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Post by hollywood on Apr 27, 2024 10:17:23 GMT -6
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Post by hollywood on Apr 27, 2024 10:18:05 GMT -6
April 26, 2024: Three WHL Recruits ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) Thus far there are no official announcement at GoBisons.ca. However, Elite Prospects lists three new Bisons, all with WHL experience. There are not many other recruits in the CW. In fact, there are more announcements of players departing for pro careers thus far. Here we go! DEXTER WHITTLE - D - Everett (WHL)Whittle is just 5' 9" and is one of two Virden boys recruited to the roster. As a bonus, he shoots right. He is unfortunately known for being on the receiving end of a vicious hit-from-behind which cost him most of last season. He played just two games after a lengthy hospital stay. His assailant received a 25-game suspension. There are several linked stories and videos of the incident. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Dexter Whittle Career Stats ➤ CHL.ca: 2023-24 Player Profile ➤ Brandon Sun: WHL NOTEBOOK: Dexter Whittle makes his way back ➤ BVM Sports: 2023-24 Player Profile ➤ Hockey Unplugged: Player suspended 25 games after putting opponent in hospital for 3 days with dirty hit ➤ Hockey Feed: WHL forward suspended 25 games for hit that sends opponent to hospital ➤ Victoria News: Victoria Royals forward suspended 25 games for hockey hit from behind ➤ Empire Advance: Whittle has gone from Wheat Kings fan to foe ➤ YouTube: Edwards hit on Whittle - Tough Call Breakdown ➤ YouTube: Alex Edwards drives Dexter Whittle into the glass GRADY LANE - F - Victoria (WHL)/Virden (MJHL)Lane played three seasons for the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL, and wore an “A” in his final season there. He then split his overage season between the Victoria Royals in the Dub, and his hometown Virden Oil Capitals in the MJHL. He is a 6' 2", 192 lbs winger, shoots left, and apparently likes to scrap. The offensive numbers in the WHL aren’t much (137 GP, 8-15-23, 250 PIMS), but his junior denouement in the MJHL was better (41 GP, 14-16-30, 155 PIMS). The Bison shopping list has two big items up front: scoring and grit. Lane appears to cover the latter fairly well. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Grady Lane Career Stats ➤ Empire Advance: Lane excited to play for WHL’s Royals ➤ Empire Advance: Lane helps hometown team in many ways ➤ CHL.ca: Player Profile ➤ RoyalsFan.ca: Grady Lane, Hockey’s Swiss Army Knife ➤ YouTube Fights: March 19, 2023 : [url=https://youtu.be/g95d72G5XEM?si=cg5Exmlox1jVnTHF April 14, 2021 [/url] ➤ Facebook Video: rady Lane (03) puts home the nice feed from Braeden Lewis (03) ➤ BVM Sports: Royals Acquire Grady Lane in exchange for an 8th Round Pick [/i][/color] CADE ZAPLITNY - F - Everett (WHL) Zaplitny is a Winnipeg boy, coming home from the west coast. He is 6' 1" and 190 lbs and shoots left. After splitting 2021-22 between the Winnipeg Blues and Everett Silvertips, he then played two full seasons in Everett with decent enough numbers (101 GP, 23-22-45, 92 PIMS). So a bit of scoring and a bit of grit. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Cade Zaplitny Career Stats ➤ CHL.ca: 2023-24 Player Profile: Cade Zaplitny ➤ Winnipeg Blues: CADEN ZAPLITNY STAYING WITH SILVERTIPS IN WHL ➤ Our Sports Central: 2023-24 Player Profile: Cade Zaplitny
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Post by 2b9 on Apr 27, 2024 10:18:53 GMT -6
Thanks for this👍. Cheers, 2b9😉😃👍
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Post by 2b9 on Apr 27, 2024 10:20:51 GMT -6
April 26, 2024: Three WHL Recruits ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) Thus far there are no official announcement at GoBisons.ca. However, Elite Prospects lists three new Bisons, all with WHL experience. There are not many other recruits in the CW. In fact, there are more announcements of players departing for pro careers thus far. Here we go! DEXTER WHITTLE - D - Everett (WHL)Whittle is just 5' 9" and is one of two Virden boys recruited to the roster. As a bonus, he shoots right. He is unfortunately known for being on the receiving end of a vicious hit-from-behind which cost him most of last season. He played just two games after a lengthy hospital stay. His assailant received a 25-game suspension. There are several linked stories and videos of the incident. