The regular season began with teams chomping at the bit following a long summer for some and major tweaking following several that put all their chips and either didn’t go all the way to the Memorial Cup or bowed out early in the playoff race.
The Winterhawks made it to the WHL Finals, where they ultimately fell to the Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL Finals.
Several players had already been on the chopping block as the season ended. Two were traded as Marcus Nguyen headed to Brandon, and Josh Mori went to Edmonton as the Hawks pared down their 20-year-olds.
The fate of goaltending was left to decide.
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