WHL Radio Show Podcast

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, wraps up the WHL season with the Medicine Hat Tigers capturing the Ed Chynoweth Cup.  Hear the emotion on the ice after the Tigers clinched the series in five games in Spokane, WA. The WHL's Cami Kepke was on the ice for the emotional Cup hand-off to G Harrison Meneghin following the loss of his father Derek.  Also hear from Oasiz Wiesblatt, Gavin McKenna, Head Coach...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, breaks down a thrilling 1st round of the WHL Prospects Draft. Get the recap as the Regina Pats used the 1st overall pick to select Maddox Schultz and then acquired the 3rd pick overall to take Liam Pue. WHL Commissioner Dan Near brought the suspense from the Draft Podium. Medicine Hat Tigers F Gavin McKenna keeps adding to his trophy case.  He is the Four Broncos Mem...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at both the Spokane Chiefs and Medicine Hat Tigers advancing to the WHL Championship Series for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.  We will take you back to the series clinching games as both teams advance via a series sweep.  The Tigers and Chiefs open up the WHL Championship Series May 9th in Medicine Hat, AB. What a final season in the WHL for Prince Albert Raider...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, gets you set for the WHL's Eastern and Western Conference Championship Series.  We will recap a pair of game sevens that saw the Portland Winterhawks and Lethbridge Hurricanes advance. 1st year WHL Head Coach Kyle Gustafson has his Portland Winterhawks into the final four after a pair of series upsets.  He'll join us as we look back, and look ahead to the Spokane Chi...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at a couple of highlight reel goals this past week from Medicine Hat Tigers F Gavin McKenna.  The top prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft put on a show in both Medicine Hat and Prince Albert in the second round WHL series. The Regina Pats hold a lot of cards for the upcoming 2025 WHL Prospects Draft May 7-8.  General Manager Alan Millar joins us to discuss t...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes you back to Thursday's WHL Prospects Draft Lottery.  The Regina Pats emerging as the winner. We'll have the announcement and get reaction from Pats General Manager Allan Miller. The top prospect for the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft is regarded as Regina's Maddox Schultz of the U-18 AAA Regina Pat Canadians. Victory+ is the WHL's new streaming provider and viewershi...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, updates the opening round of the 2025 WHL Playoffs Presented by Nutrien.  We have some great series heading into the second weekend of the post-season and some mid-week overtime thrillers. The Calgary Hitmen are the first team to advance.  They swept the Saskatoon Blades in four straight.  Hitmen 1st year Head Coach Paul McFarlane joins us to discuss a 1st round seri...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at two Western Hockey League expansion announcements in Penticton and Chilliwack, BC. The Penticton Vees are entering the WHL for the 2025-26 season. Hear from WHL Commissioner Dan Near after the official word in the South Okanagan.  Hear from Vees owner Graham Fraser and Head Coach / General Manager Fred Harbinson. In Chilliwack, an ownership applicatio...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at three key Divisional races heading into the final weekend of the regular season. With all 16 playoffs spots secured, the BC, Central and East Division titles are all up for grabs with just two games to play. Adding to it, several of the teams competing for a Division title all play head-to-head games to round out the season. The WHL and Victory+ have...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at the race a top the US Division and the Western Conference.  The Everett Silvertips won a key showdown on Wednesday Night in the 'Dub which pushes them to closer to the #1 seed. The University of Saskatchewan Huskies won the Canada West Men's Hockey Championship this past weekend. Now, the roster of WHL alumni will head to the USPORTS National Champion...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, features more on the upcoming WHL Yukon Showcase this September.  WHL Commissioner Dan Near is our guest. He talks about how the event came together and what he's looking forward to when the Medicine Hat Tigers take on the Kelowna Rockets in a pair of exhibition games.  What a season for former Portland Winterhawks D Clay Hanus.  The Canada West Player of the Year an...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at the announced WHL Yukon Showcase set for Whitehorse, YK this September. Whitehorse native Gavin McKenna will be the star attraction when his Medicine Hat Tigers take on the Kelowna Rockets in a pair of exhibition games.  McKenna - also the Tempo WHL Player of the Week - will be our guest. Canada's win at the Four Nations Face-off has aided by nine WHL...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at the Spokane Chiefs recent run and what's behind it.  Hear from Head Coach Brad Lauer on his approach, and from the WHL's leading goal scorer Shea Van Olm. The WHL has a new top-5 when it comes to all-time Coaching Wins.  Kamloops Blazers Coach/GM Shaun Clouston has vaulted into the 5th spot after back-to-back wins. We'll have more on that. The Kelowna...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes a look at Vancouver Giants Head Coach Manny Viveiros and his two-pronged battle with Cancer a few years back.  In conversation with the WHL's Cami Kepke, Viveiros talks about the physical and mental battle he went through and how he sought help. Prince Albert Raiders D Daxon Rudolph has entered the chat. The WHL Rookie of the Month for January is coming on stro...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, checks in with WHL Commisioner Dan Near.  Dan talks about what he's seeing around the league and the ways fans are consuming content. He has ideas on how the WHL can make the product better. He leads off this week. The Swift Current Broncos are in the mix in the East Division down the stretch.  General Manager Chad Leslie has a chat about his deadline moves and compe...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, takes you back to a marquee Wednesday Night in the Dub match-up.  The Medicine Hat Tigers were lead by a Gavin McKenna hat-trick in a victory over the Everett Silvertips to stretch their winning streak to 10.  McKenna - a potential 1st overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft - recaps the big night and tells us why the Tigers are finding success. The WHL is talent-la...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition features three players who captured weekly WHL Awards and a longtime Coach & General Manager honoured this past weekend by the New York Islanders. Spokane Chiefs F Berkly Catton has been on a tear lately. The Tempo WHL Player of the Week makes up one half of the most dangerous WHL duo along with Andrew Cristall. We'll hear from Berkly. The Medicine Hat Tigers are...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, breaks down a busy week leading into the WHL Trade Deadline. We have reaction from some of the big moves around the league.  The Spokane Chiefs acquired F Andrew Cristall from the Spokane Chiefs - Spokane GM Matt Bardsley calls Cristall a "special player".  Bardsley joins us to talk about the blockbuster deal. The Lethbridge Hurricanes landed World Junior D Caden Pri...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition is loaded this week.   We'll take a look at a disappointing ending to Canada's World Junior Tournament in a loss to a WHL-laden Czechia team.  Hear from Czechia import for the Edmonton Oil Kings Adam Jecho and Kelowna Rockets Czechia forward Jakub Stancl as they advance to the semi-finals. Czechia features seven players from WHL Clubs. The WHL's Trade Deadline is seei...

