Bear Drags Everett to WHL Glory, Snags Memorial Cup Shot

Carter Bear is the kind of player junior hockey coaches dream about and rivals hate to game-plan against. He leads Everett to a historic WHL championship, and that kind of run does more than fill a trophy case, because it puts the Silvertips on the Memorial Cup stage where every shift gets magnified. For Red Wings fans, the prospect angle matters too, since playoff pressure in junior hockey tends to tell you plenty about a player’s compete level and ceiling.