Kamloops Blazers Playoff/Memorial Cup Run

[Spurs]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

So not watching much QMJHL, are they underrated? They're won the last 4 Memorial Cups but their players don't often get considered for Team Canada or are high draft picks. Is it the team system they play? I think 2 Q players went in the firs round last year, in a draft hosted in Montreal!

Their players do very little in the NHL, they are not nearly the top players when they do get selected for Team Canada.

I think it is a case that the Q teams load up their good teams while the other leagues with much more talent have that talent spread around.

[Sylvanfan]

In a way it's too bad the trade deadline is so early...otherwise a team like Regina could have traded Bedard. But they opted to keep the cash cow and sell out a few more games despite having a poor team around him. Now the Pats will be irrelevant for like the next 50 years and have nothing to show for the time they had Bedard.

[MoneyGuy]

I contend that Regina should have traded Bedard anyway. Imagine the haul from Winnipeg or Seattle. He would have put Seattle over the top.

[Julio]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

In a way it's too bad the trade deadline is so early...otherwise a team like Regina could have traded Bedard. But they opted to keep the cash cow and sell out a few more games despite having a poor team around him. Now the Pats will be irrelevant for like the next 50 years and have nothing to show for the time they had Bedard.

Bedard wanted to stay in Regina, that's why he wasn't traded.

[blender]

Originally Posted by Julio

Bedard wanted to stay in Regina, that's why he wasn't traded.

That was what I heard as well

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[Drake]

Not sure where to put this. Massive WHL News this morning. The Winnipeg ICE are moving to Wenatchee, Washington.

[Roof-Daddy]

Wow.

I guess the US division will have an extra team, and swift will.probably go back to the east leaving BC and central with one less team and the conferences will finally.be even.

[Roof-Daddy]

Portland
Everett
Spokane
Tri City
Wenatchee
Seattle

Vancouver
Victoria
Kamloops
Prince George
Kelowna

Lethbridge
Medicine hat
Red deer
Edmonton
Calgary

Swift current
Regina
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Brandon
Prince albert

[getbak]

Well, I guess they lasted longer in Winnipeg than they did in Edmonton.

[jayswin]

Sucks that they ever left cranbrook.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Sucks that they ever left cranbrook.

Cranbrook is much the same as it was when I left there 35 years ago. That place can't support a WHL team year in and year out. City is too small and it will never really grow.

At least Wenatchee has a nice facility and some nearby local rivals. Even it's a bit small though. But Spokane/Everett/Seattle/Tri Cities are all as close to Wenatchee as Cranbrook was to Lethbridge. Similar with Winnipeg as after Brandon everywhere is is a long haul.