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August has blasted off the 2012-2013 season with a thunderous roar of conflict, comedy, and anticipation. Like every August, almost every team feels that have a shot at winning a championship. Today we are going to touch on a few ...

The Windsor Spitfires, who are one of the youngest teams in the OHL, have signed defensemen Graeme Brown and Patrick Sanvido to standard OHL contracts. Sanvido was drafted late in the second round, 41st overall while Brown was taken four ...

Today we will look at the Fresno Monsters picks at the Entry Draft. In the 2nd round with the 8th pick the Monsters selected Ian Janco. Janco is a 1994 defenseman out of Bloomington, Minnesota . He played with Bloomington Jefferson ...

He remains a fan of the seven-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. He calls the NOJHL a "really good league" and says he is leaving it with "mixed feelings." Still, Soo Eagles coach-general manager Bruno Bragagnolo awaits ...

Is Facebook the place to launch a new junior hockey league? I don't think so but that has not stopped Stirling Wright and his sputtering Tropical Elite Hockey League.  We ...

Seven 1995-born players from the OHL were selected to play for Team Canada, who will be in the drive for five (as in five gold medals) in the upcoming Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The tournament, formerly known as the Under-18 Junior ...

Today we will look at the Fairbanks Ice Dogs' selections  from the 2012 North American Hockey League Entry Draft. In the first round with the 4th pick, a pick traded from the Jamestown Ironmen, the Ice Dogs picked Nicholas ...

Off-ice recovery has a significant effect on on-ice performance, but most hockey players neglect it completely. The first 30 minutes after you get off the ice are critical to starting the recovery process and preventing injuries and ...

When Stephen Heisler hired me to write for Juniorhockey.com in early December of 2011, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League was the primary beat that I took on. But when Soo Eagles made it official in early March ...

There are a number of Tier III leagues that utilize a draft and/or tender agreements to lock players into teams. I can't stand either system and here is why. Drafts I live in a decent area and am lucky enough to ...