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Dexter Whittle Career Stats ➤ CHL.ca: 2023-24 Player Profile ➤ Brandon Sun: WHL NOTEBOOK: Dexter Whittle makes his way back ➤ BVM Sports: 2023-24 Player Profile ➤ Hockey Unplugged: Player suspended 25 games after putting opponent in hospital for 3 days with dirty hit ➤ Hockey Feed: WHL forward suspended 25 games for hit that sends opponent to hospital ➤ Victoria News: Victoria Royals forward suspended 25 games for hockey hit from behind ➤ Empire Advance: Whittle has gone from Wheat Kings fan to foe ➤ YouTube: Edwards hit on Whittle - Tough Call Breakdown ➤ YouTube: Alex Edwards drives Dexter Whittle into the glass GRADY LANE - F - Victoria (WHL)/Virden (MJHL)Lane played three seasons for the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL, and wore an “A” in his final season there. He then split his overage season between the Victoria Royals in the Dub, and his hometown Virden Oil Capitals in the MJHL. He is a 6' 2", 192 lbs winger, shoots left, and apparently likes to scrap. The offensive numbers in the WHL aren’t much (137 GP, 8-15-23, 250 PIMS), but his junior denouement in the MJHL was better (41 GP, 14-16-30, 155 PIMS). The Bison shopping list has two big items up front: scoring and grit. Lane appears to cover the latter fairly well. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Grady Lane Career Stats ➤ Empire Advance: Lane excited to play for WHL’s Royals ➤ Empire Advance: Lane helps hometown team in many ways ➤ CHL.ca: Player Profile ➤ RoyalsFan.ca: Grady Lane, Hockey’s Swiss Army Knife ➤ YouTube Fights: March 19, 2023 : [url=https://youtu.be/g95d72G5XEM?si=cg5Exmlox1jVnTHF April 14, 2021 [/url] ➤ Facebook Video: rady Lane (03) puts home the nice feed from Braeden Lewis (03) ➤ BVM Sports: Royals Acquire Grady Lane in exchange for an 8th Round Pick [/i][/color] CADE ZAPLITNY - F - Everett (WHL) Zaplitny is a Winnipeg boy, coming home from the west coast. He is 6' 1" and 190 lbs and shoots left. After splitting 2021-22 between the Winnipeg Blues and Everett Silvertips, he then played two full seasons in Everett with decent enough numbers (101 GP, 23-22-45, 92 PIMS). So a bit of scoring and a bit of grit. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Cade Zaplitny Career Stats ➤ CHL.ca: 2023-24 Player Profile: Cade Zaplitny ➤ Winnipeg Blues: CADEN ZAPLITNY STAYING WITH SILVERTIPS IN WHL ➤ Our Sports Central: 2023-24 Player Profile: Cade Zaplitny [/quote] Thanks for the update to the roster. 2b9😉😃👍
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Post by hollywood on May 4, 2024 2:03:20 GMT -6
May 4, 2024: One More WHL Recruit ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) I checked the LOI Registry and found that Bison Hockey has four names, the three from the prior post and one more. Here's the details. SKYLER BRUCE - RW - Vancouver/Edmonton (WHL)Bruce is 5' 10" and 168 lbs with a track record of goal-scoring prowess. I thought I remembered the name from Team Manitoba at the NAHC (the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship), but the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 when he would have been eligible. (Bruce is generally a Metis surname in Manitoba.) So this is not the player I was thinking of. After partial seasons split between AAA and the Kootenay/Winnipeg Ice, he played a full season for the Winnipeg Ice in 2021-22 (68 GP, 16-21-37). He then split 2022-23 between the Ice and Vancouver Giants (63 GP, 15-31-46) and 2023-24 between the Giants and Edmonton Oil Kings (43GP, 15-24-39). His AAA stats were always better than a point per game, even better than two points per game on occasion. Another goal-scorer or three and the Bisons could be on their way in 2024-25! This signing is not confirmed at Elite Prospects. No recruiting announcements have been released by the Bisons at GoBisons.ca. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Skyler Bruce Career Stats ➤ USports: Letter of Intent ➤ CHL.ca: Oil Kings acquire forward Skyler Bruce from Vancouver ➤ CHL.ca: Skyler Bruce Player Profile ➤ BVM Sports: Oil Kings acquire forward Skyler Bruce from Vancouver ➤ Winnipeg Free Press: Ice forward has the magic touch - Skyler Bruce is on the small side, but he posts big numbers ➤ YouTube: WHL Hat-Tricks – Skyler Bruce
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Post by hollywood on May 4, 2024 11:40:27 GMT -6
...Thanks for this👍. Cheers, 2b9😉😃👍 The links will be updated once the 2024-25 links are added.
