WHL
WHL Playoff Game Goes a CHL Record 5 Overtimes
The Everett Silvertips needed five overtimes to down the Victoria Royals in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
WHL Team Adopts Player Cell Phone Ban at Arena in Effort to Not Suck So Much
Saskatoon Blades players must hand over their cell phones to coach Dean Brockman upon entering the rink before games and practices.
The Canadian Hockey League Is in an Ongoing Court Battle over Player Wages
An Alberta judge has ordered the OHL and WHL to turn over financial records and tax information to determine each league's profitability. At the height of the court battle is the designation of whether CHL players are amateur athletes or employees.
The Former NHL Player Teaching Junior Hockey Players About Sexual Consent Doesn’t Believe in Rape Culture
"I'm not a big fan of that [term] 'rape culture,'" says Const. Steve Kelly, a former pro and current cop spearheading the WHL's Player Impact Program.
The Fight to Keep Junior Hockey Players From Getting Paid
Washington's junior hockey teams are turning to the government as a way to get out of paying players who are mobilizing against them.
Child Labor, Lawsuits, and How Junior Hockey Exploits Its Players For Profit
A government child labor investigation and multiple class action lawsuits have one of pro hockey's main pipelines of talent facing an uncertain future.