league in the world.' 

Ron Robison will not return as Western Hockey League (WHL) commissioner following the 2023/2024 season.That se...

Winnipeg Free Press Opinion After reading “A Stain on our Game” by Jeff Hamilton, I felt that I needed and wanted to share my views on the six-part article. I feel strongly that this story has critical teachings in it from which we all can learn. The life and destructive legacy of Graham James After reading "A Stain on our Game" by Jeff Hamilton, I felt that I needed and wanted to share my views on the six-part article. I feel strongly that this story has critical teachings in it from whic...

Winnipeg Free Press The life and destructive legacy of Graham James Twenty-five games into the Swift Current Broncos’ 1993-94 season, Darren McLean had reached his breaking point. Days earlier, star forward Todd Holt had revealed a litany of horrors that he endured for years at the hands of their coach, Graham James. The two players, who had been friends since playing minor hockey together in Estevan, Sask., were rooming together for the first time on a Broncos road trip. About this ser...