CHL execs not panicking as players head to NCAA in changing junior hockey landscape
The talent pipeline could shift after the NCAA lifted a long-standing ban in November, allowing CHL players to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season.
The talent pipeline could shift after the NCAA lifted a long-standing ban in November, allowing CHL players to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season.
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The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Moncton Wildcats and Memorial Cup host Rimouski Oceanic fight for survival when the two teams clash in the final round-robin game of the tournament on Wednesday.
London Knights forward Ryder Boulton has been suspended one game for a pregame warmup violation against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Tuesday, the CHL announced.
Gabe Smith scored two goals and had two assists in a 6-2 win. The Wildcats shifted the momentum with two goals early in the second period to take a 3-2 lead.
The 21-year-old from Strathmore, Alta., boasts an eye-popping 50-3 record this season — 53-3 if you include his 3-0 start in the WHL — heading into Friday’s Memorial Cup semifinal against the Moncton Wildcats.
The 2025 Memorial Cup is down to the final two games as the Moncton Wildcats battle the London Knights tonight for the right to advance to the final and face off with Gavin McKenna and the Medicine Hat Tigers in Sunday’s final.
Missing the final three months of the season entering his draft eligible year, the 17-year-old said, is nothing compared to what NHL Central Scouting’s top-ranked North American skater has already endured.
Two weeks ago, the former NHL star coached the OHL’s London Knights to a Memorial Cup title. On Saturday night, he’ll look to add the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup to his impressive sports resume.
In a sweeping set of recommendations aimed at overhauling the culture of hockey, a team of researchers commissioned by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) is urging Hockey Canada to push for a ban on fighting across all junior leagues.
The Brantford Bulldogs selected 7-foot, 273-pound defenceman Alexander Karmanov with the 172nd overall selection in the 2025 CHL Import Draft on Wednesday.
The Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League will have inter-league games between the two leagues for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign next season.