2018 WJC Team Canada Preview
Canada would love nothing more than to take the gold medal on American soil. After the United States defeated the Canadians in the 2017 gold medal game 5-4 in a…
Jake Bean
2016-17 Western Hockey League Season Preview
Last season was one of triumph and disappointment for the Western Hockey League. As the league celebrated its 50th birthday, it had two representatives in the Mastercard Memorial Cup: league…
Prospects Tournament Fuels Canes Hopes
The Carolina Hurricanes announced their roster for the 2016 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The annual Prospects Tournament gives general managers and coaches a chance to see their prospects…
Bean Proves Size Doesn’t Matter
It was only four minutes into the game against Sweden on August 5th, at the 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp (NJEC), when 18-year-old Jake Bean, one of Canada’s left-side defenders…
Pearson Was a Message to the World of Hockey
Player development is a crucial part of the mysterious puzzle leading to Stanley Cup success, and of course, developing players is easier said than done, but equally daunting is the…
Family Ties: 2016 NHL Draft Edition (Part I)
We hear the phrases almost every year at the NHL Draft – one player taken has some kind of tie to the NHL already. If it wasn’t a father, it’s…
Hurricanes Give Jake Bean Entry-Level Deal
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed 2016 13th overall draft pick Jake Bean to an entry-level contract. The deal is a standard three-year contract that will pay the young defenseman $832,500…
Jake Bean Leads WHL in 2016 NHL Draft
There was a lot of chatter around Western Hockey League observers over the past season regarding the relative weakness of the 2016 class for the National Hockey League draft compared…
Hurricanes Hit Homeruns in First Round
The Carolina Hurricanes entered the first-round of the 2016 NHL Draft on Friday with a lot of questions, and general manager Ron Francis stuck to plan and drafted with both…
Carolina Hurricanes Select Jake Bean13th Overall
With the #13th pick in the 2016 NHL Draft the Hurricanes have selected Jake Bean of the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL. About Jake Bean The 6’1”, 170 pound, left-shooting defenseman joined the Hitmen as an undrafted player…
5 Potential Draft Surprises Nobody is Predicting
The NHL draft rarely plays out as anticipated. The actual order often varies greatly from the so-called consensus rankings. Most of the mock drafts that you’ll see over the next…
Top Five WHL Prospects Going into the NHL Draft
This last edition of ranking Canadian Hockey League prospects will further examine the top five Western Hockey League (WHL) prospects headed into the NHL Entry Draft in June. In recent…