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CHL to NHL: Klepov makes NHL debut with Ducks

Matt Anderson — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:36:33 +0000

Saginaw Spirit alumnus Nikita Klepov made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks last night when they hosted the Edmonton Oilers at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Klepov recorded 10:03 of ice time in his debut. Born in Deerfield Beach, Florida, Klepov is a dual citizen of the United States and Russia. He played for the Spirit in 2025-26 after they selected him with the 35^th overall pick of the 2025 CHL Import Draft, putting up 97 points (37G-60A) in 67 regular season games and adding five points (1G-4A) in four playoff games. For his 97-point 2025-26 campaign, Klepov won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the OHL’s points leader, the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the OHL’s top scoring right winger and the Emms Family Award as the OHL’s rookie of the year. He was named to the OHL First All-Star Team, OHL First All-Rookie Team, the CHL Second All-Star Team and the CHL All-Rookie Team. On the international stage, Klepov won a gold medal at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he represented the United States. Klepov was selected by the Ducks in the first round, 15^th overall, in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. In playing his first game, Klepov became the fifth player from 2026 draft to make their NHL debut this season and the first player drafted outside the top 10 to do so.

Islanders ink Storm’s Dravecky to entry-level deal

Matt Anderson — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:06:36 +0000

Vladimir Dravecky of the Guelph Storm has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders. A native of Trinec, Czechia, Dravecky has one goal and three assists in four OHL games so far this season. He was selected by the Brantford Bulldogs in the first round, 50^th overall, of the 2025 CHL Import Draft, but was traded to the Storm this offseason ahead of their hosting of the 2027 Memorial Cup. In his rookie campaign with Brantford, he recorded nine goals and 19 assists in 58 games to go along with three assists in 11 playoff games. On the international stage, Dravecky has represented both Slovakia and Czechia, but has represented Czechia over the previous three seasons. He won a silver medal at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and a silver medal at the 2026 World Juniors. He was selected by the Islanders in the fifth round, 141^st overall, of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

Meet Team CHL: Carter Meyer finds his stride in Québec

Matt Anderson — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:35:16 +0000

Off to a strong start in Québec, the Remparts centre will face his former team, the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP), in Chicoutimi on Dec. 1 and on home ice in Québec City on Dec. 2.