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Post by 2b9 on May 4, 2024 16:51:58 GMT -6
Hey Hollywood:
Looking forward to the upcoming season 👍.
Also looking forward to your unwavering and awesome coverage, your efforts and love of U-Sports is very evident and so greatly appreciated, Thank You so much for everything that you do here!
Once again, greatly appreciated and Thank You👍!
Cheers,
2b9😉😃👍
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Post by hollywood on May 9, 2024 22:21:04 GMT -6
May 9, 2024: Teams Are Posting Stories ![](https://i.postimg.cc/26x0DTx9/elite-prospects-logo-136x50.jpg) Although some teams have posted recruitment announcements (linked below) Elite Prospects has the most consistent early news across websites. Here are the links for all teams (some have yet to add a link for 2024-25.). Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: USports Transfers ➤ Elite Prospects: Manitoba Bisons (4) ➤ Elite Prospects: Alberta Golden Bears (2) ➤ Elite Prospects: Calgary Dinosaurs (0) ➤ Elite Prospects: MacEwan Griffins (4) ➤ Elite Prospects: Mount Royal Cougars (0) ➤ Elite Prospects: Regina Cougars (4) ➤ Elite Prospects: Saskatchewan Huskies (1) ➤ Elite Prospects: Trinity Western Spartans (3) ➤ Elite Prospects: U.B.C. Thunderbirds (0) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) The Bisons have started updating their website with recruiting announcements. So far, nothing anywhere about schedules. The two stories cover the four players previously announced in this thread. Links: ➤ GoBisons.ca: Men's hockey announce commitment of local standouts Cade Zaplitny, Grady Lane and Dexter Whittle ➤ GoBisons.ca: Local standout Skyler Bruce announced as newest men's hockey commit ![](https://i.postimg.cc/WbdwWsxH/24-05-07-UM-3-signings-450x253.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/3JzCzPTJ/24-05-09-UM-skylar-bruce-450x325.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/tg5PVPHF/Mac-Ewan-2022-50x50.jpg) The Family Guys lead the league in posted stories, with four. All about their recruits, with a heavy local Junior A flavour. Links: ➤ MacEwan: AJHL scoring champion, Lloydminster Bobcats captain Cabana joining Griffins in 2024-25 ➤ MacEwan: AJHL all-star defenceman, Canmore Eagles captain Tallman joining Griffins in 2024-25 ➤ MacEwan: Veteran goaltender Epp returns home to join Griffins for final season of eligibility ➤ MacEwan: Eastman returns home to join Griffins after capping junior career with prolific scoring season in P.E.I. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/6qDGNfdx/Regina-2022-50x50.jpg) The Banjo-Cats have just one story, but have four recruits. Links: ➤ Regina: Men's hockey signs defenceman Chase Friedt-Mohr ![](https://i.postimg.cc/65vvfFXW/TrinityWestern-2022-50x50.jpg) Holy Trinity has one recruiting announcement and a fund-raising announcement. Links: ➤ TWU: Complete Champion Challenge Set for May 25th ➤ TWU: Men’s Hockey New Recruit - Sammy May ![](https://i.postimg.cc/Bb81yVPC/Saskatchewan-2022-50x50.jpg) The Banjo-Mutts have no recruiting announcements, but they do have a unique ticket program. In addition to the usual types of perks, they also offer discounts on CFL tickets to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Links: ➤ Saskatchewan: Ticketing Details 2024-25
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Post by 2b9 on May 10, 2024 7:20:21 GMT -6
May 9, 2024: Teams Are Posting Stories ![](https://i.postimg.cc/26x0DTx9/elite-prospects-logo-136x50.jpg) Although some teams have posted recruitment announcements (linked below) Elite Prospects has the most consistent early news across websites. Here are the links for all teams (some have yet to add a link for 2024-25.). Awesome, thanks for sharing👍. Cheers, 2b9😉😃👍
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Post by hollywood on May 15, 2024 11:11:36 GMT -6
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Post by 2b9 on May 15, 2024 11:32:05 GMT -6
May 15, 2024: Another Pair of WHL Recruits ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) One more name is on the LOI Registry and at Elite Prospects, while one more is LOI only for now. Neither has a story at GoBisons.ca right now. DAWSON PASTERNAK - F - Victoria (WHL)Here we have another small forward at 5'9" and 152 lbs. But he can really score, doing better than a PPG in Victoria in the WHL. He started his junior career in the USHL before moving west with Portland then Brandon in the WHL. There are linked stories about each phase. He had an injury a couple years back which hampered his numbers. Reliable goal scoring was IMO the #1 recruiting goal this year, and he certainly could address that. Thanks for this👍. Cheers, 2b9😉😃👍