WHL This Week, has a special Friday the 13th edition as we take a look at 2025 IIHF World Junior hopefuls for both Canada and the USA.  Hear from several players at Canada's Selection Camp from the WHL including Berkly Catton of the Spokane Chiefs, Caden Price of the Kelowna Rockets and others in a bid to wear Canadian colours. On the U.S. side, Edmonton Oil Kings D Blake Fiddler is trying to do t...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition takes a look at a significant trade this past week and Canada's World Junior Selection Camp roster featuring 12 players from the WHL.  Lethbridge Hurricanes General Manager Peter Anholt breaks down the trade with Moose Jaw and also talks about the always controversial Selection Camp roster as the GM of Canada's U20 team.  The centre-piece of this week's trade was F Br...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, looks into this week's announcement of the 2026 Memorial Cup heading to Kelowna.  Hear reaction from WHL Commissioner Dan Near, CHL Commissioner Dan MacKenzie and Kelowna Rockets President/GM Bruce Hamilton on what went into the bid and the selection process.   THE CHL Prospects sweeping a two-game set against the USA this week in the CHL USA Prospects Challenge pres...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, recaps the U17 World Challenge with 15 WHL players bringing home a medal. Spokane Chiefs F Mathis Preston was one of several gold medalists for Team Canada White after scoring six goals to lead the way. Things are heating up in Prince George.  LA Kings prospects Koehn Ziemmer has been named the Tempo WHL Player of the Week. We will hear from him. Speaking of heating...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, shares the WHL's reaction statement to the NCAA player eligibility changes announced this week. WHL Commissioner Dan Near welcoming the changes and looking forward to attracting the top talent across Western Canada and the Western U.S. After leading the WHL in scoring to start the season, Medicine Hat Tigers F Gavin McKenna has been named the WHL's Player of the Mont...

WHL This Week - Radio Edition, checks in with 1st year Everett Silvertips Coach Steve Hamilton. The veteran coach is in his first season guiding a team in the Western Conference after years in the Central Division. He'll talk about the team's start, Landon Dupont and competing every night in the US Division.  It seems everything is coming up aces for Moose Jaw Warriors F Lynden Lackovic.  The "A"...