Carter Meyer came to the Québec Remparts to become a more complete player. He wants to create offence, control the pace, and be counted on in every situation. Six games into his Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) career, the 17-year-old from Winchester, Mass., is already making his presence felt. He has recorded two goals and seven assists in that span, giving Québec an immediate offensive spark to open his 2027 NHL Draft season. Meyer was one of the first four players named to Team CHL on September 23 for the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris. His Remparts teammate and St. Louis Blues prospect Maddox Dagenais, who played in last year’s series, surprised him with the news. https://twitter.com/quebec_remparts/status/2102791274248261916?s=20 For Meyer, the selection sets up a reunion with his former team, the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP). He will represent the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) against the U.S. National Under-18 Team in Chicoutimi on December 1, then return to his new home ice at the Vidéotron Centre in Québec City on December 2. Meyer has already made an impression in both host cities. In a 5–2 Remparts win in Chicoutimi on September 20, he scored his first QMJHL goal and added three assists. Five nights later, he collected three more assists in front of 8,986 fans at the Vidéotron Centre as Québec beat Shawinigan 7–3 in its home opener. Eight of his first nine QMJHL points came in the two buildings where he will represent Team CHL in December. Dagenais and fellow NHL-drafted forward Nathan Quinn each added four points on Meyer’s line that night. Afterward, head coach Éric Veilleux praised Meyer’s work habits and physical preparation. https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/2106169996653010950?s=20 Meyer has also found early chemistry with fellow newcomer James Scantlebury, another 2027 NHL Draft prospect who matched his nine points through six games. They began the season on the same power-play unit. “They train together and want to improve together, and that can show on the ice,” general manager Simon Gagné told Le Journal de Québec in French. That drive to improve was central to Meyer’s decision to come to Québec. “I want to be a player that can impact the game in every situation ... I think I'll be able to do that in Quebec,” he told RG’s Marco D’Amico in August. Selected 17th overall by Québec in the 2025 QMJHL Draft, Meyer joined the Remparts in July after departing from the NTDP. He told RG that the opportunity to win and develop his game appealed to him. So did the opportunity to play alongside his older brother, defenceman Freddy, who joined the Remparts in 2024–25. Speaking of family, Carter’s father, former NHL defenceman Freddy Meyer, coached him at The Rivers School in Massachusetts, where Carter recorded 41 goals and 70 points in 28 games in 2024–25. He then joined the NTDP, where his responsibilities grew over the course of the 2025–26 season. https://twitter.com/thesheethockey/status/2103135561376538952?s=20 U17 coach Greg Moore trusted Meyer to kill penalties, take important faceoffs, protect a lead or help chase a late goal. “He grew his role as the year went on, and it was well-earned,” Moore told The Hockey News’ Ryan Kennedy. He also represented the U.S. internationally, recording 10 points in four games at the 2025 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, where the Americans won bronze, and five points in five games at the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship. Meyer’s strong start in Québec is part of a growing American impact across the CHL. He now has a chance to follow the recent example of U.S. prospects who used their time in the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL to strengthen their games and their NHL Draft standing. “Really interested to see what [Meyer] can do in Quebec City,” a scout told RG’s Marco D’Amico in August. “Guys like J.P. Hurlbert, Chase Reid and Tommy Bleyl really improved their draft stock by jumping to the CHL last year and I think Carter will likely benefit this year as well. Top-10 prospect for me right now.” https://twitter.com/FloHockey/status/2101772307815436290?s=20 Just last season, Hurlbert earned WHL Rookie of the Year honours with the Kamloops Blazers, while Reid won the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award with the Soo Greyhounds. Bleyl was named both QMJHL and CHL Rookie of the Year with the Moncton Wildcats. Alongside Saginaw’s Nikita Klepov, they gave the CHL four U.S.-born first-round picks in 2026, matching its highest total in a single draft this century. Hurlbert, Klepov and Bleyl also made history as the first U.S.-born players to sweep the three Member Leagues’ rookie-of-the-year awards in a single season. For Hurlbert and Reid, that progression included representing Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge. Meyer will follow them into the series this December against his former U.S. program, with NHL scouts already taking notice of his start in Québec. After the Remparts’ home opener, one told Le Journal de Québec he was impressed by Meyer’s work ethic, edge and ability to recover pucks along the boards. Another highlighted his hands and vision. https://twitter.com/CHLHockey/status/2102851019847905652?s=20 TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button ranked Meyer fourth on his September list for the 2027 NHL Draft. He saw shades of Mark Messier in the way Meyer takes charge of a game. “He’s a player that grabs the game by the scruff of its neck,” Button said. “You need a physical play? He’ll be physical. You need a skill play? He’ll be skilled.” Writing for QMJHL streaming partner FloHockey, Chris Peters highlighted the intelligence behind Meyer’s play, describing him as “a highly-skilled, competitive center who can use his smarts to make a lot of plays.”

To sharpen his own game, Meyer studies Macklin Celebrini and Nikita Kucherov, an alumnus of the QMJHL’s Québec Remparts and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. He is drawn to Celebrini’s competitiveness and changes of pace, and to the way Kucherov uses anticipation to create time and space. Learning to dictate a game with the puck is part of what he hopes to achieve in Québec.

NHL Central Scouting has selected Meyer as one of the first six players for the QMJHL Prospects Game in Gatineau. In December, he will join Seattle’s Brock England, Saginaw’s Dima Zhilkin and Saint John’s Alexis Joseph, the other early Team CHL selections from across the WHL, OHL and QMJHL, at the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris. He follows a group with an impressive draft record. Of the 44 players who represented Team CHL in the event’s first two editions, 42 were subsequently drafted, including 27 in the first round. His selection also continues a Remparts tradition. Meyer will become the club’s 22nd representative across the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and CHL USA Prospects Challenge, following Dagenais and Charlie Morrison in last year’s series. For Québec’s newest representative, the occasion will have a particularly personal meaning. At the Vidéotron Centre, Meyer will face a program that knows the player he was when he left. Remparts fans will be watching the player he is becoming. The 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris opens December 1 at the Georges-Vézina Centre in Chicoutimi before moving to the Vidéotron Centre in Québec City on December 2. Tickets are available at CHL.ca/ProspectsChallenge.

