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Taking a break
State track and field is over, which means I’ll be out of commission for a little while. It…
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Silvertips Street Hockey Challenge info
The Tips have released the details for the second annual Silvertips Street Hockey Challenge. This year it’s on…
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Chynoweth mystery solved
My last blog post dealt with Everett’s prospects and their respective provincial tryout camps. In that post I…
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Prospect report: provincials
May is when the western Canadian provinces take the first step toward selecting their U-17 and U-16 teams…
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Bantam clarification, stories
I’m informed that in Saskatchewan bantam AA is the highest level, whereas AAA is the highest level in…
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Bantam draft continuation thread (updated, 2:55)
Statistics on all drafted players can, of course, be found on Alan Caldwell’s blog. In the second round…
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Everett selects center Ty Mappin in the first round of the bantam draft
The Silvertips took center Ty Mappin from Red Deer, Alberta, at No. 7 overall. The Tips were considering…
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Live blog: bantam draft first round
I’ve decided to go ahead and live blog the first round of the bantam draft, just for the…
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Bantam draft on Thursday
The bantam draft is one day away. This year it’s the 1996-born players from western Canada and the…
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Let’s watch the bantam draft
The WHL announced today that the awards luncheon and the bantam draft will be webcast live for free…
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Canada’s U-18s don’t medal, but Ryan Murray shines (updated)
The short-handed Canadian U-18 team ended up finishing fourth at the U-18 World Championships after falling 6-4 to…
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Ryan Murray U-18s update
Tips defenseman Ryan Murray had a goal and an assist as Canada came from behind to defeat host…
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Chilliwack relocating to Victoria; what’s next?
The WHL’s worst-kept secret became official today, with the league announcing the Chilliwack Bruins have been sold and…
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Murray leads Canada to victory in opener at U-18s
Silvertips defenseman Ryan Murray had two or three assists (depending on the source) as Canada opened the U-18…
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More on Jay Varady and what the Tips do from here
As reported earlier, Everett associate head coach Jay Varady is leaving the Tips after eight years to take…
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Varady leaving Silvertips
Everett Silvertips associate head coach Jay Varady has accepted a head coaching job in France. Varady, who has…
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Ryan Murray to captain Canada’s U-18s
Everett Silvertips defenseman Ryan Murray was named captain of Canada’s team for the U-18 World Championships, Hockey Canada…
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NHL draft rankings out
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings for the 2011 NHL draft today. Red Deer center…
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2011-12 preview: what’s next? (micro, part II)
The Tips are treating next season as a rebuilding year, and they expect to see a lot of…
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2011-12 preview: what’s next? (micro, part I)
OK, I’ve decided to break this subject into two separate sections. First, let’s take a look at what…