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Post by hollywood on May 20, 2024 11:57:17 GMT -6
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Post by hollywood on May 28, 2024 10:30:40 GMT -6
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Post by 2b9 on May 28, 2024 12:23:10 GMT -6
May 20, 2024: Updating News with a Trickle of Stories ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) There are not a lot of newer postings around the CW. The Bisons have posted a story about the recruitment of Dawson Pasternak (announced above). Coach Burnett sings his praises and they emphasize the 72 points in 62 WHL games. Thanks for sharing👍. Cheers, 2b9😉😃👍
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Post by hollywood on Jun 2, 2024 0:47:02 GMT -6
June 1, 2024: News Has Slowed ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xThZHcCp/Manitoba-brown-box-50x50.png) As we enter a new month, the early off-season activity from May has slowed, albeit to somewhat normal levels for this time of year. Regarding recruitment, the main sources are Elite Prospects and the USports Letters of Intent page. At Elite Prospects there was a steady stream of additions across USports until May 17th. After that, there have been just seven USports transactions, and four of those were departures. The former link to the USports Letters of Intent page is now a 404. Search engines do not disclose a new link for that page. The last update I saw for it was on May 21st. The MJHL has a linked recruitment page. A lot of players have gone to the NCAA or various other leagues. I suspect that the Bisons have a lot of yet unannounced recruits from the MJHL and other Junior A leagues. Most students will have by now completed their registrations for the 2024-25 academic year, perhaps subject to a pending fee payment. Coach Gord Burnett gave a talk at the MJHL’s prospects camp. So I assume that he was talking to players for this year and down the road. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: USports Transactions ➤ USports: Former Letter of Intent Page ➤ Instagram: MJHL Hockey IG Post May 31st ➤ MJHL: 2024 Prospects Camp ➤ MJHL: Player Advancements ![](https://i.postimg.cc/C5dj0KXk/Alberta-2022-50x50.jpg) The Evil Monkeys still have no recruiting announcements on their website. However, they have announced their 2023-24 award winners! W.D. Smith Trophy (Golden Bears Most Improved Player) - Konrad Belcourt University of Alberta President's Award (Student-Athlete's career contribution to the team and program as an outstanding athlete, leader and role model) - Matt Berlin Andy Purcell Hockey Trophy (Golden Bears Most Valuable Player) - Eric Florchuk Golden Bears Hockey Alumni Three-Star Award (Most Three Star Selections) - Eric Florchuk The Captain's Trophy (Golden Bears Outstanding Contribution with the Least Recognition) - Adam Hall Gord Thibodeau Trophy (Awarded to the Golden Bear who best displays perseverance and courage) - Jacob Herauf Vic Dzurko Memorial Trophy (Golden Bears Outstanding Defensive Player) - Wyatt McLeod Bill Moores Trophy (Golden Bears Outstanding Freshman) - Alex Thacker President's Trophy (Bear who best combines sportsmanship, leadership & integrity) - Jakin Smallwood Links: ➤ Alberta: Bears announce 2023/24 team award winners ![](https://i.postimg.cc/6qDGNfdx/Regina-2022-50x50.jpg) The Banjo-Cats have just one previously linked recruitment story. However, they now have five recruits listed at Elite Prospects. All five are defencemen, mostly players with a junior career blended between Junior A and the WHL. Ashton Fishley split his time between the Portage Terriers and Swan Valley Stampeders of the MJHL. The rest had blended careers. Aiden Brook played a total of 35 WHL games and 24 MJHL games in 2020-21 and 2021-22. He spent the last two years with the Dauphin Kings and Portage Terriers of the MJHL Three others were WHL vets who went to Junior A for their overage season. Chase Friedt-Mohr was mostly in the WHL, dividing time with the Spokane Chiefs, Edmonton Oil Kings, and Tri-City Americans before he spent last year with the Melfort Mustangs of the SJHL. Blake Heward was with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Calgary Hitmen of the WHL then spent last year with the Estevan Bruins of the SJHL. Adam McNutt was with the Prince Albert Raiders, Regina Pats, and Swift Current Broncos of the WHL before playing with the Flin Flon Bombers of SJHL last year. That’s basically a brand new blue-line for the Kittens. Links: ➤ Elite Prospects: Regina Cougars (5)
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