CHL to NHL: Former Colts captain Beaudoin makes NHL debut with Rangers

Matt Anderson — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:39:29 +0000

Former Barrie Colts captain Cole Beaudoin made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers last night when they took on the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden. Beaudoin was +1 and had two penalty minutes over 9:57 of ice time in a 5-2 Rangers win. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Beaudoin was the 10th overall pick in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection by the Colts. He played four seasons for them from 2022-2026, where he served as an assistant captain from 2023-2025 and their captain in 2025-26. In 236 regular season OHL games, Beaudoin scored 91 goals and had 130 assists. He added 16 goals and 33 assists in 50 playoff games, during which time the Colts won an Eastern Conference championship in 2026, made consecutive Eastern Conference finals appearances in 2025 and 2026 and won six playoff series in total. In 2026, Beaudoin won the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL’s most sportsmanlike player and the CHL Sportsman of the Year. His 2025-26 season also included an appearance on the OHL Second All-Star Team and the CHL Third All-Star Team. On the international stage, Beaudoin has represented Canada on four occasions, winning a Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold medal (2023) a IIHF U18 World Junior gold medal (2024) and a World Junior bronze medal (2026). Beaudoin was selected by the Utah Mammoth in the first round, 24th overall, in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, and was later traded to the Rangers as part of a package for Vincent Trocheck.

Road to 2027 Memorial Cup: With skill everywhere, fans are getting the Royal treatment in Victoria

Matt Anderson — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:20:38 +0000

By Will MacLaren Since making their way back to the WHL in 2011, the Victoria Royals have typically been playoff mainstays. Last year was an exception, however. But that was then and this is now. And now, a number of new arrivals are generating plenty of excitement on Vancouver Island where the Royals are aiming for not only a playoff berth but an extended stay in the WHL’s second season. General Manager Jake Heisinger and Head Coach James Patrick are loading up and leading an impressive roster. Returnees Miles Cooper, Hayden Moore and Nolan Stewart will be key personnel up front and in the room this campaign. A blockbuster deal with Seattle landed the Royals Cameron Schmidt. The 2025 Dallas Stars third rounder returns to the Dub fresh off a 100-point campaign split between the Thunderbirds and Vancouver Giants. Savin Virk, the early club leader in points, hopped aboard the ferry following a trade with the Tri-City Americans. Czech winger and Columbus Blue Jackets draftee Filip Novak has made an impressive debut in major junior after his rights were sent to the Royals from the Lethbridge Hurricanes last season. It’s no wonder this dynamic group has found a way to produce in the early part of the season. Keeping the puck out of the net was a challenge at times in Victoria last year. A combination of defence through offence and roster turnover on the back end could reduce this concern. Overager Landon Young is back for another year in Victoria, as is two-way threat Odin Vauhkonen. Deals with Regina and Red Deer have yielded impressive depth in Jonas Khon and Nate Yellowaga, respectively. The last line of defence is an impressive one. Selected in the first round of the 2026 CHL Import Draft, Russian netminder Vladimir Proskurin is out to show the WHL why he heard his named called by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round at the 2026 NHL Draft. For the Royals and their fans, a memorable postseason run has been a long time coming. Though the franchise can claim six playoff series victories over the past decade and a half, a trip to the Western Conference Final has eluded the club thus far. Furthermore, boosters in the British Columbia capital have been waiting for a major junior title for 45 years. Not since Grant Fuhr and the Victoria Cougars claimed the WHL playoff title in 1981 has the CHL’s westernmost outpost hung a banner in the rafters. Could it all change this year? A lot has to take place before that possibility becomes close to reality. What can be said at this early stage is the organization has rolled out the red carpet to a group of players that are well positioned to make it happen.

