Portland-based writer Scott Sepich covers the five U.S.-based teams in the Western Hockey League, the forgotten corner of the major junior hockey landscape.
It’s the offseason for the WHL, but it’s almost Christmas for scout Cody Nickolet (@dubfromabove), who put together an astoundingly detailed scouting report for WHL players who are eligible for the u…
Larry Fisher (@LarryFisher_KDC) joins Scott (@ssepich) to talk about the WHL’s draft lottery and postseason all-star teams and award nominees before moving on to judge which Western Conference teams …
Scott (@ssepich) is joined by new Yahoo! junior hockey columnist Megan Richardson (@butyoucarlotta) to talk about the role of analytics in the WHL and what the numbers can tell us about the U.S. Divi…
After a long layoff, the podcast fires back up again as Scott offers a few thoughts on the Josh Morrissey trade, then Sportsnet WHL correspondent Andy Eide (@andyeide) joins Scott to talk about how w…
There are a lot of valid reasons for the Portland Winterhawks to be struggling, but an 0-5 start is still jarring for the four-time defending conference champs. OregonLive blogger Dylan Bumbarger (@d…
Spokane Chiefs blogger Frank Guill (@gochiefsgoblog) joins Scott (@ssepich) to talk about the outlook for the Chiefs this season and why they might not be as bad as everyone thinks. They also touch o…
It’s a long one, but Scott (@ssepich) and Andy Eide (@AndyEide) go in-depth on the Seattle Thunderbirds roster and touch on all the other teams in the U.S. Division. Along the way they discuss the ne…
In the first episode of Season 2 of the podcast, the Kelowna Daily Courier’s Larry Fisher (@LarryFisher_KDC) joins Scott to go over the big coaching changes in the WHL as well as the new playoff form…
With the WHL final approaching this weekend, the league had a media session today (Friday, May 2) that included players and coaches for both teams as well as WHL commissioner Ron Robison. I spoke wit…