2026-27 CHL Top-10 Rankings: Week 3

Matt Anderson — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:53:33 +0000

The Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Guelph Storm (4-2-0-0) return to No. 1 in the Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) Week 3 Top-10 Rankings for the 2026-27 season after four consecutive wins. The Québec Remparts (5-1-0-0) of the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) climb to No. 2 after extending their winning streak to five games, while the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Victoria Royals (3-1-0-0) sit third following their first loss of the season. The Moncton Wildcats (5-1-0-0) move up to No. 6 despite seeing their season-opening winning streak ending at five. Three teams make their first appearance in this season’s rankings: the unbeaten Spokane Chiefs (5-0-0-0) at No. 8 and Sudbury Wolves (5-0-0-0) at No. 9, followed by the QMJHL-leading Rimouski Océanic (5-1-1-0) at No. 10. Fans can watch OHL and QMJHL regular-season and playoff games on FloHockey. WHL regular-season games are currently streaming free on YouTube. 1. Guelph Storm (OHL): The Storm have outscored opponents 21-3 during their four-game winning streak, capped by a 4-2 victory over Windsor on Friday and a 6-0 win over Kitchener on Sunday. Carolina Hurricanes prospect Zach Jovanovski has yet to allow a goal this season, making 19 saves against the Rangers for his second consecutive shutout. Ben Hrebik stopped 23 shots in the win over the Spitfires. Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Tyler Hopkins led Guelph with three goals and an assist over the weekend, while Chicago Blackhawks prospect Ryan Roobroeck and Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Owen Griffin also collected four points apiece. Roobroeck scored twice, and Griffin added a goal as the Storm reached double digits in goals for a second straight weekend. The Storm now face Owen Sound in a home-and-home series, beginning Friday in Guelph. Games this week: vs. Owen Sound (Oct. 9), @ Owen Sound (Oct. 10) 2. Québec Remparts (QMJHL): Québec extended its winning streak to five games with a two-game sweep of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, winning 4-3 on Friday before a 7-0 victory on Sunday. Nikita Ovcharov’s hat trick powered the shutout win, while Egan Beveridge scored twice Sunday to finish the weekend with three goals of his own. Patrick Déniger recorded his first shutout of the season, and James Scantlebury continued his productive start with a goal and an assist over the two games. The rookie has six goals and nine points through six appearances. The Remparts face another demanding weekend at home, hosting Cape Breton on Saturday before welcoming the Chicoutimi Saguenéens on Sunday. Games this week: vs. Cape Breton (Oct. 10), vs. Chicoutimi (Oct. 11) 3. Victoria Royals (WHL): Dallas Stars prospect Cameron Schmidt made an immediate impact on his return to Victoria, scoring twice and adding an assist in Friday’s 5-4 win over Swift Current. His second goal proved to be the winner as the Royals improved to 3-0. Their perfect start ended Sunday with a 6-2 loss to Brandon. Schmidt finished the weekend with four points, while Savin Virk and Odin Vauhkonen each contributed a goal and two assists. Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Filip Novak also reached a milestone with his first WHL goal against the Broncos. Victoria’s next test comes on the road against Medicine Hat on Saturday and Calgary on Monday, with both opponents entering the week at 4-1-0-0. Games this week: @ Medicine Hat (Oct. 10), @ Calgary (Oct. 12) 4. London Knights (OHL): London’s unbeaten start ended Sunday with a 7-2 loss to Flint, two days after a 4-1 win over North Bay. 2025 Vancouver Canucks second-rounder Aleksei Medvedev made 39 saves against the Battalion, and Thomas Zocco scored the winner before adding another goal against the Firebirds. The weekend also brought milestones for two newcomers. Anaheim Ducks prospect Marcus Nordmark scored his first OHL goal Friday, while Vegas Golden Knights first-round pick Juho Piiparinen did the same Sunday. Ottawa Senators first-rounder Jaxon Cover marked his return with his first goal of the season against North Bay. Now 4-1-0-0, the Knights have one game on the schedule this week: a Friday home matchup with Erie. Games this week: vs. Erie (Oct. 9) 5. Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL): Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Markus Ruck’s two goals and an assist led Medicine Hat to a 4-2 win over Prince Albert on Saturday, lifting the Tigers to 4-1-0-0. Ruck earned first-star honours, while his brother and 2026 Penguins first-round pick Liam Ruck added two assists in the team’s only game of the weekend. Reily Pickford scored his first WHL goal, Gavin Kor also found the net, and Carter Casey made 23 saves. Pickford and fellow defenceman Tyson Moss each have five points through five games, giving the Tigers production from the blue line. Medicine Hat stays home this week to host Edmonton on Friday and third-ranked Victoria on Saturday. Games this week: vs. Edmonton (Oct. 9), vs. Victoria (Oct. 10) 6. Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL): Moncton’s knack for winning close games continued Friday, when Liam Kilfoil scored 16 seconds into overtime to secure a 4-3 victory over Halifax. It was the Wildcats’ fourth win beyond regulation this season, and all five victories have come by one goal. Their unbeaten run ended Sunday with a 4-2 loss at Cape Breton, leaving them at 5-1-0-0. Niko Tournas scored twice Friday to reach seven goals on the season. Kilfoil, Shayne Gould and Anaheim Ducks prospect Rian Chudzinski share the team scoring lead with nine points each, while Spencer Thornborough scored his first QMJHL goal Sunday. The Wildcats begin a four-game homestand this week, hosting Drummondville on Thursday and Rouyn-Noranda on Saturday. Games this week: vs. Drummondville (Oct. 8), vs. Rouyn-Noranda (Oct. 10) 7. Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL): Saint John turned a pair of close games into four points, beating Cape Breton 4-3 in a shootout Friday and Halifax 4-3 in overtime Sunday. Dylan Rozzi’s fifth goal of the season forced extra time against the Eagles before Jamie Glance and Alexander Donovan converted in the shootout. Brandon Delarosbil then scored 30 seconds into overtime against the Mooseheads to lift the Sea Dogs to 3-1-1-1. Glance had three assists Sunday, while Matyas Cancik scored his first QMJHL goal. Alexis Joseph added a goal and an assist in that game, bringing his season totals to two goals and four assists in six games. Joseph was among the first four players named to Team CHL for the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris. Buffalo Sabres prospect Samuel Meloche stopped 63 of 69 shots across the two wins. Saint John’s homestand continues with visits from Rouyn-Noranda, Charlottetown and Drummondville. Games this week: vs. Rouyn-Noranda (Oct. 9), vs. Charlottetown (Oct. 10), vs. Drummondville (Oct. 12) 8. Spokane Chiefs (WHL): The Chiefs are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history after sweeping a three-game road weekend. Spokane beat Portland 6-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday before defeating Everett 3-1 on Sunday. The Chiefs join Sudbury as the CHL’s only remaining undefeated teams. Brody Gillespie led the offence with four goals over the three games. Carter Esler earned WHL Goaltender of the Week honours after stopping 49 of 51 shots in two wins; he is 4-0 with a 1.47 goals-against average and .935 save percentage this season. Bryce Francisco made 29 saves in his WHL debut Saturday to complete the weekend’s strong work in net. Spokane returns home to face Lethbridge on Friday and Everett on Saturday. Games this week: vs. Lethbridge (Oct. 9), vs. Everett (Oct. 10) 9. Sudbury Wolves (OHL): Sudbury’s franchise-best 5-0 start continued with a 7-1 win over Niagara on Friday. The Wolves scored six times in the third period and went 5-for-7 on the power play, with Ottawa Senators prospect Adam Nemec leading the way with a goal and four assists. Jean-Cristoph Lemieux and Los Angeles Kings prospect Jan Chovan each added four points. Overage goaltender Paolo Frasca has been central to that perfect start. He has allowed just six goals through five games, posting a 1.20 goals-against average, .958 save percentage and one shutout. The Wolves head to North Bay on Thursday for the next instalment of their Highway 17 rivalry before returning home to host Peterborough on Friday. Games this week: @ North Bay (Oct. 8), vs. Peterborough (Oct. 9) 10. Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL): Rimouski enters the rankings with a league-leading 42 goals and 11 points in the standings. The Océanic’s offence was on display again Sunday in an 8-5 win over Charlottetown, when they scored five times in the third period to improve to 5-1-1-0. Captain Mathys Dubé has 13 points through seven games, tied for the QMJHL scoring lead. Caiden Pellegrino and Maxmilian Mares have nine points apiece, while A.J. Schaaf has eight points in six appearances. Morgan Blackwood has won all three of his starts, posting a 2.33 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. Rimouski hosts Newfoundland on Friday and Saturday. Games this week: vs. Newfoundland (Oct. 9), vs. Newfoundland (Oct. 10)

CHL to NHL: Warren debuts with Ducks

Matt Anderson — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:42:50 +0000

Gatineau Olympiques and Victoriaville Tigres alumnus Noah Warren made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night during their 4-3 road victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. With an assist on Alex Killorn’s second period goal to put the Ducks up 2-0, Warren collected his first NHL assist and point. A native of Montréal, Quebec, Warren played four seasons in the QMJHL after being the eighth overall pick in the 2020 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Olympiques and was an assistant captain for the Tigres during the 2023-24 season. He produced 15 goals and 46 assists over 188 QMJHL contests and added 10 assists in 25 playoff games. He spent the past two seasons with the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s AHL affiliate, where he collected two goals and 14 assists in 121 regular season games, to go along with one assist in two playoff games. Warren has twice represented Canada internationally, at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games – where he won a bronze medal – and at the 2024 World Juniors. Warren was drafted by the Ducks in the second round, 42^nd overall, of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/2106197208173588854

CHL to NHL: Trudeau makes NHL debut with Predators

Matt Anderson — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:40:43 +0000

Charlottetown Islanders alumnus William Trudeau made his NHL debut for the Nashville Predators on Saturday when they defeated the Dallas Stars 2-1. Trudeau played 12 shifts and saw a total of 12:15 in ice time in the victory. A Varennes, Québec native, Trudeau was selected in the 11^th round, 194^th overall, of the 2018 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Drummondville Voltigeurs, but was traded to the Charlottetown Islanders in a December 2018 trade involving Pierre-Olivier Joseph. He played three seasons for the Islanders from 2019-2022, collecting 20 goals and 70 assists in 166 regular season QMJHL games. He added seven goals and six assists in 22 playoff games. Trudeau spent the last four seasons with the Laval Rocket, the AHL affiliate of the Montréal Canadiens, where he scored 28 goals to go along with 62 assists in 260 regular season games. He added three assists in 15 playoff games. Selected by the Canadiens in the fourth round, 113^th overall, of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Trudeau was traded to the New York Rangers this offseason before he was claimed off waivers by the Predators in September. https://twitter.com/PredsNHL/status/2106530438541906343

CHL to NHL: Bulldogs alumnus Jiříček makes NHL debut with Blues

Matt Anderson — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:50:14 +0000

Former Brantford Bulldog Adam Jiříček made his NHL debut with the St. Louis last night as they visited the Dallas Stars. In 16:35 of ice time in a 4-0 win in Dallas, Jiříček tallied two shots, one block, one hit and a +1 rating. A native of Plzen, Czechia, Jiříček played with the Bulldogs for two seasons between 2024 and 2026. He had 23 goals and 48 assists in 82 regular season OHL games, as well as eight goals and 16 assists in 24 playoff games. Jiříček has represented Czechia on the international stage on numerous occasions, including the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and three World Junior tournaments between 2024 and 2026. His international accolades include a silver medal at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, World Junior bronze medals in 2024 and 2025 and a World Junior silver medal in 2026, where he was also named the best defenceman in the tournament. Jiříček was selected by the Blues in the first round, 16^th overall, in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/2106190026140987574

CHL to NHL: Former Thunderbirds captain Bauer debuts with Jets

Matt Anderson — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:48:19 +0000

Seattle Thunderbirds alumnus Tyrel Bauer made his NHL debut with the Winnipeg Jets last night when they hosted the Boston Bruins. Bauer played 5:58 and racked up nine penalty minutes in a 4-3 overtime loss to Boston. He was one of two Jets to make their NHL debut, alongside 2026 first-round pick Viggo Bjorck. Hailing from Cochrane, AB, Bauer played with the Seattle Thunderbirds from 2017-2022 where he scored 12 goals to go along with 36 assists in 181 regular season WHL games. He added six assists in 29 playoff games, that included a WHL championship appearance in 2022, where the Thunderbirds fell to the Edmonton Oil Kings in six games. Bauer was an assistant captain in 2019-20, before spending two seasons as their captain from 2020 to 2022. Following his WHL career, Bauer has played in four seasons for the Manitoba Moose, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Jets, where he made 214 appearances. He was awarded the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award as the AHL man of the year for the 2025-26 season. Bauer was selected by the Jets in the sixth round, 164^th overall, in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.